“What Las Vegas has done, in classic Las Vegas style, they’ve turned many of these implosions into spectacles.”

Geoff Schumacher, historian and vice president of exhibits and programs at the Mob Museum in Las Vegas, regarding the elaborate implosion of the Tropicana hotel and casino to make space for the $1.5 billion baseball stadium for the relocating Oakland Athletics. The towers of the buildings are expected to crumble in just 22 seconds, but the event will include a fireworks display and a drone show. The city hasn’t blown up a Strip casino since 2016. (Associated Press — Oct. 8, 2024)