LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) – A storied Las Vegas condo complex with decades of history is getting ready to take its final bow.
Monday morning, the first building on site was demolished, marking the beginning of the end of The Paradise Spa.
Before we break down the future plans for demolition, FOX5 is taking a look into the past.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, Tom Reese worked security and maintenance at The Paradise Spa.
“At that time there wasn’t a person in Las Vegas that didn’t know The Paradise Spa,” Reese says.
He remembers a luxurious lake, and streets crawling with the rich and famous.
“It was beautiful. I mean, all the lawns were cut perfectly, thank you very much,” Reese says.
Monday morning, he watched as the first building came down.
“Because of what has become, I’m glad to see it,” Reese says.
Over the years, FOX5 has told you about a number of fires at the complex.
The Paradise Spa Homeowners Association President, Dennis Snapp, says the eight burnt buildings on site are scheduled to come down one-per-week.
He says the remaining buildings will be torn down after ownership is transferred to Taylor Morrison, which he’s expecting to be in early September.
“A bittersweet beginning to the end of the Paradise Spa,” Snapp says.
He says right now, about 60 units are still occupied. Anyone who lives on property will have to move out by the end of July, and he worries about their ability to find somewhere else affordable to live.
“We have some people here who pay next to nothing in rent,” Snapp says. “Finding housing at their income in Vegas is not easy.”
Adrianne Osborne says the spa was a landing spot that helped get her back on her feet.
“It really helped us cause the rate was low, at a time that we really needed that,” she says.
Now, she’s saying goodbye to her home of six years. She was moving out Monday morning, ahead of the deadline to beat the summer heat.
Taylor Morrison is under contract to purchase the property. Their official plans for redevelopment have not been released.
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