Built in the mid-1940s from 20-year-old plans, the Mapes' art deco style was already becoming nostalgic. It opened as Nevada's tallest building in 1947, and its Sky Room overlooked a town that ...

From his childhood and college days to his last visit before it was torn down, Rick Casazza remembers his time at Reno’s Mapes Hotel.

Veteran casino executive Ferenc Szony, whose dad used to perform at the Mapes, remembers his time at the hotel as a kid and his shocking last visit.

The Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority (RSCVA) board of directors voted Thursday to authorize the organization to ...

Since its publication, Nevada lost three of ... "When Las Vegas eclipsed Reno, the Mapes reflected that change as well. When the downtown hotel-casino closed its doors on Dec. 17, 1982, it ...

An old black-and-white photograph of downtown Reno from 1954 shows a sign with ... the song “I Have But One Heart.” For longtime Nevada casino executive Ferenc Szony, however, it was the ...