They paved Paradise (Nevada) and put up a parking lot.
It's been a while, but with recent the demolition of the Mirage and Tropicana, it's appropriate to review the fate of another of the original iconic Vegas resorts.
Opened in 1955, the Riviera was the first skyscraper and tallest building on the Strip. Over the years, it represented Vegas in films like Ocean's Eleven, Casino and the Hangover, along with providing millions of visitors enduring memories of the 'old days' that many lament.
In 2015, 60 years later, 'the Riv' (as it had become affectionately known) was demolished to make way for the expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
A full decade after its demolition, an empty ten acres of the Riviera land facing the Strip now serves as a reminder of its contribution to the lore of old Vegas.
It also serves as the most expensive unused parking lot in Las Vegas - maybe the world.
...Don't it always seem to go, that you don't know what you got 'til it's gone?