Those hoping to catch a glimpse of the Tropicana being imploded will have limited views from nearby sites thanks to road and sidewalk closures.
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Come 2:30 a.m. Oct. 9, the pair of Tropicana hotel towers that have stood on the Strip for decades will come down in less than 30 seconds.
Operators of casino-hotel properties near the Tropicana or with direct sight lines of the spectacle almost immediately raised prices for rooms.
Tropicana General Manager Arik Knowles was recommended for licensing as the property prepares for its transition to a Major League Baseball stadium.
Tropicana owner Bally’s Corp. says the demolition of the Rat Pack-era resort is moving ahead as planned.
The Tropicana is preliminarily set to be imploded in early October to make way for the planned Oakland Athletics ballpark, according to Clark County records.
Demolition crews have made significant progress on the former Rat Pack-era property that closed in April. But there are still several permits and processes that must be done.
Management of the Strip resort told the County Board of Commissioners the request relates to the construction timeline for the Oakland Athletics’ ballpark plan.
The stained glass above the Tropicana’s former casino pit is being removed while the shuttered casino prepares for a fall demolition.
The Tropicana, the Strip’s third-oldest casino, closed its doors permanently Tuesday. Review-Journal photographers documented its last 12 hours.
Tears, cheers and beers. They all marked the final hours of the Tropicana, one of the oldest of the remaining old-school casinos on the Las Vegas Strip.
GM and comic headliner Harry Basil says this isn’t the end of the Laugh Factory in Las Vegas, just at the Tropicana.
Interested shoppers can buy theater doors, room furniture sets, 1,500 flat-screen TVs and other pieces of the Strip resort.
The only bar open for Tropicana’s sendoff party is the Chill’m cocktail bar, which usually has a crowd of a dozen.
Visitors made their way through the buzzing property Saturday night, snapping last pictures of the property’s stained glass.
