Las Vegas Tropicana Hotel to be demolished after 67-year history
To replace the hotel, a $1.5 billion Major League Baseball stadium will be built for the Oakland Athletics.
The iconic Tropicana Las Vegas Hotel and Casino went out with a bang as it faced implosion, sealing the end of a 67-year era.
In true Las Vegas fashion, Sin City bid farewell to one of its oldest Strip casinos with a bang.
Founded in 1957, the Tropicana Las Vegas was demolished in an implosion early Wednesday morning.
Behind the walls of the Tropicana Las Vegas is a long history of classic movies such as Elvis Presley’s 1964 Viva Las Vegas, the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds for Eternity , The Godfather in 1972 and the fifth season premiere of Malcolm the Middleman in 2003.
While security restrictions prevented the public from viewing, the 22-second-long implosion was broadcast live as a breathtaking spectacle , featuring 555 drones and a fireworks display, according to a press release from Bally’s.
The resort closed April 2, two days before its 67th anniversary, to make way for a 33,000-seat Major League Baseball stadium for the relocating Oakland Athletics.
The implosion was followed by hundreds of people. The hotel was the third oldest casino on the Strip and one of the last remaining links to the city’s mob era.
The first casino implosion on the city’s Strip since 2016 was done to make way for a $1.5 billion ballpark for the new MLB stadium. The baseball venue is scheduled to open in 2028.