Implosions - only in Vegas!

[dominique]

Only in Vegas do they celebrate implosions like this! You have to watch this.



YouTube - New Frontier Hotel Implosion Las Vegas


When I see this, I don't know if I should laugh or cry. There went a piece of history - The Frontier was much a part of Vegas since 1942. Before that, since 1930, it was a casino called "club'o dice". t makes me sad to see these historic buildings go...

On the other hand, what a display!

[dominique]

And here goes the stardust.


YouTube - Stardust Implosion


This one made me really sad, I used to stay there. They had a wing that had rooms overlooking a Palm garden and it has balconies - something you don't normally find in Vegas.

[dominique]

Here went the Alladin - a bit less glamorous than the two preceeding ones.




YouTube - Aladdin Hotel Implosion

[dominique]

And here goes the Dunes:



YouTube - End of the Dunes Hotel - Old Las Vegas Strip Icon 1993

[dominique]

And the Sands:




YouTube - Sands Implosion

[nutforslots]

What a shame to see such wonderful buildings go to the ground like that. But what a way to go. The Frontier was the saddest of them all I think how do you take out a piece of history like that.

It was a beautiful display however. I liked the way they had the countdown on the front of the building and the plunger going down too. WoW!

[vegasrocks]

I have never even been to any of these places but it is still heart-wrenching to see them come down. I know there is a lot of history for a lot of people in these buildings and it has to be hard to see them go.

[Eyeofngt]

It is amazing to watch and yet sad at same time. It still amazes me to see them drop a building like that without disturbing any other buildings.