Management of the Strip resort told the County Board of Commissioners the request relates to the construction timeline for the Oakland Athletics’ ballpark plan.
Tropicana
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.
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.
The Kats! Bureau visits Murray Sawchuck’s finale, a show where it would be easier to note who is not here.