The stained glass above the Tropicana’s former casino pit is being removed while the shuttered casino prepares for a fall demolition.
Tropicana Las Vegas
The Tropicana was profitable right up to its April 2 closing date, and operators didn’t close early because it was losing money, according to executives of the company that owns the resort’s land.
Tropicana owner Bally’s Corp. filed for a commercial demolition permit with Clark County as preparations continue to build a ballpark for the Oakland Athletics.
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.
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.
The head of the Las Vegas Stadium Authority says financing for the MLB stadium won’t be impacted by Bally’s credit rating.
As guests and Vintage Vegas lovers visit throughout the remaining days of operation, workers say they, too, will be taking in the last moments.
Rates are much higher than normal for the Rat Pack-era Strip resort’s last days, but prices have inched down from earlier in the month.
From jelly omelets to Finnan Haddie in cream sauce, the restaurant was the toast of the town.
An orderly casino shutdown is planned as employees and families say their last goodbyes to the luxurious Strip property that has stood for nearly 67 years.
The Tropicana is closing after 67 years on the Strip. Take a trip down memory lane.
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