The Tropicana, the Las Vegas Strip's third-oldest casino, came down in a grand implosion to make way for an MLB stadium for the Oakland A's.
The Vegas sky was illuminated by a dazzling drone and fireworks show before the two hotel towers came crashing down at around 2:30 a.m. local time.Sign up for NBC Philadelphia's News Headlines newsletter.A drone and fireworks display precedes the implosion of the 23-story Paradise and Club hotel towers of the Tropicana Las Vegas on Oct. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
A drone and fireworks display precedes the implosion of the 23-story Paradise and Club hotel towers of the Tropicana Las Vegas on Oct. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nevada. “The demolition of the Tropicana is an important milestone in the process of bringing A’s baseball to the world-renowned Las Vegas Strip and the community of Southern Nevada,” said A's owner John Fisher,The Tropicana opened in 1957 and was the third-oldest casino on the Strip. The casino closed its doors for good this past April.
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