Moulin Rouge Tower Demolition

The tower at the Moulin Rouge in Las Vegas has stood as a West Side landmark for 55 years. After two fires, the main bulk of the property was razed, but the tower and facade have stood the test of time. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The tower that the city deemed unstable and that "could not stand on it's own and must come down" took over 5 hours, a broken cable, and relentless hacking to bring down.

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[liquidboss]

BFD, it should come down. It was pretty old and crappy if you ask me.

[Bourougne]

looks like a dick

[TheHardcoreBastard]

OOPS I LEFED THE LENS CAP ON MY BAD

[CodyC541]

that place is in the worst of the worst of vegas neighborhoods

[bfs1888]

so much for the National Register of HIstoric Places doing their homework, on the strength of the tower. Anything else they want to 'save'?

[63tennesseeflower]

It is a shame cause it is a piece of history and cause someone thought it was an "eyesore" probably decided it needed to come down ~ when like you said it took ALOT to bring it down ~ apparently it didn't wanna come down !!!

[cpuneronet]

damn shame

[TroubleMan21C]

This is a shame, this is a monument of black American history, The Moulin Rouge was the first (and only) black owned casino in Las Vegas.

[lasvegasjh]

@liquidboss I didn't see on here where anyone did ask you.

[lasvegasjh]

sad... thanks for posting I knew it was coming down I didn't know when I drove by there tonight and was shocked to see it gone. it was really sad.