Las Vegas casino imploded to make way for stadium
The Tropicana opened in 1957 and in its heyday was visited by Frank Sinatra and the so-called Rat Pack.
Las Vegas' iconic Tropicana resort is blown-up in firework and drone-studded farewell ceremony
Footage captured the 22-second demolition of the Tropicana Las Vegas Resort on Wednesday morning, which is being cleared for ...
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WATCH: Iconic Vegas Hotel Gets Demolished in Massive Implosion Against Glitzy Backdrop of Fireworks
Las Vegas bid farewell to the iconic Tropicana Casino Wednesday morning as the building’s demolition brought an end to a nearly seven-decade run on the Strip.
Vegas Witnesses Demolition of Last True Mob Casino the Tropicana
The 67-year-old casino was demolished to make way for a new stadium owned by the Oakland Athletics baseball team.
Out with a bang: Vegas implodes Tropicana to make way for A’s stadium
The Tropicana Las Vegas’s demolition follows the city’s long tradition of imploding its past to make room for the future.
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The hypocrites lobbing hate at Haitian Americans are stomping on the American Dream
When right-wing politicians and their followers launched a hate campaign against Haitian migrants living in Springfield, Ohio, the results were vile — but not unfamiliar.
The ‘violent’ Scorsese biopic Frank Sinatra’s family doesn’t want you to see
The director wants to make a warts-and-all film about Ol’ Blue Eyes, with Leonardo DiCaprio as the lead. But why is it ...
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Unveiled: JFK’s Secret Las-Vegas Affair Amid Sinatra and the Mob
Kennedy’s 1960 trip to Vegas involved Sinatra, mob ties, and a secret affair. Discover the untold story of political intrigue ...