Stardust Imploded!!

The Stardust Casino in Las Vegas was imploded early this morning. Check out the video here Las Vegas Review Journal Stardust Implosion - March 13, 2007.

There were tons of fireworks that lasted for what seemed at least 5 minutes or more and then there was a countdown on the side of the building and then, boom, it was gone. Falling in upon itself, leaving just a pile of bricks and tons of dust.

The Stardust Resort & Casino was located on 63 acres along the famed Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The original resort was conceived and built by Tony Cornero, though he died in 1955 before construction was completed. When the hotel opened, it had the largest casino in Nevada, the largest swimming pool in Nevada and the largest hotel in the Las Vegas area.

In 1966, Howard Hughes attempted to buy the Stardust for $30.5 million but was thwarted by government officials on the grounds that his acquisition of any more gambling resorts might violate the Sherman Antitrust Act.

Siegfried & Roy got their Las Vegas start at the Stardust with the help of mob associate Frank Rosenthal after he gave them Allen Glick's Rolls Royce.

At its peak size, the Stardust contained 100,000 square feet of gambling casino including 73 gaming tables, and 1,950 slot, keno and video poker machines. The conference center was 25,000 square feet and could accommodate meetings and banquets for groups of 25 to 2,000