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Donna Knorr Photographs of Sands Casino Demolition PDF Print E-mail
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Date: 2007
Collection Number: H058

Extent: 76 digital photographs (18.4 MB)

Repository: Alfred M. Heston Collection, Atlantic City Free Public Library, 1 North Tennessee Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401 (609) 345-2269.

Preferred Citation: Donna Knorr Photographs of Sands Casino Demolition, Alfred M. Heston Collection, Atlantic City Free Public Library.

Creator:
Donna Knorr worked for the Sands Casino in Atlantic City for 10 years. After Pinnacle Entertainment bought the Sands in 2006, Knorr worked for Pinnacle. Her unique position allowed her access to take photographs during the demolition work on the building. She shot the digital images for her memory book and simultaneously donated the digital files to the Atlantic City Free Public Library.

Sources:
Correspondence with Donna Knorr, October 2007.


IN-DEPTH INFORMATION ABOUT THE COLLECTION

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Sands Casino Demolition, 18 October 2007. Photographs by Donna Knorr.  From the Donna Knorr Photographs of Sands Casino Demolition, Alfred M. Heston Collection, Atlantic City Free Public Library (Files H058.101807.0360 and H058.101807.482).
Scope and Content:

This collection contains 76 digital photographs in JPG compressed format, taken over the course of August, September, and October 2007. The photographs depict the demolition work at the Sands Casino in Atlantic City before its implosion on October 18, 2007. There are five photographs from the night of the implosion. The collection includes interior and exterior photographs.

System of Arrangement:
Photographs are arranged by date. An inventory of the images is below.

This is a digital collection, burned to CD-Rom in December 2007. It is also stored on the hard drive of the Heston Room computer. Reference prints are available in the Heston Room.

OTHER INFORMATION FOR USERS OF THE COLLECTION

Access Points:
Sands Casino – Atlantic City (N.J.)
Pinnacle Entertainment
Wrecking – New Jersey
Construction and demolition debris

Related Materials: The Library has many books related to the Casino industry in Atlantic City. Those interested in this topic should search the Library Catalog , using subject headings like:
Casinos – Economic aspects
Casinos – New Jersey
Casinos – Social aspects
Gambling – New Jersey – Atlantic City
Gambling – Social aspects

Within the Heston Collection, related holdings include Vertical Files on the Sands Casino and Pinnacle Entertainment, periodicals with articles relating to casino spending and management, and reports about the economic impact of gambling on Atlantic City.

A related collection of archival material is the Stan and Mary Sladek Collection of Sands Casino Memorabilia, 1980-2004 (H014).

Processing Note: The collection is processed. Finding aid written by Heather Halpin, archivist, December 2007.

Copyright Notice: The Atlantic City Free Public Library owns the collection and the copyrights. Those wishing to reproduce materials from the collection must contact the Library to obtain the proper permissions.

