Built in the mid-1940s from 20-year-old plans, the Mapes' art deco style was already becoming nostalgic. It opened as Nevada's tallest building in 1947, and its Sky Room overlooked a town that ...

An old black-and-white photograph of downtown Reno from 1954 shows a ... in-between places was Charles and Gladys Mapes’ hotel-casino in Reno. When the Mapes first opened in 1947, the 12-story ...

"When Las Vegas eclipsed Reno, the Mapes reflected that change as well. When the downtown hotel-casino closed its doors ... more than a speck on a railroad map. "I remember it going up, brick ...

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

Part of the fabric of the family’s story includes the Mapes Hotel, which stood tall in downtown Reno ... to see a shift. In Reno, the arrival of newer, more modern casinos caused the Mapes ...