The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority now owns the property and is spending $42 million to level the 13-building site. It also was a backdrop for movies including the Rat Pack original “Ocean’s 11” in 1960. The 2,075-room property closed in May 2015 after 60 years hosting headliners from Liberace to Dean Martin. demolition of the Monte Carlo wing came two months after the taller Monaco tower was leveled the same way.
LAS VEGAS (AP) - The last tower of the iconic Riviera Hotel and Casino came tumbling down along the Las Vegas Strip early Tuesday to make way for a convention center expansion.
