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 ...

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 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.

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’s hotel ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LAS VEGAS – The Tropicana had a lengthy history, by Las Vegas standards. The hotel-casino opened in 1957. Nicknamed the "Tiffany ...

Oct. 9 (UPI) --An implosion early Wednesday morning reduced the Tropicana Las Vegas casino to rubble to make way for construction of the new home of the Las Vegas Athletics baseball team. The ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — 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 ...

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 — 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 ...