trump plaza hotel and casino atlantic city

' was the epicentre of major events - the Tyson fights, Wrestlemania, you name it,' Small said. Though the property now enjoys a reputation as a hazard to the Atlantic City boardwalk when the wind blows off the ocean, Trump Plaza was once a gem among Donald Trump's personal real estate portfolio, as well the countless crowds drawn to its then-opulent pedigree. (Marty Small Sr./Facebook) Proud past, ignoble present He's the one who came up with the idea to hold an auction for charity, after learning that the owners of the land on which Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino sits planned on imploding the property. has been mayor of the Atlantic City, N.J. 19, and to date, the auction has raised approximately $175,000 US across 15 bids. The detonation itself is expected sometime in February 2021. The auction to detonate Trump Plaza concludes on Jan. ', we're well on our way to getting that building down and hopefully raising a lot of money for charity.' 'At the first demolition meeting, I said that I wanted to do something for charity for the Atlantic City youth,' he said. The idea of detonating the property was proposed by Icahn Enterprises, the company that, in 2018, gained control of the land on which Trump Plaza sits.īut the choice to turn detonation into an auction to raise money for the Boys and Girls Club of Atlantic City? That was all thanks to Small. 'As mayor, ultimately, I'm responsible for the health, safety and welfare of all people in the city,' Small told Day 6 host Brent Bambury. about the auction to detonate the Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino building, and he'll tell you flatly: It's not about politics, it's about fulfilling a promise he made to the people of Atlantic City.

Ask Atlantic City, N.J., mayor Marty Small Sr.

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