Las Vegas NowLas Vegas Boardwalk Casino Imploded
Boardwalk prior to the implosion
Explosives are detonated
Boardwalk begins to fall
The building falls causing a huge cloud of dust and smokeThe Boardwalk Hotel and Casino is now a part of Las Vegas history. The structure was imploded to make room for a new mega-resort.
The 16-story structure came down on Tuesday morning at 2:30 a.m. It only took a matter of seconds for the building to fall down creating a thick cloud of smoke and dust.
Nearly 1,000 explosives were strategically placed on six different floors.
"It was amazingly impressive. It's just an everyday thing for Vegas, it's out of this world," said Gary Johnson, who watched the implosion.
After 38 years of business, The Boardwalk closed in January so MGM-Mirage could use the land to build its $5 billion City Center project.
The project will be a place for people to live, work and play. There will be hotels, a casino, luxury condos and a retail area.
The first phase of the project is expected to open in 2010.
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The Boardwalk hotel-casino is now offically closed. The MGM-Mirage is tearing down the property to build a $5 billion project expected to open in 2010. More>>
