to the closure, a year had been spent cataloging more than 70,000 Stardust items to be auctioned off, including furniture, carpets, artwork, and palm trees. The five-day auction took place in the Stardust convention space a few weeks after the resort closed, and it attracted thousands of people. Boyd Gaming had considered preserving the 32-story tower and incorporating it into the Echelon project, but the company decided that a completely vacant parcel of land would be better. The 32-story and 9-story hotel towers would be demolished through implosion; they were stripped of their interior to minimize debris, leaving behind only the concrete and steel that made up the buildings. This process took several months to complete. Demolition crews worked on a total of 27 Stardust structures in the months after the closure. Pipes, wires, and glass were removed from the property, along with of asbestos. Smaller buildings were demolished in early 2007, and the two towers were imploded at 2:34 a.m. on March 13, 2007, after a four-minute fireworks show. Thousands of spectators watched the implosion from nearby areas. The towers contained more than 500,000 tons of concrete and steel, and it took more than 20 minutes for the resulting dust to disappear. The debris clean-up was expected to take two months. The implosion was overseen by Controlled Demolition, Inc., which had handled every prior resort implosion on the Las Vegas Strip. The 32-story tower is the tallest building to ever be imploded on the Strip. Redevelopment and legacy Boyd postponed the Echelon project in 2008, amid poor economic conditions caused by the Great Recession. In March 2013, Boyd sold the unfinished Echelon project to Genting Group, which planned to complete the project as a new property called Resorts World Las Vegas. It was initially expected to open in 2016, but was delayed several times because of design changes. It opened in June 2021. The Stardust name would continue to be used for other Boyd properties, including the Stardust Suite at the Orleans resort in Las Vegas, and the Stardust Event Center at the Blue Chip resort in Indiana. As of 2020, the Stardust name retains its wide name recognition, spanning across multiple generations and throughout the United States. Boyd Gaming, surprised by the brand's lasting popularity, launched an online casino game in 2020 called Stardust Social Casino. In March 2021, Boyd partnered with FanDuel to create online casinos in