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Traymore with a massive concrete structure that would rival the Marlborough-Blenheim. Price's Traymore was built directly behind the 1906 tower, and was designed to take advantage of its ocean views: hotel wings jutted out further from the central tower toward
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Traymore was the largest (though not highest) structure yet demolished. The spectacle is captured in the 1980 film
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177:Architect(s)
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1358:Holiday Inn
1301:Econo Lodge
1265:The Chelsea
1141:Trump Plaza
588:Louis Malle
475:Walter Reed
164:Floor count
104: /
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1417:Categories
1337:Ambassador
772:January 1,
641:References
356:Marylander
338:Beginnings
332:New Jersey
141:Demolished
92:74°25′43″W
89:39°21′25″N
1390:Shelburne
1370:President
1367:Mayflower
1253:Boardwalk
1172:Penthouse
1089:Tropicana
1074:Hard Rock
1057:Boardwalk
516:Caribbean
439:opened a
433:Taj Mahal
399:Chalfonte
370:Expansion
352:Boardwalk
271:Architect
133:Renovated
1395:Traymore
1381:Sea-View
1344:Brighton
1341:Breakers
1316:Sheraton
1280:Showboat
1223:Landry's
1155:Canceled
1115:Harrah's
936:Archived
901:June 25,
876:June 23,
743:June 23,
714:July 27,
617:See also
514:and the
294:71001049
282:Art Deco
59:Location
1385:Senator
1311:Madison
1162:Camelot
1105:Borgata
1084:Resorts
1069:Caesars
1064:Bally's
1050:Casinos
689:June 9,
512:Florida
469:as the
405:hotels.
360:Ireland
208:Parking
125:Opening
70:Address
1353:Dennis
1330:Former
1196:Owners
1182:Sahara
1124:Former
1098:Marina
996:220 ft
920:Forbes
1289:Other
1187:Other
1167:Dunes
1136:Sands
1079:Ocean
733:(PDF)
577:film
149:Owner
903:2011
878:2011
774:2019
745:2011
716:2023
691:2012
489:The
483:Cuba
401:and
322:The
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136:1956
120:1930
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