The history of this property goes back to 1980 when it opened as the original Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City (not to be confused with the current-day Golden Nugget by the marina), the sixth gaming hall in the city.GONE: All of These Restaurants in NJ Have Recently ClosedĪs is the case with many things in Atlantic City, there are storylines upon storylines with this casino but here's a very short version of its legacy.A high-rise at the Jersey Shore that has sat still for nearly a decade.
Trump Plaza came and went.Īnd then there's the old Atlantic Club. The Playboy became the Atlantis and the World's Fair before it got bulldozed. On the flip side, the Sands got demolished and nothing ever replaced it.