A look at the storied past of the Tropicana Las Vegas

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A look at the storied past of the Tropicana Las Vegas

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It marks a historic date in the history of the Las Vegas strip. April 2 is the date the legendary Tropicana will close its doors to make way for a major league baseball stadium. Just short of marking its 67th anniversary, the Tropicana is a hotel casino with a storied past. Anchor Tricia Kean sits down with two local historians to talk about the Tropicana's ties to the mob, Hollywood legends, jazz greats and glamorous showgirls.

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@wpetties 4 ай бұрын

Tropicana was and is my favorite and i am so sorry to see it go. 😢

@davidkirkpatrick6229 4 ай бұрын

Worked there 11 years it was great experience

@LadyMorbid7 4 ай бұрын

All the greats are gone, so sad!!!

@vegasdano7569 4 ай бұрын

Been to Vegas since the 1980s but only visited the casino 3 times. How sad another part of old Vegas will be gone.

@vegasdano7569 2 ай бұрын

I really appreciate all the thumbs up, on comments about Vegas. Good people smart people 👍🏼👍🏼😊. You all have a great future 🙏🏼 and have fun always.

@user-zm4rw5bs3x 4 ай бұрын

Geri Mcgee, former Tropicana showgirl was the TRUE depiction of Sharon Stone's character 'Ginger' in the movie "Casino."

@davehue9517 4 ай бұрын

I think Las Vegas will look back and regret tearing down all the iconic locations that made the strip... only one of the icons left is Circus Circus....

@vegasdano7569 4 ай бұрын

The casino Royale opened in 1992, all the rest all new. But you have downtown. Some of the old ones are still standing.

@vegasdano7569 4 ай бұрын

And the real oldest flamingo, she is the oldest and still flapping her wings. Then you have Cesar’s Harrahs.

@LOLMAN9538 3 ай бұрын

Can't forget about the Excalibur, it's technically considered a part of old Vegas even though it opened in 1990

@dia9491 4 ай бұрын

This is a great segment.👏👏👏

@billd8324 4 ай бұрын

The good old days, gone but not forgotten. Now they cater to the kids who think nothing of paying $20 for a beer while they're out clubbing. Far cry from the $3.95 prime rib and free drinks while you gamble at the bars.

@dizzydevil547 4 ай бұрын

Being from the UK ..I just HOPE AND PRAY thst they find someway of preserving that massive stained glass art deco arch that is there ( even though its 50s , 60s built) THAT is one of the outstanding features of the Tropicana and not seen anymore in vegas arcutechure .....its a survior of the past when most of the other vegas casinos ( apart from thier neon signs) were demolished back in the 90s ..i know vegas likes to improve and build anew and forget the past BUT these days there is a growing nostalgia now for casinos of the past so WHEN they demolish the trop i do hope they save some of the stuff that is historicaly relevant ....not sure if or what (if anything) they saved when they tore down the Riv a few yrs back ! Next on the chopping block will no doubt be circus circus at some point sadly

@KellieJo- 4 ай бұрын

I've been wondering the same thing about that beautiful stained glass ceiling

@vegasdano7569 4 ай бұрын

👍🏼yes, unbelievable old art work.

@VNeto94 4 ай бұрын

There are plans to add parts of it to the new stadium and the neon museum. It could be sold to a private owner too.

@whoknows2054 4 ай бұрын

You better hope and pray,You don't lose your country to the third world filth. Forget about it, it's too late.

@vegasdano7569 4 ай бұрын

@@whoknows2054 what are you talking about, 👌🤔. You are really on it. I’m out.

@user-zm4rw5bs3x 4 ай бұрын

The 'Trooicana' was said to have been actress Elizabeth Taylor's FAVORITE Las Vegas Hotel.

@blackjackandmore6774 4 ай бұрын

I WILL DEEPLY MISS THE TROPICANA ❤❤❤

@rolltide9547 4 ай бұрын

Sad day

@KellieJo- 4 ай бұрын

Will they be able to save any of the beautiful glass dome ceiling?

@njokikaranja3458 4 ай бұрын

They probably will at the museum.

@CB_AlwaysLate 4 ай бұрын

The Mob treated guests better in the past than corporate employees do today. Even crime in the streets was lower when the real gangsters ran Vegas -- Words from those who have lived there longer than that historian or the news reporter put together.

@davidkost418 4 ай бұрын

The end of an era

@scientologytriggers 4 ай бұрын

I first went to Vegas in the 90s. Sad to see how many casinos have vanished since them. Seems like the "Rat Pack" is becoming a long-lost distant memory...

@craigford4641 4 ай бұрын

Vegas was better when the Wise guys ran it ! Corporations can screw up a cup of Coffee ! 😮.

