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Eastside Cannery Casino and Hotel

Opened August 28, 2008

Closed March 18, 2020

Eastside Cannery opened on August 28, 2008, on Boulder Highway, replacing the smaller Nevada Palace on a larger redeveloped site. Construction had begun while parts of the older hotel-casino continued operating. Nevada Palace closed on February 29, 2008, and was cleared; its roadside area became parking in front of the new resort.

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AI-generated editorial illustration of Eastside Cannery tower and entrance sign at night, depicting the former building.

The history of Eastside Cannery Casino and Hotel.

A brief history of Eastside Cannery Casino and Hotel

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Eastside Cannery opened on August 28, 2008, on Boulder Highway, replacing the smaller Nevada Palace on a larger redeveloped site. Construction had begun while parts of the older hotel-casino continued operating. Nevada Palace closed on February 29, 2008, and was cleared; its roadside area became parking in front of the new resort.

The new Eastside Cannery was more than a change of signs. Its hotel, casino, restaurants, ballroom and entertainment spaces created a much larger destination. It borrowed the industrial theme of the original Cannery in North Las Vegas, while serving a different neighborhood of the Valley. The two Cannery properties were sister resorts, not successive names for one building.

Boyd Gaming acquired both properties on December 20, 2016. Its filing identified the Eastside operating company as Nevada Palace, LLC, a surviving legal name. That company name does not mean the demolished Nevada Palace casino and the later Eastside resort were the same physical property.

Eastside Cannery closed to the public on March 18, 2020, during the statewide pandemic shutdown. Unlike the North Las Vegas Cannery, it never reopened. Boyd later said there was insufficient demand to bring it back, with some business having shifted to nearby Sam’s Town.

The closure became permanent. Demolition plans were announced in October 2025, and the hotel tower was imploded shortly after 2 a.m. on March 5, 2026. Boyd’s June 2026 filing confirmed the implosion and described work to clear and restore the land as underway. Possible housing redevelopment was discussed; it was not an operating replacement casino.

The map preserves a point within the former main building’s outline. Some community mapping still labels that outline as a building, but the demolition evidence takes precedence: visitors should understand it as a former site. Nevada Palace’s approximate roadside location lies farther west within the larger redevelopment area. The two points show successive uses of the same broader site, without claiming identical walls or footprints.

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Sources and context

  1. Nevada Palace closes; Eastside opens

    OCM Holdco 2012 Form 10-K, business chronology / Eastside Cannery: Nevada Palace operated temporarily after September 2006 gaming-asset acquisition, closed 29 February 2008; Eastside replaced it and opened 28 August 2008. Relevant full body read.

  2. The new resort and its facilities

    OCM Holdco 2008 Form 10-K, 2008 Highlights and Eastside Cannery/Nevada Palace sections: new multi-story hotel, gaming, ballroom and entertainment venues; construction in 2007. Historic descriptions, not standing 2026 facilities.

  3. Where the old casino stood

    Arnold M. Knightly, 29 February 2008 farewell report, opening: older casino to make way for parking fronting the new Eastside Cannery. Relevant indexed body read; full 403 respected. Different footprints within a larger site.

  4. Boyd’s 2016 acquisition

    Item 8.01, completed 20 December 2016 acquisition; Nevada Palace LLC is Eastside’s legal operating company, not proof that original Nevada Palace building survived.

  5. Last operating closure in March 2020

    Eastside Cannery property description and closure table: closed to public since 18 March 2020; still shut at report date. Relevant retained PDF read. Later permanent closure/demolition established by 2025/2026 sources.

  6. Boyd decides against reopening

    October 2025 reporting of Boyd announcement: insufficient demand to reopen, demolition decision; some business migrated to Sam’s Town. Relevant article section read; future disposal/redevelopment is not completed housing.

  7. Actual implosion in March 2026

    KTNV post-event report: actual implosion just after 2 a.m. on 5 March 2026; closed since 2020, future housing only possible. Relevant text read; video/images not researched, selected or downloaded.

  8. Company confirmation of demolition and site work

    Boyd June 30, 2026 Form 10-Q, Note 9 property table footnote (1), printed page 21: closure 18 March 2020; imploded firstquarter 2026; clearing/restoring land underway. Filing still lists property for reporting; that is not evidence it remains operating.

