Tuesday, March 10, 2026 2:10 PM
Image aggregated from Las Vegas Review-Journal.
When the Eastside Cannery debuted in summer 2008, hundreds of people waited outside to get in Las Vegas’ newest hotel-casino on opening night.
Some waited a few hours to explore the $250 million project on Boulder Highway.
“We think it brings a new dimension to the east side of town,” developer Bill Wortman said at the time. “We’re extremely proud of what we’ve done here.”
Less than 20 years later, the current owners have imploded the hotel and want to sell the land for housing. And while Las Vegas has a long history of casino implosions, Eastside Cannery met its demise much sooner than other hotels that were also emptied out, laced with explosives and, in a matter of seconds, reduced to rubble.