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

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

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

Like a rich, colorful tapestry, the Mapes Hotel was tightly woven in Rick Casazza’s memories as a kid growing up in the Biggest Little City. With Reno roots dating back to the late 1870s when ...

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 ...