Demolition Dust Settles on a Gaming Relic (Image Credits: Pixabay)
Las Vegas – Heavy machinery rumbles across a 29.5-acre site on Boulder Highway, where the once-bustling Eastside Cannery hotel-casino now yields to demolition crews.[1]
Demolition Dust Settles on a Gaming Relic
The spectacle of a casino crumbling marks a familiar chapter in Las Vegas history, but the Eastside Cannery’s fate underscores post-pandemic realities. Work crews obtained a $7.5 million demolition permit from Clark County in October 2025, and by early February 2026, piles of rubble dotted the property.[1] The 300-room hotel tower stood gutted, its windows stripped away, revealing empty interiors to passersby on the 5000 block of Boulder Highway.[1]
This Boulder Strip property, at the corner of Boulder Highway and Harmon Avenue, catered to locals with its 64,000-square-foot casino floor, multiple bars, restaurants, and a 250-seat entertainment lounge. The demolition process highlighted the site’s vast scale, including 20,000 square feet of meeting and ballroom space that once hosted events.
From 2008 Opening to 2020 Shutdown
Eastside Cannery debuted in 2008 as a mid-tier destination on the eastern edge of the Las Vegas Valley. Boyd Gaming Corp. acquired it in 2016, along with the Cannery in North Las Vegas, for roughly $230 million.[2] The purchase solidified Boyd’s presence in the locals’ market, though business increasingly gravitated toward the nearby Sam’s Town casino, just a half-mile away…