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Threads collapsed expanded unthreaded. People get taken in, but the failure of Atlantic City shows the reality behind the boasts. This flashy monument was created by sculptor Michael MacLeod, who was never paid for his work. The Berlin Wall was seen as permanent. They live in a place that Trump helped ruin, yet still believe in him. Facebook Twitter Pinterest. One such place is the grounds of the Taj, where an elephant has the Trump name emblazoned below its feet. I found that extraordinary. Loading comments… Trouble loading? The gigantic Revel, now known as the Ocean Resort Casino, was another expensive failure. Rose found a similarly bleak picture nearby, at the abandoned human resources offices of Trump Entertainment Resorts. The Revel is this surreal modernist glass world. In the roaring 20s, Atlantic City was the place to be. Reuse this content. Perhaps only then will Atlantic City be cleansed. He believes there are Atlantic Citys all across the country. Show 25 25 50 All. Drug use and crime is so high, and this is something we see in other American cities, too, like Baltimore and Cleveland, where a commercial centre dwarfs the rest of the society. Two, the Trump Castle and the Taj, now have new owners, but the famous Trump Plaza, which once hosted Wrestlemania and Mike Tyson fights, stands derelict and is set to be demolished. His legacy still haunts the boardwalk. One day it will all be washed away. Order by newest oldest recommendations. He photographed a family of stray cats nesting in a spot where gamblers might once have collapsed in a drunken stupor.

When photographer Brian Rose arrived in the city inthe bankrupt Taj was practically empty. His grim shot of a pigeon lying dead on the ground outside, beneath large pictures of strenuously grinning Trump employees, perfectly captures an area that now seems bereft of opportunity. The resulting book, Atlantic City, contains a foreword by Pulitzer prize-winning architecture critic Paul Goldberger.

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The fact that the coast is freezing cold for at least two thirds of the year also makes it a grey and isolated place. It would be unfair, however, to put the blame solely on the 45th president of the United States. As a photographer, that means you have to pay attention to what is out there now.