The Tropicana is slated for demolition in October to make room for a $1.5 billion Major League Baseball stadium.
One of Las Vegas’ longest-standing and most historic hotels is shuttering its doors after nearly 67 years to make room for a new Major League Baseball stadium.
Tropicana Las Vegas closed on Tuesday, just shy of its 67th. anniversary.
Demolition is slated for October to make room for a $1.5 billion Major League Baseball stadium.
The hotel, which opened on the iconic Las Vegas strip on April 4, 1957, was nicknamed the “Tiffany of the Strip” for its opulence.
When it was built in the late -1950s, the Tropicana cost $15 million to build. It was three stories with 300 rooms split into two wings, creating a footprint shaped like the letter “Y.
