{"id":14520,"date":"2016-06-10T00:24:18","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T07:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=14520"},"modified":"2020-10-29T01:42:54","modified_gmt":"2020-10-29T08:42:54","slug":"riviera-demolition-reaches-iconic-facade-implosions-imminent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/riviera-demolition-reaches-iconic-facade-implosions-imminent\/","title":{"rendered":"Riviera Demolition Reaches Iconic Facade, Implosions Imminent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Demolition of a number of low-rise buildings has been happening at Riviera Las Vegas for some time.<\/p>\n

Now, the destruction has reached the casino’s iconic facade on Las Vegas Boulevard.<\/p>\n

\"Riviera
Don’t cry because it’s over. Cry because you’re adorable with puffy eyes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As multiple buildings at the Riv disappear before our eyes, the hotel’s two main towers are being prepared for separate implosions.<\/p>\n

One’s essentially being wrapped in plastic due to an abundance of asbestos left over from a time when people thought asbestos enhanced virility. Or something.<\/p>\n

\"Riviera
When in Las Vegas, wrap it up. Which is an allusion to condom use, in case that was unclear.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The first tower is scheduled for implosion at 2:00 a.m. on June 14, 2016. The second tower will be taken down sometime in August.<\/p>\n

\"Riviera
The Monaco tower, at right, will be the first to go.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We did what we do and grabbed some drone footage of the Riviera site for posterity. Yes, it was 104-degrees out. The things we do for you.<\/p>\n

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