The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority expands the Convention Center
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors authority (LVCVA) is responsible for strengthening the tourism and Convention business in Las Vegas. The LVCVA’s mission has been to promote and attract new Tourism and business travel to Las Vegas.
In 1959 Construction was completed on the Convention Center and the LVCVA had a plan to bring people to Las Vegas during the weekdays. The LVCVA Continues to bring visitors for leisure and for business conventions.
In the latest Move by LVCVA, they bought the Riviera Hotel and Casino In February for a Whopping $182.5 Million. The LVCVA expects to spend another $2.3 billion building on the new property all the way out to Las Vegas Blvd.(the strip). The Riviera hotel and Casino sat on 26 acres of prime real estate which will cost an additional $42 million to raze.
*a side note: the Riviera Sign now hangs in the bone yard, a working part of the Neon Museum. Young Electric Sign Company (yesco) has repaired the Riviera sign and visitors to the bone yard, Neon Museum can view the sign.
LVCVA has voted to raze the 26 acres of property and use as open lot for conventions until monies can be raised to build an expanded new convention space that reaches the strip.
The demolition will probably be by Implosion. No plans have been made yet.
The Riviera, great memories…..