The Tropicana Las Vegas opened in 1957 and was demolished Wednesday. The resort closed in April 2024 to make way for a planned 33,000-seat domed stadium for Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics.

LAS VEGAS — When the Tropicana Las Vegas opened in 1957, Nevada's lieutenant governor unlocked the door to what would become a Sin City landmark for more than a half-century. Then he threw away the ...

Sin City said goodbye to the Tropicana with a flashy implosion in the early hours of Wednesday, marking the end of its mob era and making way for new construction on the Las Vegas Strip. The ...

The Las Vegas Strip officially said goodbye to an iconic casino. The Tropicana Las Vegas fell early Wednesday morning as part of a grand implosion in Sin City. The Vegas sky was illuminated by a ...

The iconic Tropicana hotel and casino came down in an elaborate implosion early Wednesday in Las Vegas. The Tropicana was the last true mob building on the Las Vegas Strip. The implosion cleared land ...

Tropicana Las Vegas took its final bow, illuminating the Las Vegas skyline with a drone and fireworks show, followed by a 22-second-long implosion of the Tropicana at 2:30 a.m. PT on Wednesday, ...

LAS VEGAS -- When the Tropicana Las Vegas opened in 1957, Nevada's lieutenant governor unlocked the door to what would become a Sin City landmark for more than a half-century. Then he threw away the ...

An historic Las Vegas casino’s run came to an end in the early morning hours Wednesday as the Tropicana was imploded. Sin City has seen numerous casino implosions through the years and the demolition ...

It took nearly 70 years to build its stature and reputation. It took less than half a minute for it to come down. The legendary Tropicana Hotel and Casino was imploded in spectacular fashion earlier ...

The seconds ticked away early Wednesday morning until the husk of the Tropicana Las Vegas resort, deserted since its April 2024 closing date, met a final and spectacular end, bringing to a close the ...

The Las Vegas Strip has officially said goodbye to an iconic casino. The Tropicana Las Vegas fell early Wednesday morning as part of a grand implosion in Sin City. Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24 ...