This mob-era casino is closing on the Las Vegas Strip. Here's some big moments in its 67 years

The Tropicana Las Vegas has been a familiar landmark in a city known for constant reinvention since its grand opening in April 1957. Now the Strip’s third-oldest casino is set to close for good at noon Tuesday. And demolition is slated for October to make room for a $1.5 billion Major League Baseball stadium for the relocating Oakland Athletics. The decades that followed the Tropicana’s debut 67 years ago this week were filled with colorful events. Even in its sleepier years amid the boom in Las Vegas Strip megaresorts, the Tropicana remained a landmark for its vintage Vegas lore, showing up as a pop culture reference in movies and TV shows.