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The casino of a former president of the United States, Donald Trump, in the city of Atlantic City, exploded with 3,000 sticks of dynamite. The 39-story former Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in New Jersey’s east coast city was demolished in a controlled manner Wednesday. Television footage showed a dense cloud of dust rising and coming to rest on the adjacent beach.
“The Trump era in Atlantic City is officially over,” Mayor Marty Small said in an interview with US financial broadcaster Bloomberg. The New Jersey state city classified the skyscraper on the famous Boardwalk not only as an eyesore, but also as a safety risk to passersby due to its deterioration.
The casino, which opened in 1984, closed its doors in 2014 and the building has not received any maintenance since. Parts of the facade fell onto the sidewalk several times during the storms. After the shutdown, Trump took legal action to have his name removed from the facade. The real estate mogul feared that the vacant skyscraper could damage his reputation. The building complex has been owned by billionaire Carl Icahn since 2016.
Trump’s first property
Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small announced the building’s demolition last June after taking legal action over the danger to local residents. In December he announced an auction for the right to pull the trigger on the detonation. The auction, the proceeds of which should benefit a youth organization, was later canceled.
Trump Plaza was Trump’s first property in Atlantic City. Meanwhile, he owned four casinos in the gambling metropolis. All were closed between 1999 and 2016. Trump Entertainment Resorts, the company that operated Trump’s real estate in Atlantic City, filed for bankruptcy three times between 2004 and 2014. (AFP)
