Las Vegas Sun

April 16, 2024

10:10 a.m. - Todd Smith of Las Vegas takes a photo on the casino floor in the Riviera Monday, May 4, 2015. The 60-year-old Riviera, which was the Las Vegas Strip's first high-rise property, will be imploded to make way for a $2.3 billion convention center business district facility.

Steve Marcus

10:10 a.m. - Todd Smith of Las Vegas takes a photo on the casino floor in the Riviera Monday, May 4, 2015. The 60-year-old Riviera, which was the Las Vegas Strip's first high-rise property, will be imploded to make way for a $2.3 billion convention center business district facility.