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A wing at the Tropicana Las Vegas is imploded at 2:30 a.m. Tuesday to make room for renovations.
Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010 | 9:26 a.m.
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The Tropicana Las Vegas imploded a small portion of its historic Las Vegas Strip resort during the early morning hours today.
The implosion demolished a wing that contains rooms adjacent to Tropicana Avenue. The rooms were the oldest part of the Tropicana Las Vegas, dating back to 1957.
The implosion occurred about 2:30 a.m. and was heard by residents across the Las Vegas Valley.
A spokeswoman for the Tropicana said the section was removed to make room for a second entrance to the property. Guests will be able to access Nikki Beach pool and nightclub, which is scheduled to open next spring, and a new race and sports book. The implosion also opens up space for additional parking, the spokeswoman said.
The Tropicana Las Vegas is undergoing several rounds of a $180 million makeover. The property has renovated all of its rooms, restaurants, pools and the casino floor.
Before the makeover, the property had remained untouched since 1985.
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You can't polish a turd!!!
The Tropicana has really been working on things since the new ownership.
It was once a great property and it appears they are going to make it something great once again.
Good luck to them!
As great a piece of news this is and putting some life back into the property, I am sure SOME reader will blog on here and bitch about something..
Way to go Trop !!!
Good for them, I like the new trop!
I drive past there each morning. There was so little left of that wing I thought they had just torn it down conventionally. Half of it was already gone before last night. I really hope that they have designed a bus pullout into their renovations. It was not very feasible when this old wing stuck out almost to the street, but now with the available space it would be a really great idea to put one in. The right-hand lane of east Tropicana is blocked whenever a bus stops there, which is frequently as it is the first stop past the strip.
I liked that old wing. :(
anyway, hopefully they can get some increased traffic.
The new place looks great...all except for the resort fees!
I visited some friend who stayed in that room a couple of years ago. It smelled funny. It was clean, recently painted, but smelly. Normally I get a little nostalgic -- I certainly remember when the Trop had the greatest pool in town -- but to these rooms I say good riddance.
Vegas Says........."The Trop" is a great hotel, old or new, it has always been fun to visit. The hallway near the back heading to the rooms in the tower that was just torn down had GREAT photos.
old Las Vegas: Dunes/Fremont/Moulin Rouge
founders: Bugsy Siegel/Wilbur Clark/Jay Sarno past
stars: Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis/Marilyn Monroe
And so many more, also a great pool, and great staff.
Vegas Says, would love to have those pictures..Call me ;-) I hope they don`t take them away.
Wow. It's crazy how precise they've gotten with the implosions. It's amazing that they can take out a wing without fear of damaging the main structure.
I hope they do well, I've always liked the Trop.
I miss the comedy stop at the trop. Why did they kill this? It was a great venue.
I can't believe Clark County actually gave approval to use explosives to demolish a 4 story structure. The structure could have been demolished in 1/3 the time via conventional demolition means. Why expose the general public to potential risk?
This city has become too implosion happy
My wife and I ate dinner at the Biscayne restaurant last Friday night at the Trop. The restaurant was good and the casino was moderately filled with gamblers. I think they are on the right track. I'm really looking forward to their Mob Museum opening in December.