It soon became the norm - minus some of the theatrics - as 13 additional casinos on and around the Strip have been imploded, all by Maryland-based Controlled Demolition, Inc. The next day, we called the implosion “one of the biggest publicity stunts in the history of Las Vegas.” There were so many fireballs, a security guard across the Strip at Bally’s described the heat as “like opening an oven door.”Īs many as 200,000 people lined Las Vegas Boulevard, parts of which had closed to traffic for more than three hours, as crowds stretched from Buccaneer Boulevard between The Mirage and Treasure Island all the way past what’s now Planet Hollywood Resort. The hotel’s North Tower soon joined it in the rubble. The iconic Dunes sign, relit for the occasion, exploded and collapsed to the ground following a series of cannon blasts. “Captain of the Britannia,” Wynn called out to the man aboard the new $12 million ship in the lagoon at Treasure Island, which had opened the night before. 27, 1993, the developer forever altered the way they were destroyed. With the introduction of The Mirage, Steve Wynn changed the way hotels were built on the Strip.įour years later, on Oct. 7,1995.Adrea (cq) Davis a Manpower employeee sweeps the parking lot at the Las Vegas Convention Center Tuesday morning following the Landmark implosion.In photo desk.

7, 1995 following the Landmark implosion. Adrea Davis, a Manpower employee, sweeps the parking lot at the Las Vegas Convention Center on Nov.

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