The former real estate developer has owned up to four casinos in the northeast gambling capital: apart from Trump Plaza there was also Trump World's Fair which closed in 1999, Trump Marina which was sold by creditors in 2011, and the Trump Taj Mahal which closed in 2016. Trump had already filed a lawsuit in 2014 asking that his name be removed from the building's facade, believing its presence there was bad for the Trump name and brand. Trump Plaza, the first casino Donald Trump ever built and a faded vestige of Atlantic City’s glamorous past. Icahn has not said what he will do with the land once the building is destroyed. Trumps Atlantic City Casino Is Demolished. In mid-June, Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small announced the building's demolition, after taking legal action over what he considered to be a danger to residents. Since 2016, the two-building complex has belonged to billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who was one of Trump's main Atlantic City financiers. On several occasions during storms, pieces of its exterior have fallen onto the seaside promenade that runs alongside the building. It opened in 1984 and has undergone little to no maintenance since shuttering.
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