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.
