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...Mirage, which features a tropical theme, boasts white tigers, a 20,000-gal. aquarium and a 54-ft. mock volcano that erupts every 15 min. in pina colada-scented fumes. Diversions at the nearby Excalibur include jugglers, jesters and jousting knights. Youngsters can win prizes at a boardwalk-like Fantasy Faire, while marriage-minded grownups can don medieval costumes and say their vows in the Canterbury Wedding Chapel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When You're Hot, You're Hot | 7/2/1990 | See Source »

Approached from the boardwalk, the facade of the Taj Mahal actually looks edible, the work of a candymaker gone mad. The building sprawls along 17 beach-front acres, resembling a vast white meringue, iced with 70 fruit- flavored minarets and topped off with dribbles of gold. Peppermint lampposts line walkways that are guarded by nine stone elephants, among the very few decorative items on the property that are not fiberglass. The sculptors made sure the trunks swooped upward, an Indian sign for good luck. "We're striving for authenticity," explains architect Francis Xavier Dumont, 34, "where guests will feel like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: A Candymaker Went Mad | 4/9/1990 | See Source »

...boardwalk in Atlantic City sits "The Donald's" billion-dollar gumdrop. The design is preposterous, the decor outlandish -- but then, did anyone expect the Waldorf...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page | 4/9/1990 | See Source »

...casino battle, Trump fought Griffin in a vicious take-over battle for control of the boardwalk. In the end, Griffin won Resorts, which is now almost bankrupt. Trump ended up with a lot of cash, which he used to finish the Taj Maha! casino located conveniently next to Resorts...

Author: By Beth L. Pinsker, | Title: Freedom at Fire Sale Prices | 3/21/1990 | See Source »

Although it still has a beautifully raw natural setting, the Atlantic City which 30 years ago would have spent the spring sweeping its Boardwalk and polishing its wares is now a forgotten town whose only visible outdoor activity is that of window washers cleaning the tinted glass of TRUMP PALACE...

Author: By Philip M. Rubin, | Title: What Casinos Did to a Seaside Playground | 2/17/1990 | See Source »

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