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The Implosion of the Sands Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City |
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Pinnacle Entertainment, cleared the way for its planned multi-billion-dollar gaming resort at the heart of the famed Boardwalk with a spectacular implosion of the former Sands Casino Hotel. The nitroglycerin-fueled blast marked the first nighttime implosion in New Jersey and first-ever casino-hotel implosion on the East Coast.
New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine joined top Pinnacle executives to activate the detonator triggering the first-ever implosion of an east coast casino hotel ending the Sands 26 year run in Atlantic City.
Bader TV invited the NJ Twins to report on the wonder of the implosion - always searching for a good story.
Facing competition from Las Vegas and neighboring states plus other economic, social, and cultural factors, Pinnacle's decision to remake the resort as a national destination signals a new era in Atlantic City business.
Today, all that remains of the Sands is more than 100,000 tons of rubble from the casino and the 21-story hotel tower, which is scheduled to be removed in 5,000 truckloads for recycling into road construction material.
More than 700 guests of Pinnacle attended the implosion, including Gov. Jon S. Corzine, other prominent state and local public officials, members of the New Jersey and Atlantic City business, labor and civic communities, and members of the company's corporate family. Thousands of members of the public witnessed the implosion from the Atlantic City beach and Boardwalk, with hundreds of other spectators watching from the roofs and windows of nearby resorts.
Using 400 pounds of dynamite, it took about 18 seconds to drop the 21-story building which first opened in 1980 as the Brighton Hotel & Casino.
The twins were on hand for the event, which was planned with great attention to every detail, began with a six-minute, state-of-the-art fireworks show, and the largest rooftop fireworks display ever in New Jersey. The countdown began following the fireworks, concluding as Gov. Corzine pressed a plunger for the 17-second implosion. In preparation for the implosion, the demolition team set 550 charges on the 1st, 2nd, 5th, 10th and 15th floors of the Sands.
The Sands covered approximately 6.5 acres of Pinnacle Atlantic City's current 20-acre site. The Sands, which opened in 1980 as the Brighton Casino Hotel, was among the smallest of the city's casino hotels, and was acquired by Pinnacle in November 2006.
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