By Mark Gray
8:33am PDT, Apr 3, 2024
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While many cities cherish their history, Las Vegas usually blows its up. Hotel implosions are not uncommon in the city — and they're actually quite a spectacle.
On Aug. 16, 2016, the Riviera Hotel & Casino, which stood for 60 years, was imploded. Spectators flocked to the Las Vegas Strip to watch the building crumble (seen here). No city celebrates destruction quite like Las Vegas.
It's been rumored for months that the Tropicana will be the next piece of Vegas history to be imploded to make way for a Major League Baseball stadium. It's very possible that an implosion could happen in 2024.
Click through for more stunning images of Las Vegas hotels being imploded…
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The Riviera Hotel & Casino, which stood for 60 years, forms a dust cloud after its implosion in Las Vegas on Aug. 16, 2016.
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The Bourbon Street Hotel & Casino — which opened in 1980 under the name The Shenandoah Hotel — is imploded in Las Vegas on Feb. 14, 2006.
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Clouds of dust and debris rise following the implosion of the Bourbon Street Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Feb. 14, 2006.
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Valentine's Day destruction!
Clouds of smoke begin to fill the air following the implosion of the Bourbon Street Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on Feb. 14, 2006.
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The Clarion Hotel & Casino — which opened in 1970 as the Royal Inn and went through many name changes — is imploded in Las Vegas on Feb. 10, 2015.
Those riding the pink-hued High Roller ferris wheel in the background got a perfect view of the destruction.
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The Clarion Hotel & Casino — which opened in 1970 as the Royal Inn and went through many name changes — is imploded in Las Vegas on Feb. 10, 2015.
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The Clarion Hotel and Casino — which opened in 1970 as the Royal Inn and went through many name changes — is imploded in Las Vegas on Feb. 10, 2015.
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The marquee of the Monte Carlo, now Park MGM, overlooks the implosion of the Boardwalk Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on May 9, 2006.
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The MGM Grand peeks through as the Boardwalk Hotel & Casino — now the home of CityCenter, which includes Aria — is imploded in Las Vegas on May 9, 2006.
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The Boardwalk Hotel & Casino is diminished to rubble after its implosion in Las Vegas on May 9, 2006.
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The parking garage of O'Shea's Casino is imploded in Las Vegas on May 1, 2012, leaving Caesars Palace bracing for an ash cloud.
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Fireworks light up the sky before the Stardust Resort & Casino is imploded in Las Vegas on March 13, 2007. The land is now home to Resorts World.
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Fireworks are detonated seconds before the implosion of the Stardust Resort & Casino in Las Vegas on March 13, 2007.
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Fireworks light up the sky before the Stardust Resort & Casino is imploded in Las Vegas on March 13, 2007.
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The Stardust Resort & Casino, which opened in 1958, lights up the sky one last time as it's imploded in Las Vegas on March 13, 2007.
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Across the street from Wynn, the Frontier Hotel is imploded in Las Vegas on Nov. 13, 2007.
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The Frontier Hotel falls upon being imploded in Las Vegas on Nov. 13, 2007.
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Under the watchful eye of then then-under-construction Bellagio, the Aladdin Hotel & Casino implodes after explosive charges are set off in Las Vegas on April 27, 1998.
The space became the new Aladdin in 2000 but started operating as Planet Hollywood in 2007.
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The Sands Hotel — a landmark on the Las Vegas Strip since 1952 and a favorite venue for the Rat Pack performances — is imploded on Nov. 26, 1996. The land is now home to The Venetian.
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The 19-story Castaways Hotel & Casino — previously known as Showboat — is imploded in Las Vegas on Jan. 11, 2006.
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The 19-story Castaways Hotel & Casino — previously known as Showboat — is imploded in Las Vegas on Jan. 11, 2006.
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The 19-story Castaways Hotel & Casino — previously known as Showboat — is imploded in Las Vegas on Jan. 11, 2006.
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The Landmark Hotel, which was built in 1961, slowly falls after after being imploded in Las Vegas on Nov. 7, 1995. It's now a parking lot for the Las Vegas Convention Center.
At the time, Controlled Demolition Incorporated set a North American height record for the tallest reinforced concrete structure to be imploded.
