The Tropicana Las Vegas hotel — famous as both a Rat Pack haunt and a monument to mobster lore — was imploded at 2:30 a.m. local time to make room for a baseball stadium. “Tonight we bid farewell to ...

The Tropicana Casino, one of Las Vegas’ longest-standing and most historic hotels, went out with a bang on Wednesday as it was demolished to make room for a new Major League Baseball stadium. The ...

LAS VEGAS – The Tropicana had a lengthy history, by Las Vegas standards. The hotel-casino opened in 1957. Nicknamed the "Tiffany of the Strip" for its grandeur, the resort made a name for itself ...

The Tropicana Las Vegas is officially no more. On Wednesday, Oct. 9, the iconic building, which first opened on April 4, 1957, was imploded ahead of the construction of a new baseball stadium.

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 ...

LAS VEGAS — Sin City blew a kiss goodbye to the Tropicana before first light Wednesday in an elaborate implosion that reduced to rubble the last true mob building on the Las Vegas Strip. The Tropicana ...

LAS VEGAS — If ever there’s a sleepy time in Las Vegas, it’s 2:30 a.m. on a Wednesday. This Wednesday, however, thousands gathered in the middle of a midweek night on the south end of the Strip to ...

The hotel-casino opened in 1957. Nicknamed the "Tiffany of the Strip" for its grandeur, the resort made a name for itself through its entertainment offerings, with stages showcasing the long-lasting ...