Executives with Tropicana landlord Gaming & Leisure Properties Inc. said the Las Vegas Strip resort closed April 2 as part of the A’s ballpark construction timeline.
Tropicana Las Vegas: 1957-2024
Tropicana owner Bally’s Corp. filed for a commercial demolition permit with Clark County as preparations continue to build a ballpark for the Oakland Athletics.
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.
Bally’s Corp. chairman Soo Kim provided some preliminary plans on the upcoming demolition of the historic property.
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.
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