Revealing the Revel on Opening Day

   On Monday, April 2nd, 2012, my friends and I went to the Taj with the intent of walking on the boardwalk to the new Revel Casino.  It was a chilly day but it was a manageable ten minute walk about two blocks down toward the inlet of Atlantic City, New Jersey.  Monday was an unusual day for a grand opening. They wanted to open on Sunday, April first but they did not want the opening associated with any April Fool’s joke.

     Little did I know that the next day my friend would find herself in the AtlaniCare Hospital with quite a different view of this magnificent structure.  The hospital there is a good one with recent renovations.  My friend was resigned to the fact that she needed some attention to her health issue but being in a hospital where you have views of some of the top casino hotels helps.

     I am very happy to be able to share these photos because for over a month I thought I lost these shots.  I could not find the memory card that had the photos so I assumed that there was a malfunction with the camera and they just were not to be found.  But today I found the card in pocket of a jacket that I wore.   I am happy to have these photos especially the ones on the casino floor because that day I was flashing away and security said absolutely nothing to me.  But on a later visit the guards were very stern in their warning against taking photos on the casino floor.  That must be a challenge for them when small camera phones are ubiquitous and video slot winners whip them out to record a picture of their jackpot screen. The structure is stunning.  There is a layered curvaceous foundation and then the soaring tower.  Inside a clean minimalist decor is not in any way extravagant.   One stairwell had an art feature that I liken to a hundred dangling fishing lines with gilded irregular squares anchored at odd angles.  It is very appealing but I think it is a look that I can replicate with some items found at the local craft store.  In comparison I think the Taj decor is dated but they have these magnificent chandeliers that only can be made by glass artisans.  And they do not have one chandelier they have many.

 





      

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Security was tight that day: