Tropicana Las Vegas Hotel Is Imploded 6 Months After Closing to Make Room for New Baseball Stadium

The Tropicana Las Vegas is officially no more. On Wednesday, Oct. 9, the iconic building, which first opened on April 4, 1957, was imploded ahead of the construction of a new baseball stadium. According to Today, 2000 pounds of explosives and four miles of detonating cord were used to carry out the demolition, which occurred in less than 30 seconds.