The implosion cleared land for a $1.5 billion baseball stadium for the relocating Oakland Athletics, part of the city's latest rebrand into a sports hub.

An historic Las Vegas casino’s run came to an end in the early morning hours Wednesday as the Tropicana was imploded. Sin City has seen numerous casino implosions through the years and the demolition of the Trop attracted numerous onlookers as hotel rooms price surged in the days before the casino came down.

It's the end of an era. After nearly 70 years, the iconic Tropicana Las Vegas was imploded early Wednesday to make way for the forthcoming Oakland Athletics stadium. But the famed hotel and casino, which closed its doors for good back in April, was given a worthy sendoff, complete with fireworks and a drone show.