In a city known for reinvention, the hotel itself underwent major changes as Las Vegas evolved.
by RIO YAMAT Associated PressPeople ride and escalator outside of the Tropicana hotel-casino Thursday, March 28, 2024, in Las Vegas. Known for its constant reinvention, Las Vegas will lose yet another jewel of its past on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, when the Stripâs third-oldest casino, Tropicana Las Vegas, closes its doors for good.
The population of Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, had just surpassed 100,000 when the Tropicana opened on a Strip surrounded by vast, open desert. It cost $15 million to build three stories with 300 rooms split into two wings. In a city known for reinvention, the Tropicana itself underwent major changes as Las Vegas evolved. Two hotel towers were added in later years. In 1979, a $1 million green-and-amber stained glass ceiling was installed above the casino floor."The Tropicana was pretty much sitting here all by itself," Boggess said. "It was desert all around. It used to take me 10 minutes to get to work. Now it takes an hour.
Seumala and his husband stayed at the Tropicana as a way to pay tribute to the landmark. They roamed the casino floor and hotel, turning down random hallways and exploring the convention center. They tried their luck at blackjack and roulette and made conversation with a cocktail server who had worked there for 25 years. At the end of their stay, they pocketed a few red $5 poker chips to remember the casino.
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