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During the crisis, I decided to go back in time and tell stories about my Las Vegas adventures during my 10 years here. This is the first part of the series.<\/em><\/p>\n

In February 2015, Riviera announced that its doors would close forever on May 4. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority purchased it to expand the Las Vegas Convention Center. It bragged at the time that it would have frontage on the Strip, something the group felt was important. However, that Strip frontage is currently for sale, which is an entirely different story.<\/p>\n

I will write later about Riviera\u2019s last days. For now, I will tell the story about our liquidation sale adventures. It is still my favorite memory of living in Las Vegas. <\/p>\n

Riviera Pinball Hall of Fame<\/h3>\n

My daughter and I would occasionally play at the Pinball Hall of Fame at Riviera. There were two games there not available at the main location by UNLV.<\/p>\n

She was sad to hear Riviera was closing. We played a few times towards the end until the pinball machines were pulled a few days before the entire property shuttered. She went with me for many of my Riviera adventures during the liquidation sale.<\/p>\n

Here is a before and after picture of my daughter’s favorite game spot at the Riviera Pinball Hall of Fame:<\/p>\n