By Mark Grey
6:00pm PDT, Apr 2, 2024
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One of the iconic lodges in Las Vegas historical past has closed its doorways. At 3 a.m. on April 2, simply two days earlier than its 67th anniversary, the Tropicana Resort — a Rat Pack-era hangout that was secretly underneath mafia management for years — shuffled its final deck. The constructing can be demolished (and presumably imploded) to make approach for a Main League Baseball stadium.
Throughout its six-decade run, the Tropicana turned one of the distinguished lodges on the famed Las Vegas Strip. With a price ticket of $15 million in 1967, it was the most costly construct in Vegas historical past on the time and have become generally known as the “Tiffany of the Strip.” Celebrities and even United States presidents flocked to the Trop over time, and a part of the James Bond movie “Diamonds Are Eternally” was shot there.
Elizabeth Taylor (seen right here in August 1959 watching then-fiancé Eddie Fisher carry out on the lodge) was a daily on the Trop.
Click on via to see a bevy of different stars on the now-shuttered Tropicana…
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Wayne Newton performs throughout the opening night time of “As soon as Earlier than I Go” on the Tropicana in Las Vegas on Oct. 28, 2009.
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Roger Smith and Ann-Margret attend the Better of Vegas Awards on the Tropicana in Las Vegas on March 21, 1980.
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Joe Biden poses for selfies with visitors previous to the Clark County Democrats Caucus Gala on the Tropicana in Las Vegas on Feb. 15, 2020.
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Tina Turner attends the Better of Vegas Awards on the Tropicana in Las Vegas on March 21, 1980.
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Folies Bergère performers carry Joan Rivers on the Better of Vegas Awards on the Tropicana in Las Vegas on March 21, 1980.
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Nipsey Hussle events on the The Havana Room on the Tropicana in Las Vegas on Might 2, 2015.
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James Caan takes a tour of the Las Vegas Mob Expertise on the Tropicana in Las Vegas on March 28, 2011.
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Martin Sheen attends the Better of Vegas Awards on the Tropicana in Las Vegas on March 21, 1980.
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Invoice Clinton greets followers on the Tropicana in Las Vegas on Feb. 18, 2016.
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Wink Martindale and Vanna White attend a celebration for Wayne Newton’s “As soon as Earlier than I Go” present on the Tropicana in Las Vegas on Oct. 28, 2009.
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Liberace attends the Better of Vegas Awards on the Tropicana in Las Vegas on March 21, 1980.
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Artist Marcus Suarez and Pamela Anderson arrive at Las Vegas Mob Expertise on the Tropicana in Las Vegas on March 29, 2011.
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Benji Madden and Joel Madden put together to carry out at RPM Nightclub contained in the Tropicana in Las Vegas on Feb. 4, 2012.
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Mary J. Blige rings within the new yr at RPM Nightclub on the Tropicana in Las Vegas on Dec. 31, 2011.
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Tony Orlando and Robert Urich attend the Better of Vegas Awards on the Tropicana in Las Vegas on March 21, 1980.
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Eva Longoria and George Lopez attend the Padres Contra El Most cancers Gala on the Tropicana in Las Vegas on Sept. 29, 2012.
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Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O’Connell attend Vegas journal’s eighth anniversary get together at Membership Nikki on the Tropicana in Las Vegas on June 25, 2011.
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Evan Peters is offered with a cake whereas celebrating his birthday at RPM Nightclub on the Tropicana in Las Vegas on Jan. 28, 2012.
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Drew Carey attends the opening of Wayne Newton’s “As soon as Earlier than I Go” present on the Tropicana in Las Vegas on Oct. 28, 2009.
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Holly Madison attends the opening of Wayne Newton’s “As soon as Earlier than I Go” present on the Tropicana in Las Vegas on Oct. 28, 2009.
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Evander Holyfield jokes round as Mike Tyson inducts him into the Nevada Boxing Corridor of Fame on the Tropicana in Las Vegas on Aug. 9, 2014.
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Brad Garrett opens a comedy membership on the Tropicana in Las Vegas on June 29, 2010.
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Wayne Newton attends the Better of Vegas Awards on the Tropicana in Las Vegas on March 31, 1980.
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Carson Kressley poses with followers on the grand opening of “Dancing With the Stars: Dwell in Las Vegas” on the Tropicana in Las Vegas on April 13, 2012.
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Cheryl Burke arrives on the opening of Wayne Newton’s “As soon as Earlier than I Go” present on the Tropicana in Las Vegas on Oct. 28, 2009.