  9. Former main-building outline

    Way 279261340 v 3 dated 24 April 2023, inside named site 276981668 v 8. Full geometry/history retrieved 21 October 2026;36.1078,-115.0564 inside former main building. Community building tag predates 2026 demolition and is not proof of a standing building.

The preserved map building outline predates the March 2026 demolition. Its stale building tag does not show current standing walls or visitor access.

The last company filing checked describes land clearing as underway in June 2026. Future residential use was proposed; completed redevelopment has not been established here.

This site through time

Replaced Nevada Palace Hotel and Casino

August 28, 2008

Eastside Cannery replaced Nevada Palace within a larger Boulder Highway redevelopment. Construction proceeded while parts of Nevada Palace still operated; the older casino closed February 29, 2008, and its roadside area became frontage parking. Eastside opened August 28, 2008, in a new main building farther east. The former properties share a broader site, not identical walls or footprints. Eastside later closed in 2020 and was demolished in 2026.

Historical source — OCM Holdco 2008 Form 10-K, Eastside Cannery/Nevada Palace and 2008 Highlights: replacement, continued old operations, closure29February2008, new opening28August2008. Contemporary LVRJ29February2008 farewell report establishes old site became parking in front of new resort; distinct footprint. BoydJune2026 Note9 confirms later closure and implosion.

  • The exact original Nevada Palace footprint has not been reconstructed. Its map point is approximate roadfront vicinity, separate from the later main-building point.
  • Nevada Palace LLC survived as the later property’s operating-company name; this legal continuity does not establish unchanged physical buildings.

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Eastside Cannery Casino and Hotel

The map identifies the property area. It does not identify an entrance or a walking route.

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Sources, image credits and the limits of what we know.

Historical sources9 documents and records

  1. Nevada Palace closes; Eastside opens

    OCM Holdco 2012 Form 10-K, business chronology / Eastside Cannery: Nevada Palace operated temporarily after September 2006 gaming-asset acquisition, closed 29 February 2008; Eastside replaced it and opened 28 August 2008. Relevant full body read.

  2. The new resort and its facilities

    OCM Holdco 2008 Form 10-K, 2008 Highlights and Eastside Cannery/Nevada Palace sections: new multi-story hotel, gaming, ballroom and entertainment venues; construction in 2007. Historic descriptions, not standing 2026 facilities.

  3. Where the old casino stood

    Arnold M. Knightly, 29 February 2008 farewell report, opening: older casino to make way for parking fronting the new Eastside Cannery. Relevant indexed body read; full 403 respected. Different footprints within a larger site.

  4. Boyd’s 2016 acquisition

    Item 8.01, completed 20 December 2016 acquisition; Nevada Palace LLC is Eastside’s legal operating company, not proof that original Nevada Palace building survived.

  5. Last operating closure in March 2020

    Eastside Cannery property description and closure table: closed to public since 18 March 2020; still shut at report date. Relevant retained PDF read. Later permanent closure/demolition established by 2025/2026 sources.

  6. Boyd decides against reopening

    October 2025 reporting of Boyd announcement: insufficient demand to reopen, demolition decision; some business migrated to Sam’s Town. Relevant article section read; future disposal/redevelopment is not completed housing.

  7. Actual implosion in March 2026

    KTNV post-event report: actual implosion just after 2 a.m. on 5 March 2026; closed since 2020, future housing only possible. Relevant text read; video/images not researched, selected or downloaded.

  8. Company confirmation of demolition and site work

    Boyd June 30, 2026 Form 10-Q, Note 9 property table footnote (1), printed page 21: closure 18 March 2020; imploded firstquarter 2026; clearing/restoring land underway. Filing still lists property for reporting; that is not evidence it remains operating.

  9. Former main-building outline

    Way 279261340 v 3 dated 24 April 2023, inside named site 276981668 v 8. Full geometry/history retrieved 21 October 2026;36.1078,-115.0564 inside former main building. Community building tag predates 2026 demolition and is not proof of a standing building.

What remains uncertain2 notes on context and interpretation
  • The preserved map building outline predates the March 2026 demolition. Its stale building tag does not show current standing walls or visitor access.
  • The last company filing checked describes land clearing as underway in June 2026. Future residential use was proposed; completed redevelopment has not been established here.
Image credits1 image with source information

AI-generated editorial illustration of Eastside Cannery tower and entrance sign at night, depicting the former building.

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Source reference: User-supplied reference photograph received 21 October 2026. This URL identifies the intended Property use, not the original photograph source.

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