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

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 ...

Mullen, originally appeared in the Reno Gazette-Journal on Jan. 30, 2000, the date of the Mapes Hotel ... old plans, the Mapes' art deco style was already becoming nostalgic. It opened as ...