ITEM LIST

File Name
 File Size
Description
 Date
H058.081607.1014a 22.3 KB
[Sands skywalk demolition]
16 Aug 2007
H058.081607.1015a 20.2 KB
[Sands skywalk demolition]
16 Aug 2007 
H058.081607.1411b
22.4 KB [Sands skywalk demolition]
16 Aug 2007 
H058.DEMO_MLK_4 40.5 KB
[Exterior of partially-demolished building with construction equipment. Taken from Martin Luther King Ave.]
31 Aug 2007
H058.DEMO_MLK_5 57.0 KB
[Exterior of partially-demolished building with construction equipment. Taken from Martin Luther King Ave.]
31 Aug 2007
H058.DEMO_MLK_6
55.0 KB
[Exterior of partially-demolished building with construction equipment. Taken from Martin Luther King Ave.]
31 Aug 2007
H058.DEMO_MLK_7 42.1 KB
[Exterior of partially-demolished building with construction equipment. Taken from Martin Luther King Ave.]
31 Aug 2007
H058.DEMO_MLK_8 53.3 KB
[Exterior of partially-demolished building with construction equipment. Taken from Martin Luther King Ave.] 31 Aug 2007
H058.DEMO_MLK_9 48.6 KB
[Exterior of partially-demolished building with construction equipment. Taken from Martin Luther King Ave.] 31 Aug 2007
H058.DEMO_MLK_10 55.5 KB
[Exterior of partially-demolished building with construction equipment. Taken from Martin Luther King Ave.]
31 Aug 2007
H058.DEMO_MLK_25 51.9 KB
[Exterior of partially-demolished building with construction equipment. Taken from Martin Luther King Ave.]
31 Aug 2007
H058.DEMO_MLK_27 59.0 KB
[Exterior of partially-demolished building with construction equipment. Taken from Martin Luther King Ave.]
31Aug 2007
H058.Quazi002
57.0 KB
Sands demolition
5 Sep 2007
H058.Quazi003
64.1 KB
Sands demolition 5 Sep 2007
H058.Quazi004 56.7 KB
Sands demolition
5 Sep 2007
H058.Quazi005
59.4 KB
Sands demolition
5 Sep 2007
H058.Quazi006
63.7 KB
Sands demolition
5 Sep 2007
H058.Quazi007
48.2 KB
Sands demolition
5 Sep 2007
H058.Quazi008
52.7 KB
Sands demolition
5 Sep 2007
H058.KABOOM001
39.9 KB
Sands demolition on Martin Luther King Ave. [test implosion]
7 Sep 2007
H058.KABOOM002
41.0 KB
Sands demolition on Martin Luther King Ave. [test implosion] 
7 Sep 2007
H058.KABOOM003
23.8 KB
Sands demolition on Martin Luther King Ave. [test implosion] 
7 Sep 2007
H058.KABOOM004
39.9 KB
Sands demolition on Martin Luther King Ave. [test implosion] 
7 Sep 2007
H058.KABOOM005
31.0 KB
Sands demolition on Martin Luther King Ave. [test implosion] 
7 Sep 2007
H058.KABOOM006
45.1 KB
Sands demolition on Martin Luther King Ave. [test implosion] 
7 Sep 2007
H058.KABOOM007
38.8 KB
Sands demolition on Martin Luther King Ave. [test implosion] 
7 Sep 2007
H058.100_1032
49.9 KB
[Interior demolition work]
before 24 Sep 2007
H058.100_1040
33.5 KB
[Interior demolition work] 
before 24 Sep 2007
H058.100_1041
32.6 KB
[Interior demolition work] 
before 24 Sep 2007
H058.100_1044
34.1 KB
[Interior demolition work] 
before 24 Sep 2007
H058.100_1208
53.4 KB
[Exterior demolition work]
before 24 Sep 2007
H058.100_1209
62.9 KB
[Exterior demolition work] 
before 24 Sep 2007
H058.100_1210
45.6 KB
[Exterior demolition work] 
before 24 Sep 2007
H058.100_1211
36.0 KB
[Exterior demolition work] 
before 24 Sep 2007
H058.100_1212
46.0 KB
[Exterior demolition work] 
before 24 Sep 2007
H058.100_1213
58.8 KB
[Exterior demolition work] 
before 24 Sep 2007
H058.100_1215
58.8 KB
[Exterior view of Sands garage]
before 24 Sep 2007
H058.100_1216 45.3 KB [Exterior view of Sands garage]
before 24 Sep 2007
H058.100_1217 35.7 KB
[Exterior view of Sands garage]
before 24 Sep 2007
H058.100_1221
67.6 KB
[Demolition debris at base of Sands garage] before 24 Sep 2007
H058.100_1224
34.8 KB
[Construction equipment and debris outside Sands building]
