Las Vegas' famed Tropicana resort will close next week to make way for a new ballpark
When the Tropicana opened in 1957, it was the "Tiffany of the Strip," complete with showgirl revues, mob deals and James Bond. It will be demolished in October to build a new home for the Oakland A's.
When the Tropicana opened on Las Vegas Boulevard in 1957, it was the most expensive resort that had ever been built in the city.
Glamorous and ritzy, the Tropicana was then Las Vegas' crème de la crème, advertised as the "Tiffany of the Strip." For decades, the resort hosted the city's longest-running show, the Folies Bergère cabaret, with its iconic feathered showgirls. There were rumors of mob was set in part at the resort.
