Built in the mid-1940s from 20-year-old plans, the Mapes' art deco style was already becoming nostalgic. It opened as ...

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

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

The typewriters clacked out "MAPES HOTEL" as part of their international ... An international press corps flocked to Reno in December when Frank Sinatra's son, Frank Jr., was kidnapped.