Former President Donald Trump’s hotel and casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, were demolished Wednesday morning.
The former Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino has been closed since 2014. The building, which was once a staple on the Boardwalk, has deteriorated so much in recent years that pieces of it have begun to peel.
By 09:08 it was destroyed and left a large heap of debris and smoke.
Bernie Dillon, the casino’s former event manager, said the hotel used to be an excellent venue for celebrities.
“The way we put Trump Plaza and the city of Atlantic City on the map for the whole world was really amazing. Everyone, from Hulk Hogan to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, it was the whole spectrum of personalities, ‘he said. One night before a Tyson fight, I stopped dead in my tracks and watched about four rows while the place was full, and there were two guys leaning in and having a private conversation: Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty. ‘
“It was very much like this: you walked in Madonna and Sean Penn, Barbra Streisand and Don Johnson, Muhammad Ali would be there, Oprah sitting with Donald ring,” Dillon recalls. “It was a special time. I’m sorry to see how it goes. ”
Trump severed ties with the casino in 2009 after a series of bankruptcies, but his name continued to adorn the building for some time, according to The New York Times. Billionaire investor Carl C. Icahn obtained it from bankruptcy in 2016, the newspaper reported.
The demolition comes less than a month since Joe Biden was sworn in as president.
