When it opened in 1947, the 12-story Mapes Hotel was the tallest building in Nevada until the 1956 opening of the Fremont Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
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. It was the first skyscraper built in the Western United States since the start of World War II. It was built in 1947 and opened on December 17 of that year. Mapes Hotel was a hotel and casino located in Downtown Reno, Nevada, next to the Truckee River on Virginia Street. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources.
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