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Trump Plaza is a closed hotel and casino on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey, owned by Trump Entertainment Resorts. Designed by architect Martin Stern, Jr., it operated from May 1984 to September 2014.〔http://www.trumpplaza.com/d/trumpplaza/media/message.pdf〕 ==History== Harrah's at Trump Plaza opened on May 15, 1984, as a joint venture between the Trump Organization and Holiday Inn subsidiary Harrah's. Trump built the complex and it was managed by Harrah's and contained 614 rooms, seven restaurants, a health club, a 750-seat showroom and a 60,000 sq.ft. casino all on a narrow 2.6-acre plot of land next to Caesars Atlantic City. Within five months, the Harrah's name was removed from the casino and it became known only as Trump Plaza Part of the reason for this is that Harrah's was commonly associated and attracted low-rolling gamblers, but Trump had built 85 high-roller suites, which were rarely used. Revenue for the seven months it was open in 1984 the casino was placed seventh out of the ten casinos operating in the city at the time, which led to Trump taking over the entire casino from Harrah's. In 1989, the East Tower of the complex was opened, expanding the resort to a total of 906 rooms. The East Tower is a former Holiday Inn constructed in the 1960s, but closed after gambling was approved in 1976 with the intention of becoming the Penthouse Hotel and Casino. Trump later purchased the unfinished casino project, demolished the shell that was to become the casino, renovated the tower and covered its brick facade in white stucco to match the rest of the casino. Trump Plaza hosted the Wrestlemania IV and Wrestlemania V events in 1988 and 1989 respectively. Although the World Wrestling Federation billed the events as being held at the Trump Plaza and Casino, in reality Trump was only the sponsor of both events, which were in fact held at the nearby Atlantic City Convention Hall. The complex was at the center of a major eminent domain court case in the mid-1990s, when Trump Enterprises sought to obtain the property of Vera Coking, a retired homeowner whose house was adjacent to Trump Plaza.〔("In Atlantic City, the widow vs. the real-estate mogul" ). The Philadelphia Inquirer (February 14, 1997). Retrieved April 4, 2012.〕 In ''Coking vs. C.R.D.A., Donald Trump, and Trump Plaza'', Coking was victorious,〔(Law Offices of Glenn A. Zeitz )〕 and plans to build a limousine parking lot on her property were thwarted. Coking was represented Pro bono, by Institute for Justice (IJ) 〔http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmM4ZBoppNQ〕 On May 24, 2011, Trump Entertainment Resorts announced that a decision would be made within two months to either sell the casino or to renovate and expand it, possibly with a joint venture partner. In February 2013, the company proposed to sell the property for $20 million to the Meruelo Group, a California-based company whose businesses include the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno. Meruelo planned to make significant investments in the property and rename it. In April 2013, the deal was put on hold when Trump Entertainment was unable to obtain a release of its mortgage. Carl Icahn, senior lender for the mortgage, declined to approve the sale for the proposed price.〔Wittkowski, Donald. ("Carl Icahn won't approve sale of Trump Plaza for $20M" ), ''The Press of Atlantic City''. Accessed August 2, 2013.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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