Iconic Las Vegas Hotel-Casino Demolished After COVID-19 Closure: End of an Era

On Thursday, a Las Vegas hotel-casino met its end as it was demolished after closing during the COVID-19 pandemic and failing to reopen.

The Eastside Cannery Hotel-Casino, which originally opened its doors in 2008 on the Boulder Strip, replaced the Nevada Palace casino of the past.

Catering primarily to locals, the establishment offered value-focused gaming, dining, and accommodations, providing an alternative to the bustling Las Vegas Strip.

The Longhorn Casino, located nearby, hosted a demolition event allowing attendees to witness the spectacle up close. According to FOX5 Las Vegas, parking spots were sold for $25 and rooms for $250.

Las Vegas residents, along with visitors from all over the nation, gathered at 2 a.m. to witness the building’s explosive send-off.

The nearby Longhorn Casino hosted a demolition party to give guests a front-row seat to the implosion, selling parking spots for $25 and rooms for $250, FOX5 Las Vegas reported.

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Las Vegas locals and people from across the country showed up at 2 a.m. to bid an explosive farewell to the building.

“I’m from San Diego, and this is one of my favorite casinos,” Gus Biner told FOX5. “It’s just I have never seen a building come down live, you always see it on the news but never live.”

“I want to watch it, I want to feel it,” Mark Carson told the outlet. “I’m a retired carpenter. I spent all my career building them. This will be the first time I watch it in real life, bring ’em down.”

The Cannery closed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns in Nevada.

Boyd Gaming, which acquired the hotel-casino in 2016 as part of its purchase of Cannery Casino Resorts, said it remained shuttered after most other casinos reopened due to insufficient market demand after more than five years of closure.