Tropicana Closes: A Look Back on its Legacy on the Strip

Nevada Week | Tropicana Closes: A Look Back on its Legacy on the Strip

SEASON 6: EPISODE 38 | Airdate: 3/29/2024

Tropicana Las Vegas is closing to make way for the new baseball stadium. From the long run of its  “Folies Bergere” show to a history with the mob… we look back on more than 6 decades of the Tropicana’s legacy. We also check in on the latest efforts to build a stadium on this property. We’re joined by a panel of journalists and writers who reported on the Tropicana throughout its history.

Guests

• Bob Stoldal, Chair, City of Las Vegas Historic Preservation Committee 
• Mike Weatherford, Writer and Reporter
• Karan Feder, Author, “The Folies Bergere in Las Vegas”
• Howard Stutz, Gaming and Tourism Reporter, the Nevada Independent