25 years ago, Reno's historic Mapes Hotel-Casino was demolished. Take a look back with us
Built in the mid-1940s from 20-year-old plans, the Mapes' art deco style was already becoming nostalgic. It opened as ...
‘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 ...
Magical but beyond saving: Longtime casino exec looks back at 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 ...
Reno marks 25 years since iconic Mapes Hotel implosion altered skyline forever
Thursday marks 25 years since the downtown skyline changed forever when the iconic Mapes Hotel in Reno was imploded, a ...
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25 years ago, Reno's historic Mapes Hotel-Casino was demolished. Take a look back with us
Mullen, originally appeared in the Reno Gazette-Journal on Jan. 30, 2000, the date of the Mapes Hotel-Casino's implosion. Since its publication, Nevada lost three of its great keepers of local ...
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‘It was beautiful’: Mapes Hotel was a fixture for generations of one Reno family
With Reno roots dating back to the late ... First built in 1947, the Mapes Hotel was the brainchild of one of Nevada’s gaming pioneers Charles Mapes Jr. The hotel-casino was as grand as Mapes ...