Las Vegas says goodbye to the Tropicana with historic implosion

[@MisterEae]

It’s sad. I’ll miss the Tropicana.

[@mnm2007]

For a new stadium which will be closed 99 percent of the time , gross

[@pepethepatriot7524]

And when they are open they will be taking up all of the nearby parking, creating noise pollution and create traffic issues. Hurray 😑

[@tjshultz89]

It's not just for a new stadium. Its a new hotel and casino with about a quarter of the land being used for a stadium. It'll be used far more often than Allegiant Stadium. They have 8 home games a year, The A's have 81 home games a year.

[@tjshultz89]

@@pepethepatriot7524 most people attending A's games there would be tourists walking or catching an Uber there. There's 154,000 hotel rooms on the strip all with their own parking lots and it's been working well enough.

[@GoogleSpyZon]

At what point do you start saving history?

[@andyman1701]

You can always visit any of the museums in town. It's not like you'll have any trouble with parking or long lines to get in.

[@jons7771]

You always miss it when it's gone. When will we learn.

[@realrocker777]

@@andyman1701 Dumbest ass reply ever. Way to be.

[@BaarBear]

That's the problem with Las Vegas. It has a long, rich history but little respect for it. A lot of the classic casinos (Dunes, Tropicana, Sands, El Rancho) are now literally dust.

[@ronbelanger4113]

Vegas should be turned back to sand.

[@BaarBear]

70 years of rich Vegas history literally dust! Thanks a million Controlled Demolition, Inc! :(

[@realrocker777]

100% Thanks to Ballys Corporation for being the disrespectful pieces of shit that they are.

[@WaKincaid]

Did the stain glass ceiling get saved! I sure hope so!

[@teptime]

Yep. Every piece of hardware in the place was salvaged..

[@stenbak88]

This one is definitely sad

[@michaelcharlesthearchangel]

Now the Tropicana, that they built at the end of Scorsese's Casino, itself is being imploded 30 years later.

[@zcvxs]

Hope they get rid of the chemical toxic fumes before rebuilding

[@tommccallan8802]

They had a BMX race in the basement of the Tropicana..early 80s..very dusty,they never did it again..

[@james-b7j7v]

I raced bmx in 83 and 84 in Texas i was 13 years old .

[@VETERANS1ST]

**THEY CHANGED THEIR MIND, NOT GOING TO BUILD A STADIUM 😂😂😂😂

[@HolyShnikeez_1975]

My friend and i drove to Vegas on News Years eve '96 to watch the Hacienda implode and missed it because we didn't know they were doing it 9pm instead of midnight lol

[@ChristopherHedum-js8eg]

Imma be up there by Mandalay Bay and Strip, by the "no public viewing area".

[@Mexicano1768]

😂😂 take a long, narrow, telescope!

[@ChristopherHedum-js8eg]

Why. Its like 100 yards away......

[@gascencio94]

My Favorite Movie Mars Attack

[@skylershank9309]

I saw Jimmy Dean at the Landmark. And watched it go down.

[@fransschreuders8488]

I guess Lucy will never get in to Ricky's show

[@clint81]

Fred " Good idea imploding the club to trick Lucy Ric..."

[@MH_6160]

Last time I was there was in 2019 before the Pandemic and it was dead not to mention a complete dump….

[@P2Feener305]

🤔 where have I seen this before….oh yea two buildings in nyc went down the same exact way…

[@gracegrace2107]

3

[@jeepstuff4004]

Looks like the World Trade Center

[@BurleyBob0010]

Just like.

[@morgandollar7146]

What the hell is that creature at 0:01?!

[@tractorfixrable]

It’s probably going to have so many pyrotechnics you won’t see anything anyway.

[@pigdroppings]

Bring your Covid mask.....for all the dust

[@thekid1597]

Looks like lots of Asbestos coming from those buildings 😮

[@edblasingame8139]

I wonder what CORRUPT POLITICIAN IS GOING TO GET RICH FROM THIS??!!

[@StakyAll]

As impressive as it is hopefully no one breathed in the concrete dust

[@evillangbuildsmc2468]

Liked

[@ChristopherHedum-js8eg]

First.

[@Modernmidget]

Same

[@miningthecows7662]

This site will be a new, better baseball stadium

[@Mexicano1768]

and than Las Vegas says good bye to steven 😂😂

[@miningthecows7662]

Good thing this hotel will be no more

[@thomasking4871]

There’s no in person viewing.

[@ChristopherHedum-js8eg]

Plenty of in person viewing. Imma see it live and in person.

[@hectorhector4617]

Wow just like trade center

[@HalfNHalf.]

Exactly

[@clint81]

Go Dodgers 🎉

[@evillangbuildsmc2468]

First

[@ChristopherHedum-js8eg]

Nope.

[@hitman3531]

Damn, building 7 fell straighter than this hotel during the controlled demolition.

[@madnbad1408]

Love all that asbestos 😂😂😂