Eastside Cannery set for demolition as Boyd Gaming reassesses Las Vegas portfolio

Las Vegas is preparing for another high-profile teardown, as Boyd Gaming Corp. has reportedly appointed a specialist demolition contractor to bring down the long-vacant Eastside Cannery Hotel and Casino on the city’s southeast side.

According to recent filings with Clark County, a commercial demolition permit was submitted earlier this month for the shuttered property. Local reports identify Las Vegas Demolition as the contractor named on the permit – a firm with a strong track record in large-scale casino clearances, having previously overseen the removal of the Fiesta Rancho, Fiesta Henderson, and Texas Station sites.

Those three casinos, like Eastside Cannery, never reopened following the 2020 pandemic shutdowns. The closures have created a new wave of redevelopment opportunities across southern Nevada, where the demolition and repurposing of aging resorts has become part of the city’s constant cycle of reinvention.

This latest project adds to a string of notable casino removals in the region. Earlier this year, crews began dismantling the famed Tropicana Hotel, which will make way for a new Major League Baseball stadium – a striking example of how Las Vegas continues to diversify beyond gaming-driven developments.

Boyd Gaming, which has owned the 300-room Eastside Cannery and its 64,000-square-foot casino since 2016, recently expanded its investment by purchasing the nearly 30-acre site beneath the property in February. However, a company spokesperson told local media that market conditions no longer support reopening the venue in its current form. The land, instead, could be sold and redeveloped for residential use – a growing trend as Las Vegas’ population continues to expand eastward.

While the Eastside Cannery has remained dark for several years, Boyd Gaming maintains a strong footprint across the Las Vegas Valley, with active operations at The Orleans, Gold Coast, and other properties.

As one more piece of classic Vegas architecture prepares to fall, the demolition marks both an end and a beginning – a familiar rhythm in a city built on reinvention.

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