before 24 Sep 2007
H058.100_1225
26.8 KB
[Construction equipment and debris outside Sands building]
before 24 Sep 2007
H058.100_1253
38.6 KB
[Construction equipment around footings of Sands building]
before 24 Sep 2007
H058.100_1254
41.4 KB
[Footings of Sands building]
before 24 Sep 2007
H058.100_2211
66.6 KB
[Exterior of partially-demolished garage and Sands building]
before 24 Sep 2007
H058.100_2212
66.2 KB
[Exterior of partially-demolished garage and Sands building]
before 24 Sep 2007
H058.100_2214
55.2 KB
[Exterior of partially-demolished building with construction equipment]
before 24 Sep 2007
H058.100_2215 60.5 KB
[Exterior of partially-demolished building with construction equipment] 
before 24 Sep 2007
H058.100_2266
70.1 KB 
[Exterior of partially-demolished building with construction equipment (Aerial view)] 
before 24 Sep 2007
H058.100_2267 53.0 KB
 [Exterior view of Sands casino]
 before 24 Sep 2007
H058.100_2291 65.1 KB
 [Construction equipment and debris outside Sands building]
 before 24 Sep 2007
H058.100_2292
 70.7 KB
 [Construction equipment and debris outside Sands building] before 24 Sep 2007
H058.100_2293
 42.3 KB
 [Construction equipment and debris outside Sands building] before 24 Sep 2007
H058.100_2384 1.19 MB
 [Debris around footings of Sands building (Interior view)]
 before 18 Oct 2007
H058.100_2386
 0.99 MB
 [Debris around Sands building (Exterior view)] before 18 Oct 2007
H058.100_2390 952 KB
 [Debris around Sands building (Exterior view)] before 18 Oct 2007
H058.100_2392
 651 KB
 [Debris around Sands building (Exterior view)] before 18 Oct 2007
H058.100_2394
 970 KB
 [Debris around footings of Sands building (Interior view)] before 18 Oct 2007
H058.100_2395
 1.06 MB
 [Debris around footings of Sands building (Interior view)] before 18 Oct 2007
H058.100_2396
 887 KB
 [Debris around Sands building (Exterior view)] before 18 Oct 2007
H058.100_2411
 806 KB
 [Exterior view of Sands casino] before 18 Oct 2007
H058.100_2421
 677 KB
 [Demolition work on exterior of Sands parking garage with Sands casino in the background] before 18 Oct 2007
H058.100_2422 1.31 MB
 [Demolition work around footings of Sands building]
 before 18 Oct 2007
H058.100_2424
 0.99 MB
 [Exterior view of Sands building]
 before 18 Oct 2007
H058.100_2427 669 KB
 [Exterior view of Sands garage] before 18 Oct 2007
H058.100_2436 985 KB
 [Exterior view of Sands garage] before 18 Oct 2007
H058.100_2463
 383 KB
 [Exterior view of Sands building] before 18 Oct 2007
H058.100_2466
 1.20 MB
 [Exterior of partially-demolished building with construction equipment (Aerial view)]
 before 18 Oct 2007
H058.100_2467
 944 MB
 [Exterior of partially-demolished building  (Aerial view)] before 18 Oct 2007
H058.100_2469
 459 KB
 [Demolition debris] before 18 Oct 2007
H058.100_2471
 0.97 MB
 [Exterior of partially-demolished building with construction equipment (Aerial view)]
 before 18 Oct 2007
H058.101807. 100_2574 740 KB
 [Exterior of Sands from Boardwalk on demolition day (daytime)] 18 Oct 2007
H058.101807. 100_2645 310 KB
 [Exterior of Sands from Boardwalk on demolition day during fireworks (nighttime)] 18 Oct 2007
H058.101807.0360 1.95 MB
 [Exterior of Sands from Boardwalk on demolition day during fireworks (nighttime)] 18 OCt 2007
H058.101807.389
 1.78 MB
 [Exterior of Sands from Boardwalk on demolition day during fireworks (nighttime)] 18 Oct 2007
H058.101807.482 1.86 MB
 [Dust from implosion covers footprint of Sands]
 18 Oct 2007

 

Finding aid published 15 January 2008.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 09 March 2011 13:14
 

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