Located near the north end of the historic Las Vegas Strip, The Tropicana is famously known ... and will be renovated into a new Hard Rock hotel and casino, complete with a 700 foot tall guitar.

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.

Tropicana Las Vegas hotel towers are imploded Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas. AP Photo/David Becker In its place will be a US$1.5-billion baseball stadium for the Oakland Athletics.

LAS VEGAS — Sin City blew a kiss goodbye ... stained glass ceiling was installed above the casino floor. The Tropicana's original low-rise hotel wings survived the many renovations, however ...

This Wednesday, however, thousands gathered in the middle of a midweek night on the south end of the Strip to witness the implosion of the historic Tropicana Las Vegas hotel and casino.

The Tropicana's hotel towers tumbled in a celebration ... by Vegas interstate disappears Former casino mogul Steve Wynn changed the way Las Vegas blows up casinos in 1993 with the implosion ...

The iconic Tropicana hotel and casino came down in an elaborate implosion early Wednesday in Las Vegas. The Tropicana was the last true mob building on the Las Vegas Strip. The implosion cleared ...

Fireworks are launched before the Tropicana Las Vegas towers are imploded on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, in Las Vegas, Nev.

The last remaining buildings of the Tropicana Las Vegas hotel and casino will be imploded in the wee hours of Wednesday morning. Only two hotel towers of the old resort remained standing Tuesday ...

Courtesy of Tropicana Las Vegas - a DoubleTree by Hilton ... count linens and white plantation shutters. The hotel's 62,011-square-foot casino is smaller than most on the Strip, but it still ...

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.

Big crowds on hand to watch the Tropicana implosion in Las Vegas....here's the big moment the hotel came down! Former casino mogul Steve Wynn changed the way Las Vegas blows up casinos in 1993 ...