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Noticed this recent closing. I'm planning to be in the area later this year so this is a lost opportunity.
When it opened in 1957 at a cost of $15 million, the Tropicana was one of Las Vegas's most luxurious hotels Credit: Richard I'Anson/The Image Bank Unreleased
The Tropicana casino featured in the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever, starring Sean Connery Credit: The Kobal Collection
Guests are invited to gamble for one final time before the casino closes Credit: Brian Prahl/Splash News
The Tropicana hosted Frank Sinatra and other Rat Pack stars Credit: Screen Archives/Moviepix Casino Royale
The owner of the longtime favourite, currently operated by Best Western, is planning to build a new 699ft tall resort on the plot.
GF: FORT KNOX
Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA
Used for exterior and aerial shots only. The approach road (Gold Vault Rd) was recreated at Pinewood Studios, on the edge with Black Park.
Viewed from the highway by me.
Adjacent to the military base and accessed from the highway side, I enjoyed the General Patton Museum which had a lot more than WWII items on display.
Plus I was aware an item from GF was still on display somewhere on site but I wasn't able to immediately locate it circuiting through.
So I ended up at the Gift Shop asking the staff where the U.S. Gold Bullion Depository model used in GF was located. Of course it was there in the Gift Shop to my immediate left.
No opportunity to poke my head up from below and peek out, but still. Pretty thrilling.
Fabulous! I had no idea this was on display.
Here's the touristy gold bar magnet souvenir (3/4 inch x 1-3/4 inch) I purchased in the gift shop at the General George Patton Museum of Leadership, Fort Knox, Kentucky.
I sampled the water at Saratoga (yuk) and had a mineral bath (mud baths are no longer available which was fine by me), and saw all the midcentury motels and diners my heart could desire. Some places Fleming visited, some he might have done, and some he definitely didn't (like the Star Trek museum). Brilliant time.
I've explored every Bond location except Jamaica. No Street View there.
New York would be excellent, wanna see it return in the films. I bought one of the items seen in the voodoo shop, and tracking revealed that it came from NY...
I might have to ask you for a map! I live in NYC and have never tried any Bond related excursions in the area.
What maps are you using?
I’ve used street view in Jamaica.
https://www.onthetracksof007.com/maps