Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. hopes the former Trump Plaza site will be developed into a mixed-used property, not another casino.
The implosion of Trump Plaza is seen here in February of 2021. Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small supports a mixed-use development taking its place. (Image:
Associated Press)
The Boardwalk casino resort developed and once owned by former President Donald Trump came tumbling down last month. The property is a prime location in the city’s center, as it’s positioned at the end of the Atlantic City Expressway where the main artery brings in travelers to the gambling mecca.
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State officials are asking residents to avoid unnecessary travel during Thursday’s snow storm, but if you have to head out, there are vehicle restrictions on many of the Lehigh Valley’s major highways.
The heaviest precipitation was forecasted for mid-morning to mid-afternoon Thursday, with most calling for between 4 and 8 inches of snow.
While major roads were plowed or salted Thursday morning, by the 11 a.m. visibility was bad and many were snow covered.
Multiple crashes were reported in the early morning on I-476 and Route 422, including a multi-vehicle crash at about 8:19 a.m. on Route 422 at Penn Avenue in the Reading area.
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Trump’s First Atlantic City Casino Is Imploded, And Spectators Marvel At The Symbolism
arrow The Trump Plaza hotel and casino falls to the ground when it is demolished in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 John Angelillo/UPI/Shutterstock
The Trump name was officially vanquished Wednesday from the town that brought the former president so much fame, fortune, and failure, as the long crumbling Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in the heart of Atlantic City was finally imploded.
Donald Trump’s three Atlantic City casinos all ultimately fell into bankruptcy and were sold, but after he opened Trump Plaza, his first, in 1984, his name became entwined with this resort town on the ocean. That Trumpian symbolism hung heavy in the cold air as the last building in town with his name on it was blown to rubble with 3,000 sticks of dynamite.