Demolition of Eastside Cannery
A Las Vegas hotel-casino was demolished on Thursday morning after closing during the COVID-19 pandemic and never reopening. The Eastside Cannery Hotel-Casino, located on the Boulder Strip, succumbed to implosion explosives as crowds gathered to watch.
The nearby Longhorn Casino hosted a demolition party, providing guests a front-row seat by selling parking spots for $25 and rooms for $250, according to FOX5 Las Vegas. Locals and visitors from across the country arrived at 2 a.m. to bid an explosive farewell to the building.
History and Operations
Eastside Cannery opened in 2008, replacing the older Nevada Palace casino. It catered to locals rather than tourists, offering value-oriented gaming, dining, and stays away from the crowded Las Vegas Strip.
I’m from San Diego, and this is one of my favorite casinos. 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. 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.
Closure and Ownership Details
The Cannery closed in March 2020 due to COVID-19 shutdowns in Nevada. Boyd Gaming, which acquired the hotel-casino in 2016 as part of its purchase of Cannery Casino Resorts, kept it shuttered after most other casinos reopened, citing insufficient market demand after more than five years of closure.
