Like a rich, colorful tapestry, the Mapes Hotel was tightly woven in Rick Casazza’s memories as a kid growing up in the ...

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 ...

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 ...