Las Vegas Sun

April 26, 2024

11:59 a.m. - A security officer starts chaining the front doors of 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

11:59 a.m. - A security officer starts chaining the front doors of 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.