The Eastside Cannery hotel tower was demolished early Thursday morning in a planned implosion that marked the end of the shuttered property on Boulder Highway. The sixteen story structure was brought down at approximately 2 a.m. on March 5, 2026, following years of vacancy. The site had been closed since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020 and never reopened to the public. Officials from Boyd Gaming, the company that owned the Eastside Cannery, previously stated that the decision to demolish the building stemmed from a lack of sufficient market demand to justify reopening the facility. The company had…

Boyd Gaming has confirmed it will demolish the long-closed Eastside Cannery hotel-casino and sell the property for residential development. The move ends years of speculation about the fate of the site on Boulder Highway, which has been dormant since the COVID-19 shutdowns in 2020. The Eastside Cannery has remained closed since Nevada’s statewide casino closures more than five years ago. Boyd Gaming, which owns the property, determined that demand in the local market did not justify reopening the resort. Company officials said the decision followed a lengthy review of financial and operational considerations. Built in 2008, the Eastside Cannery featured…