Here’s an exclusive look at the demolition work being done on Sep. 19, 2017, including Bronto taking big bites out of the south tower.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t<\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"http:\\\/\\\/schema.org\\\/\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.casino.org\\\/vitalvegas\\\/bronto-goes-work-las-vegas-club-tower-golden-goose-glitter-gulch-facades-go-away\\\/#arve-youtube-xyghtxrv8qm\",\"type\":\"VideoObject\",\"embedURL\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\\\/embed\\\/XygHTxrV8qM?feature=oembed&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&autohide=1&playsinline=0&autoplay=0\"}<\/script>\n<\/p><\/div>\nIt’s expected the south tower will take about three weeks to come down, then it’s on to the north tower, the newer of the two.<\/p>\nThe north tower has been draped with a containment mesh to help control dust and debris.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18295\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18295\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-18295 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" alt=\"Las Vegas Club demolition\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/las_vegas_club_demolition_091817_2.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Las Vegas Club’s north tower slips into something more comfortable.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nNearby, less flashy progress has been made, some of it bittersweet.<\/p>\nTwo old-timey facades, that of Glitter Gulch and the Golden Goose have been removed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18297\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18297\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-18297 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" alt=\"Glitter Gulch Golden Goose\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/las_vegas_club_demolition_091917_2.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The empty space formerly known as Glitter Gulch and Golden Goose.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nHere’s a “before” shot of crews working on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/18-fremont-vegas-vickie-mermaids-las-vegas-club-demolition-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">former perch of Vegas Vickie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18298\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18298\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-18298 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" alt=\"Golden Goose Glitter Gulch demolition\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/golden_goose_demolition_091817_4.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not that we aren’t sentimental, but the demolition of the Glitter Gulch strip club has already improved the smell of downtown.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Golden Goose is still at the demolition site, as there aren’t currently any plans to dispose of the old (and sort of disgusting) sign. The Golden Goose originally opened in 1974.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18299\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18299\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-18299 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"\/vitalvegas\/dist\/images\/common\/transparent_3x2.gif\" alt=\"Golden Goose demolition\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/golden_goose_demolition_091817_1.jpg\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Goose down! We’ll wait.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nPrior to it becoming the Golden Goose, it was the Las Vegas Coffee Shop and Bakery, State Cafe, Buckley’s, Starlite Sales and Mecca Slots.<\/p>\nDemolition of the 18 Fremont block is expected to be completed by Christmas 2017. 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