‘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 ...
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‘It was beautiful’: Mapes Hotel was a fixture for generations of one Reno family
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 ...
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Magical but beyond saving: Longtime casino exec looks back at Mapes Hotel
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 ...