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Historic Riviera casino closes

Updated 4:37 PM EDT, Tue May 5, 2015
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Monique Martine poses for a photo with the Crazy Girls statue loaded on a trailer outside the Riviera Hotel & Casino on Monday, May 4. Martine was Crazy Girl No. 2 in the 1988 cast, which was being taken to its new home at Planet Hollywood. The Riviera closed Monday after 60 years as one of Las Vegas' iconic casino-hotels.
Monique Martine poses for a photo with the Crazy Girls statue loaded on a trailer outside the Riviera Hotel & Casino on Monday, May 4. Martine was Crazy Girl No. 2 in the 1988 cast, which was being taken to its new home at Planet Hollywood. The Riviera closed Monday after 60 years as one of Las Vegas' iconic casino-hotels.
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Traffic passes in front of the Riviera on May 4. The building will be demolished to make room for the expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Traffic passes in front of the Riviera on May 4. The building will be demolished to make room for the expansion of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
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A security guard gets ready to chain the door as guests depart the Riviera for the last time on May 4. The hotel and casino first opened its doors on April 20, 1955.
A security guard gets ready to chain the door as guests depart the Riviera for the last time on May 4. The hotel and casino first opened its doors on April 20, 1955.
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Entertainer Larry Edwards poses for a photo in front of the Riviera on May 4. The casino-hotel was one of the few remaining vestiges of Vegas' Rat Pack era and hosted all the big names in its heyday.
Entertainer Larry Edwards poses for a photo in front of the Riviera on May 4. The casino-hotel was one of the few remaining vestiges of Vegas' Rat Pack era and hosted all the big names in its heyday.
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Workers remove the logo door plates at the Riviera on May 4.
Workers remove the logo door plates at the Riviera on May 4.
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A sign thanks customers outside of the Riviera on May 4.
A sign thanks customers outside of the Riviera on May 4.
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Visitors take photos of Elvis Presley's star from the Las Vegas Walk of Stars at the Riviera on Sunday, May 3, its last day of operation.
Visitors take photos of Elvis Presley's star from the Las Vegas Walk of Stars at the Riviera on Sunday, May 3, its last day of operation.
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Visitors take photos in front of the Crazy Girls sculpture on May 3.
Visitors take photos in front of the Crazy Girls sculpture on May 3.
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A 1973 photo of Liza Minnelli and a 1978 photo of Milton Berle are displayed at the Riviera.
A 1973 photo of Liza Minnelli and a 1978 photo of Milton Berle are displayed at the Riviera.
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People stand outside of the Riviera on May 3. The hotel-casino now joins the Dunes, the Sands, the Sahara, the Aladdin and other departed resorts from a bygone Strip era. <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2015%2F05%2F01%2Fopinions%2Fgallery%2Friviera-las-vegas%2Findex.html">See more photos from the casino's 60-year history.</a>
People stand outside of the Riviera on May 3. The hotel-casino now joins the Dunes, the Sands, the Sahara, the Aladdin and other departed resorts from a bygone Strip era. See more photos from the casino's 60-year history.
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