and couldn’t get back to sleep because he was so excited to get the “eyesore of Trump Plaza” down.īut in its heyday, the former casino was the jewel of the real estate developer’s casino empire. Mayor Marty Small told the paper he woke at 4:13 a.m. More than 100 people lined the New Jersey beach to watch the implosion of the Boardwalk casino that had fallen into disrepair after it was shuttered in 2014, the Press of Atlantic City said. Overall, it took the structure less than 20 seconds to collapse - crashing down in a giant cloud of dust that enveloped the beach and Boardwalk.

The last remnant of former President Donald Trump’s once-glamorous Atlantic City casino empire was demolished early Wednesday.Īt 9:08 a.m., the former Trump Plaza casino was razed in a controlled explosion, crumbling “like a deck of cards” as Fire Chief Scott Evans had earlier predicted. Where is Stevie Nicks performing on her recently expanded 2023-24 tour? Here’s how to get tickets to Frankie Valli’s farewell tour today In 1993, Donald Trump bought several lots around his Atlantic City casino and hotel, intending to build a parking lot designed for limousines. Where are Steve Martin and Martin Short going on their extended tour? Creed is going on tour for the first time since 2012.

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