LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas said goodbye to the Tropicana for the first light Wednesday in an elaborate implosion that reduced the last real mafia building on the Las Vegas Strip to rubble.

The Tropicana hotel towers collapsed in 22 seconds at 2:30 a.m. on Wednesday. The celebration included a fireworks show and a drone show.

It was the first implosion in nearly a decade for a city that loves fresh starts and has made casino implosions as much a part of its identity as gambling itself.

Former casino magnate Steve Wynn changed the way Las Vegas blew up casinos in 1993 with the implosion of the Dunes to make way for the Bellagio. Wynn thought about not only televising the event, but also creating a fantastical story for the implosion that would make it look like pirate ships were shooting at the Dunes in his other casino across the street.

The city hasn’t blown up a casino since 2016, when the Riviera’s last tower was razed for a convention center expansion.

This time, the implosion will clear land for a $1.5 billion baseball stadium for the relocating Oakland Athletics, part of the city’s latest rebranding as a sports center.

Once known as the ‘Tiffany of the Strip’ for its opulence, it was a frequent haunt of the legendary Rat Pack, while its past among the mafia has long cemented its place in Las Vegas history.

It opened in 1957 and had three floors and 300 hotel rooms spread over two wings.

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