Tropicana Resort Las Vegas Opening Day (1957) | Launches and Openings | Apr 4, 1957
The Tropicana was conceived by Ben Jaffe, part owner of the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach. In 1955, Jaffe came to Las Vegas and bought the vacant property that would become the site of the Tropicana, planning for the Tropicana to be the finest hotel in Las Vegas. M. Tony Sherman of Miami was the ….
