City Plaza has yet to fulfill ambitions for site of Mapes
Initial plans showed an ice rink and amphitheater, sweeping canopy and plantings. Yet City Plaza in downtown Reno remains ...
‘It was beautiful’: Mapes Hotel was a fixture for generations of one Reno family
From his childhood and college days to his last visit before it was torn down, Rick Casazza remembers his time at Reno’s ...
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Magical but beyond saving: Longtime casino exec looks back at Mapes Hotel
One of those in-between places was Charles and Gladys Mapes’ hotel-casino in Reno. When the Mapes first opened in 1947, the 12-story hotel was the tallest building in Nevada. It was also “THE ...
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Magical but beyond saving: Longtime casino exec looks back at Mapes Hotel
One of those in-between places was Charles and Gladys Mapes’ hotel-casino in Reno. When the Mapes first opened in 1947, the 12-story hotel was the tallest building in Nevada. It was also “THE class ...