Goodbye to the New Frontier.
The New Frontier Hotel was imploded on Tuesday Nov. 13. It had been closed since July. It was the last of the “Old School Vegas” joints left. It’s sort of sad to see the old places go but there’s always something new coming. It’s not going to be missed as much as the Sands & the Dunes are, but it was the first “theme” casino on the Strip. Many big names have played there over the years, including Elvis Presley and Siegfried & Roy. It was also home to the famous Gilley’s western bar which was ground zero for the NFR crowd when the Rodeo is in town. The owner of Gilley’s has opened a new bar called Stoney’s. It’s about 6 miles south in a strip mall right off Las Vegas Blvd. I couldn’t make the actual implosion (it was at 2:30 AM!) but here’s a pic of the aftermath.
