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LAS VEGAS -- The last tower of the iconic Riviera Hotel and Casino was reduced to rubble during an overnight implosion on the Las Vegas Strip.
The demolition of the Monte Carlo tower brought an end to the Strip's first high-rise and one of Vegas' most famous casinos.
A series of explosions took down the taller, 24-story Monaco tower in June, which was celebrated as an organized spectacle. That event was carried out with flair, complete with a viewing area, local dignitaries and fireworks.
This time, there was no designated viewing area.
Due to the dust, people in nearby businesses and residences were told to either leave the area or stay indoors during the implosion and for a half-hour afterwards, similar to what occurred during the implosion of the taller Monaco tower, reports CBS Las Vegas affiliate KLAS-TV.
The 2,075-room property closed in May 2015 after 60 years hosting headliners from Liberace to Dean Martin on the northern end of the Strip.
82_28 » Sat Aug 20, 2016 6:06 am wrote:Anyone remember Bob Stupak's Vegas World?
I went there just as the Stratosphere Tower was being built, I believe on the adjacent property. Its construction stalled for a time if I remember correctly. It just stayed half built for a number of years. Then I went there once it was finished and tried to figure out a way to get to the top and the lounge was the "free" way to do so. Then the lounge waitress came over and said "stick around because Dennis Rodman is about to arrive". I got the fuck outta there because I hated Dennis Rodman. Just through basketball reasons (Denver Nuggets fan all my life) and thought him to be "evil" in some way. Maybe if this was selfie era I would have stuck around.
Who knows about Vegas though? I don't think anyone who lives there even knows.
I do know this, that way back when if you wanted to get a job as a valet you had to pay the outgoing person upwards of $20K to get their position. Innit that nuts? But true. Valets make more than doctors. I don't know if it works that way now though.
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