The property included a hotel with 904 rooms, more than 90,000 square feet of gaming space, and two restaurants. Proceeds from the auction will go to The Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City.ĭesigned by Martin Stern Jr., the vacant casino at 2500 Boardwalk operated from May of 1984 until September of 2014. “Bidding is now open to be the one to press the button to start the implosion.” “You have a chance to be part of this city’s colorful history, as it says farewell to Trump Plaza,” writes Bodnar Auction Sales of Atlantic City, the auctioneer, on its website. The winner doesn’t have to pay for the dynamite or place the explosives around the property-just push a button and watch the fireworks. The event is being marketed as an unusual way for the winning bidder to relieve frustration about the past four years of the Trump presidency, the pandemic, the loss of jobs in Atlantic City, the lack of respect for Brutalism, whatever might be on their mind. The implosion had originally been set for January 29 but has been pushed back to an as-of-yet-undetermined date, likely in February. The city is taking bids on the right to blow up the former Trump Plaza casino for charity in early 2021, shortly after President Donald Trump is scheduled to leave the White House on January 20.

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