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

“My grandparents had an anniversary party up there last time. The Sky Room was wonderful.” First built in 1947, the Mapes Hotel was the brainchild of one of Nevada’s gaming pioneers Charles ...

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

An old black-and-white photograph of downtown Reno from 1954 shows a sign with two cowboys standing side by side, their billowing chaps forming the “M” in Mapes Casino. Just below the sign ...