the tropicana is located at 3801 las vegas boulevard south in las vegas.
the tropicana is located at 3801 las vegas boulevard south in las vegas.
where is the tropicana located in las vegas?
3801 las vegas boulevard south
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the "minsky's follies", a debut show of the showgirls opened at the desert inn on 10 january 1957. the tropicana opened on 3 april 1957 at the tropicana – las vegas boulevard intersection. in 1955, ben jaffe, an executive of the fontainebleau miami beach, came to las vegas and bought a 40-acre parcel at the corner of las vegas boulevard and bond road (now tropicana avenue). jaffe aimed to build the finest hotel in las vegas, featuring a cuban ambience, with four room themes for guests to choose from: french provincial, far east, italian renaissance, and drexel. construction ran over schedule and over budget, due in part to competition for labor with the under-construction stardust down the road. jaffe had to sell his interest in the fontainebleau to complete the project, which finally opened in april 1957. jaffe first leased the property to his associate, phil kastel. the gaming control board raised suspicions over kastel's links to organized crime, which were confirmed in may when a note bearing a tropicana earnings figure was found in the possession of mobster frank costello. jaffe next turned to j. kell housells, owner of the las vegas club. by 1959, housells bought out jaffe's interest, gaining a majority share in the tropicana.
las vegas in the 1950s