Post-Tropicana implosion, the brash high-roller Nick Pappagiorgi has a lethal review of the place.
Tropicana Las Vegas: 1957-2024
As the Tropicana disappeared from view, Viki Lowell dropped her plastic cup, let out an enthusiastic and encouraging obscenity and clapped loudly. She had just witnessed history.
In 22 seconds the Rat Pack-era Tropicana’s two hotel towers were reduced to rubble, in part, to make way for the Athletics’ planned Las Vegas ballpark.
The Clark County Division of Air Quality has issued an air quality dust advisory during the early hours of Wednesday, as the Tropicana casino-hotel implosion will “produce a cloud of ‘Trop dust.’”
The controlled demolition of the two former hotel towers of the Tropicana Las Vegas is scheduled for 2:30 a.m. Wednesday and will last approximately 22 seconds.
Those hoping to catch a glimpse of the Tropicana being imploded will have limited views from nearby sites thanks to road and sidewalk closures.
From fireworks to fireballs, the Strip’s first implosion was a party the likes of which Las Vegas had never seen.
Come 2:30 a.m. Oct. 9, the pair of Tropicana hotel towers that have stood on the Strip for decades will come down in less than 30 seconds.
When the Tropicana’s two hotel towers are brought down via implosion on Oct. 9, it will mark what will likely be the last event of its kind for some time.
Operators of casino-hotel properties near the Tropicana or with direct sight lines of the spectacle almost immediately raised prices for rooms.
The Tropicana’s hotel towers are set to be imploded as part of a celebratory event that will include a drone and fireworks show, according to Bally’s Corp.
Tropicana General Manager Arik Knowles was recommended for licensing as the property prepares for its transition to a Major League Baseball stadium.
The Tropicana is preliminarily set to be imploded in early October to make way for the planned Oakland Athletics ballpark, according to Clark County records.
Demolition crews have made significant progress on the former Rat Pack-era property that closed in April. But there are still several permits and processes that must be done.
The Tropicana will host an additional liquidation sale this weekend as the Rat Pack-era casino prepares for its demolition to make way for the new A’s ballpark.