@Jeffgordonfan24hesthegoat 4 ай бұрын

Save the glass dome!!!

@LMays-cu2hp 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing.😅

@tertiary7 4 ай бұрын

"just because we can don't mean we should" - jurassic park

@annezone6b494 4 ай бұрын

Best eggs benedict ever, really spoiled me. Had to learn to make my own hollandaise sauce because I have never been satisfied at any in restaurant in 55 years.

@marvaz5178 4 ай бұрын

😢😢😢😢😢sad

@davidyoung5114 3 ай бұрын

Was this the place where they filmed scenes for the 1971 James Bond movie DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER?

@NewCarNewsTV 4 ай бұрын

The "Follies" WHAT?

@ettaplace6716 4 ай бұрын

Follies … Bergur??? Really!?

@vegasdano7569 4 ай бұрын

????

@jaypainespotter 4 ай бұрын

Yeah a weird pronunciation

@vegasdano7569 4 ай бұрын

@@jaypainespotter yup you know it. 👍🏼

@anandguruji83 4 ай бұрын

A look at the storied past of the Tropicana Las Vegas

@anandguruji83 4 ай бұрын

A look at the storied past of the Tropicana Las Vegas

@TryNSave 4 ай бұрын

@@anandguruji83A look at the storied taste of Tropicana Orange Juice.

@TryNSave 4 ай бұрын

A paste of the storage gas of the Tropicana Las Vegas

@Animator14real 4 ай бұрын

Goodbye Tropicana we will miss you 😢

@travisk4215 4 ай бұрын

I’ve had some good craps games at the Tropicana. Fun times.

@danb9131 4 ай бұрын

Fun times indeed!

@koolcaliguy6382 4 ай бұрын

That's 1 of the original casinos of Vegas the Tropicana, and they want to tear it down and replace it with a baseball stadium for the A's!!! That's BS!!! Go build your baseball stadium somewhere else!! Leave the Tropicana up and going!! The Tropicana is a golden gem!!!

@tara607 3 ай бұрын

Been goin to Vegas over 20 years, Im done now, not just because of The Trop just because its changed sooo much 👎

@niloo_atribecalledlove 4 ай бұрын

@3:59 BUHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA “and making casinos a CLEAN industry!” !?!?! 😂😂😂😂😂

@ShakespeareCafe 4 ай бұрын

The Tropigala was owned by Moe Green who invented Las Vegas but was then taken over by the Corleone Family after Mike made him an offer he couldn't refuse

@peterferrer3993 4 ай бұрын

MOE GREEN GOT WACKED THREW THE EYE.

@peterferrer3993 4 ай бұрын

WHACKED

@vinsemi9734 4 ай бұрын

We stayed here one time. It was nothing to write home about

@joshuamusicant 4 ай бұрын

Le français est mauvais.

@Berkanae 4 ай бұрын

C'est vraiment le pire. And she's *really* committed to it!

@MrBobochow 4 ай бұрын

The A’s will certainly be glade when they leave California.

@charleshamilton9274 4 ай бұрын

You can tell no one in this piece took French in high school. 😏

@Variety1985 4 ай бұрын

SAD

@J4sse 4 ай бұрын

Casinos a "clean industry" 😂.

@ddgRoblox Ай бұрын

547th like

@Johnny53kgb-nsa 4 ай бұрын

Bugsy?

@vegasdano7569 4 ай бұрын

Who owned the flamingo. Not the Tropicana.

@TimothyDee1965 4 ай бұрын

It was Donald Trump ..!!!!! FJB

@203207ab 4 ай бұрын

I remember being in a las vegas hotel and this dumb bartender in monkey attire asking for my identification. I was not sitting anywhere near the bar and didn't ask for any drink, but he calls me over. The reason these places are closing is you don't show any respect. Be considerate of people and don't bother people relaxing on a couch not bothering or playing any of the games. I told everyone I knew not to go to that hotel anymore. They also told everyone they knew also. That is how you lose business. screw all these bastards.

@vegasdano7569 4 ай бұрын

Ok 👌. We’re talking about the Tropicana right 🤔🤔

@Meerque 4 ай бұрын

capitalism breeds innovation... or destruction?

@VNeto94 4 ай бұрын

Both. It breeds life out of the fields too. Have a try, you can still go back to it.

@vegasdano7569 4 ай бұрын

🤔👌

@vegasdano7569 4 ай бұрын

@@VNeto94 what? I say what 🤔🤔

@VNeto94 4 ай бұрын

@@vegasdano7569 the alternative to any form of capitalism is going back to the farms and rural life. I don't think it's a bad idea, but it's not for everyone.