Michael Green In The News
The Independent
The Tropicana has been synonymous with old-world Las Vegas glamour for nearly seven decades 鈥 but the legendary landmark has now closed its doors to make way for a $1.5 billion baseball stadium. As historians scramble to preserve the Tropicana鈥檚 colourful past, the site鈥檚 sporting future exemplifies the city鈥檚 ever-changing identity
Deseret News
Louis Armstrong and Benny Goodman performed there. Gladys Knight and Wayne Newton had residencies in its theatre. Magicians Siegfried & Roy made their Las Vegas debut there. And James Bond checked into room 831 after saying, 鈥淚 hear that the Hotel Tropicana is quite comfortable鈥 in the movie 鈥淒iamonds are Forever.鈥