Nevada Public Radio
Storied Tropicana closes soon to make way for Las Vegas ballpark
When the Tropicana resort was built on the Las Vegas Strip in 1957, it ended five years ofrapid resort growth in Clark County.
The county hadn't yet tipped 100000 people, but 8 million people flocked to Las Vegas for fun each year.
So starting in 1952, nine resorts went up: the Sahara, Sands, New Frontier, Royal Nevada, Showboat, Riviera, Fremont…