There are unconfirmed reports that the implosion of the legendary Stardust Hotel is set for March 13th at 2:30am. The closest I have come to an official word this is a person claiming to work for the demolition company leaving a comment on an LA Times story about Stardust implosion that says:
I work for the company doing the implosion – it is March 13th @ 2:30 am. We are having a large event for this the 11 – 13th.
Boyd Gaming, who owns the land, has sworn the media to secrecy in an attempt to keep the crowds small during the implosion. The Stardust is being torn down to make way for the new $4 billion Echelon Place project.
5 responses so far ↓
1 Robert Grill // Mar 10, 2007 at 9:43 pm
Secrecy … why?
This hotel was a Las Vegas Landmark for the last 48 years and it went down into the history of this remarkable city. It deserves a farewell that matches its unique history as the biggest hotel with the biggest swimming pool catering to classy people when it first opened. Not everybody might understand this in our times but that is how it was.
At least when the mob ran a hotel like this there was no trailer-trash there or people dressed like they had just been pulled out of the dumpster. Let this Hotel go down with the attention and dignity it deserves!!!
2 Nancy Moore // Mar 13, 2007 at 5:45 am
It is such a shame to see the old Casino’s which were true landmarks in Vegas coming to an end.I come to Vegas (from Pa. twice a year) while I enjoy the new casinp’s I truly felt more comfortable and at ease at the older ones. Now I have heard possibly the Riviera and Circus Circus will also go down? This is just terrible, nothing left to reminice about and think about now just bigger and bigger but no true memories!!!
3 Charlie O Connell // Mar 13, 2007 at 1:32 pm
Thanks for the memory,Wayne Newton put some great Irish Bands on there for 30 years,The Big 8,with Brendan Bowyer, and D>J> Curtin from Tralee, and of course the Royal Showband.
4 Charlie O Connell // Mar 13, 2007 at 1:37 pm
Lets hope that something as colourful and with a quarter of the athmosphere emerges. Comp me a memory Wayne
5 Sue Bartusiak // Mar 13, 2007 at 5:47 pm
My parents have been going there since it opened. I spent my honeymoon there in 1984. We’ve since taken my 16 year old daughter there three times. God……the memories. My dad has since passed away. I cried this morning. I’m so glad to see that this place meant so much to other people too. Where are we gonna stay now? The new ones are just too crowded. This was a really nice place. Love All!!!
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