By Wayne Parry •
Updated on January 21, 2021 at 6:11 pm
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A former Atlantic City casino built by former President Trump will be imploded on Feb. 17, and city officials announced a new auction connected to it to raise money for a youth charity.
The city originally planned to auction off the right to press the button that would have imploded the former Trump Plaza on Jan. 29.
But billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who owns the building, objected to that plan on safety grounds, saying people could be injured by flying debris.
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The Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino and Caesars Atlantic City Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, N.J. | AP Photo
Auction planned for seats to view demolition of Trump Plaza in Atlantic City
Bidders could soon compete for a front-row seat to watch the demolition of Trump Plaza, the vacant, derelict former Atlantic City casino that once featured the former president s name in glowing red letters.
An auction for the right to press the button to blow up the building, which has been vacant since 2014, fell through this week because of opposition from the owner. Joe Bodnar, owner of Bodnar‘s Auction which ran the original auction, said he expects to hold another auction for seats at a “viewing party” to watch the tower come down sometime next month.