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 ...

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30, 2000, the date of the Mapes Hotel-Casino's implosion. Since its publication, Nevada ... map. "I remember it going up, brick by brick, after the war," said state Sen. Bill Raggio, R-Reno.