The New Frontier casino-hotel was imploded early this morning after a booming fireworks display and a large blast at 2:30 am.The 16-story hotel tower was filled with over 1,000 pounds of explosives to make way for a multibillion-dollar resort bearing The Plaza brand, which is set to open in 2011.
The New Frontier Casino Implosion Video was the second hotel-casino to open on the Strip, and over its 65 years it played host to such entertainers as Ronald Reagan, Wayne Newton and Siegfried & Roy. Presley performed for the first time in Las Vegas at the resort in 1956. Billionaire Howard Hughes once owned it, and Wynn's purchase of a minority stake in the 1960s in exchange for heading up the slot and keno departments sparked his career as a las vegas celebrity.
