ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — It was not the biggest or the best implosion ever. An auction for the right to detonate the dynamite to begin the implosion of Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, N.J., fizzled. The tower came down shortly after 9 a.m. amid a huge cloud of dust and an eruption of cheers. “It’s an end of a not-so-great era,” said Jennifer Owen, 50, who bid $575 to win a front-row seat at a V.I.P. breakfast in an oceanfront pavilion with a direct view of the implosion.

Source: New York Times February 17, 2021 10:01 UTC