Mapes Hotel

Mapes Hotel
Location Reno, Nevada, U.S.
Address 10 North Virginia Street
Opening dateDecember 17, 1947 (1947-12-17)
Closing dateDecember 17, 1982 (1982-12-17)
OwnerCharles Mapes Jr.
Coordinates39°31′32″N 119°48′45″W / 39.52566°N 119.812576°W / 39.52566; -119.812576

The Mapes Hotel was a hotel and casino located in Downtown Reno, Nevada, next to the Truckee River on Virginia Street. It was built in 1947 and opened on December 17 of that year. It was the first skyscraper built in the Western United States since the start of World War II. Built in a distinctive Art Deco style, the hotel was a unique high-rise built to combine a hotel and casino, providing the prototype for modern hotel/casinos.

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