The Las Vegas Strip has officially said goodbye to an iconic casino.
The Tropicana Las Vegas fell early Wednesday morning as part of a grand implosion in Sin City.
The Vegas sky was illuminated by a dazzling drone and fireworks show before the two hotel towers came crashing down at around 2:30 a.m. local time.
You can watch the implosion, which took around 22 seconds, in the video player above.
The city’s first implosion of a Strip casino since 2016 was done in order to make way for a $1.5 billion stadium for MLB‘s relocating Oakland A’s. The ballpark is slated to open in 2028.
A’s-related imagery was even featured in the drone and lights show.
“The demolition of the Tropicana is an important milestone in the process of bringing A’s baseball to the world-renowned Las Vegas Strip and the community of Southern Nevada,” said A’s owner John Fisher, via NBC KSNV in Las Vegas. “We hope that, in time, this site will become a place of unforgettable experiences for fans of the game.”
The Tropicana opened in 1957 and was the third-oldest casino on the Strip. The casino closed its doors for good this past April.
