Traymore Hotel

Traymore Hotel
The Traymore Hotel, c. 1930. The Madison Hotel, which remains standing, is visible to the left.
Alternative names	The Skyscraper By The Sea
General information
Location	Illinois Ave. and Boardwalk, Atlantic City, New Jersey
Address	Park Place & The Boardwalk
Coordinates	39°21′25″N 74°25′43″W / 39.35694°N 74.42861°W / 39.35694; -74.42861
Estimated completion	1930
Opening	December 1906
Renovated	1956
Demolished	1972
Owner	TJM Properties
Technical details
Floor count	24
Design and construction
Architect(s)	William Lightfoot Price
Other information
Number of rooms	400
Number of suites	400
Parking	500

Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Architect	Price, William L.
Architectural style	Art Deco
NRHP reference No.	71001049
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 13, 1971[2]
Removed from NRHP	January 1, 1972[1]

The Traymore Hotel was a resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Begun as a small boarding house in 1879, the hotel expanded and became one of the city's premier resorts. As Atlantic City began to decline in its popularity as a resort town, during the 1950s and 1960s, the Traymore diminished in popularity. By the early 1970s the hotel was abandoned and severely run down. It was imploded and demolished between April and May 1972, a full four years before the New Jersey Legislature passed the referendum that legalized gambling in Atlantic City.