| Boardwalk Hotel and Casino | |
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| The Boardwalk in 2005 | |
| Address | 3750 Las Vegas Blvd South Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 United States |
| Opening date | 1968 |
| Closing date | January 9, 2006 |
| Theme | Coney Island |
| No. of rooms | 654 |
| Total gaming space | 33,000ft² |
| Casino type | Land-Based |
| Owner | MGM Mirage |
| Previous names | Boardwalk Holiday Inn |
| Years renovated | 1996 |
The Boardwalk Hotel and Casino was a Coney Island style hotel located on the Las Vegas Strip. It was owned and operated by MGM Mirage. It was part of the Holiday Inn hotel chain but left after being acquired by Mirage Resorts. It was built before the era of the mega-casinos, and was consequently tiny in comparison to many of its neighbors, with only 654 rooms.
Most visitors to Las Vegas would argue the best feature of the Boardwalk was the location on the "Strip": in between the plush Bellagio and the Monte Carlo and across from the Paris, Aladdin and MGM Grand.
The hotel's Coney Island theme could be seen in its facade with an original 1906 parachute jump ride and a wooden (non-functioning) roller coaster. The hotel was composed of three distinct buildings all built at different times. The newest building was the 16-story tower built in 1996. The Steeplechase building was 6 stories and the Luna Park building was the original four-story structure when the hotel first opened.
Norm Jansen founded the Boardwalk in 1977. He started out at the Pioneer Club and then opened a gift shop at what was to be the site of the Boardwalk in 1972. When he sold the Boardwalk out, he still retained a gift shop in the hotel. His daughter continued to operate that gift shop until the hotel closed.
The Boardwalk became owned by a public corporation (Boardwalk Casino, Inc.) in 1994. It was later acquired by Mirage Resorts in 1997.
The hotel and casino closed on January 9, 2006, and the main hotel tower was imploded on May 9, 2006 at 2:34 a.m. PST in order to prepare the site for CityCenter.
Video recording of the Boardwalk implosion
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