Demolition crews on Thursday morning imploded the Eastside Cannery Hotel-Casino that closed during the COVID-19 pandemic and never reopened. (KVVU)
ALas Vegashotel-casino was demolished on Thursday morning after the establishment closed during the COVID-19 pandemic and never reopened.
Eastside Cannery Hotel-Casino opened on the Boulder Strip in 2008, replacing the older Nevada Palace casino. It catered to locals rather than tourists, offering value-oriented gaming, dining and stays away from the crowded Las Vegas Strip.
The nearby Longhorn Casino hosted a demolition party to give guests a front-row seat to the implosion, selling parking spots for $25 and rooms for $250,FOX5 Las Vegasreported.
Las Vegas locals and people from across the country showed up at 2 a.m. to bid an explosive farewell to the building.
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Eastside Cannery Hotel-Casino opened on the Boulder Strip in 2008. It has remained shuttered since it closed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.(KVVU / Fox News)
"I’mfrom San Diego, and this is one of my favorite casinos," Gus Biner told FOX5. "It’s just I have never seen a building come down live, you always see it on the news but never live."
The Cannery was imploded at 2 a.m. local time on Thursday.(KVVU / Fox News)
"I want to watch it, I want to feel it," Mark Carson told the outlet. "I’m a retired carpenter. I spent all my career building them. This will be the first time I watch it in real life, bring 'em down."
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