LOOKING BACK
CRASHING
THE PARTY
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PHOTOS FROM THE LAS VEGAS SUN ARCHIVES
piece of Las Vegas history was imploded 17 years ago in a New Year's Eve spectacle. The 11-story, 900-room Hacienda, which had undergone numerous renovations and facelifts during its 40-year existence, was demolished to make way for
the Mandalay Bay. The implosion could have been completed in 10 seconds, but
for the sake of the show, the collapse was drawn out for an entire minute, while spectators looked on sipping wine and shouting "Happy New Year."
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— Rebecca Clifford-Cruz
1/2/14 10:30:19 AM
