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Tropicana fetes 50th anniversary

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by mtippett | March 31, 2007 at 06:41 pm

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It's nice to see at least one of these old time hotels survive the purge of Vegas style. Sometimes bigger is not better.

LAS VEGAS - After the Tropicana Resort & Casino opened 50 years ago, it was soon dubbed the "Tiffany of the Strip" because of its manicured lawns, balconied rooms and elegant showroom. Years under mob control earned it a storied place in Nevada gambling lore.

Its 60-foot tulip-shaped fountain and tropical landscaping set the Tropicana apart from the cowboy-themed El Rancho and the space-age New Frontier, said longtime employee Rudy Spinosa, 82, who helped open the resort to 500 VIP guests on April 4, 1957.

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