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Historic Atlantic City & The Boardwalk
We have found that Atlantic City is more than just the gambling
capital of the east coast. There is alot of history also here ....
History
Atlantic City has always been primarily a resort town. Its location in
South Jersey, hugging the Atlantic Ocean between marshlands and
islands, presented itself as prime real estate for developers.
The city was incorporated in 1854, the same year in which train service
began, linking this remote parcel of land with the more populated,
urban centers of New York City and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Atlantic City became a popular beach destination because of its
proximity to Philadelphia.
In 1870 the first boardwalk was built along a portion of the beach to
help hotel owners keep sand out of their lobbies. The idea caught
on, and the boardwalk was expanded and modified several times
in the following years. Today, it is several miles long and sixty feet
wide, reinforced with steel and concrete.
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Although a small city, it had been plagued
with many large city problems, especially
poverty and crime.
The neighborhood known as the "inlet" was
particularly impoverished. In an effort at revitalizing
the city, New Jersey voters in 1976 approved casino
gambling for the city of Atlantic City.
Resorts International became the first legal casino
in the eastern United States when it opened its doord
to the public on May 26, 1978.
Other casinos were soon added along the boardwalk
and later in the marina district for a total of twelve today.
The introduction of gambling did not, however, quickly
eliminate many of the urban problems that plagued
Atlantic City. Many have argued that it only served to
magnify those problems, as evidenced in the stark
contrast between tourism-intensive areas and the
adjacent impoverished working-class neighborhoods.
In addition, Atlantic City has played second-fiddle to
Las Vegas, Nevada as a gambling mecca in the
United States. On July 3, 2003, Atlantic City's newest
casino, The Borgata, opened with much success.
Casino Resorts
* Atlantic City Hilton (New), Boston Avenue & The Boardwalk
* Bally's Atlantic City:1, 2 Park Place & The Boardwalk
* The Borgata, One Borgata Way or 1501 MGM Mirage Boulevard
* Caesars Atlantic City, Pacific Avenue & The Boardwalk
* Harrah's Atlantic City, 777 Harrah's Boulevard
* Resorts Atlantic City, North Carolina Avenue & The Boardwalk
* Sands, Indiana Avenue & The Boardwalk
* Showboat, South States Avenue & The Boardwalk
* Tropicana, Brighton Avenue & The Boardwalk
* Trump Marina, Huron Avenue and Brigantine Boulevard
* Trump Plaza, Mississippi Avenue & The Boardwalk
* Trump Taj Mahal, Virginia Avenue & The Boardwalk
Claridge Tower (Formerly The Claridge Casino/Hotel)
is now part of Bally's Atlantic City and is no longer
listed separately.
Harrah's Entertainment announced that it will rebrand
Bally's sometime in the future to either the Horseshoe
or Rio brands.
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Casinos - Former / Closed / Never Opened
* Atlantic City Hilton Casino/Hotel (Original)
Completed but never opened; casino license
denied. Sold and renamed Trump's Castle
Casino/Hotel
* Atlantis Casino/Hotel
Casino license revoked on 4 July 1989.
Sold and renamed Trump Regency (Non-Casino)
* Bally's Park Place Casino/Hotel
Renamed Bally's Atlantic City Casino/Hotel
* Bally's Grand Casino/Hotel
Renamed The Grand Casino/Hotel
* Boardwalk Regency Hotel/Casino
Renamed Caesars Boardwalk Regency
Casino/Hotel
* Brighton Casino/Hotel
Renamed Sands Casino/Hotel Atlantic City
* Caesars Boardwalk Regency Casino/Hotel
Renamed Caesars Atlantic City Casino/Hotel
* Claridge Casino/Hotel
Renamed Claridge Tower at Bally's
* Del Webb's Claridge Hotel and Hi-Ho Casino
Renamed Del Webb's Claridge Casino/Hotel
* Del Webb's Claridge Hotel/Casino
Renamed Claridge Casino/Hotel
* Dunes Casino/Hotel
Never completed, land sold.
Property now a parking lot
* Golden Nugget Casino/Hotel
Renamed Bally's Grand Casino/Hotel
* Harrah's Marina Casino/Hotel
Renamed Harrah's Atlantic City Casino/Hotel
* Harrah's at Trump Plaza Casino/Hotel
Renamed Trump Plaza Casino/Hotel
* Le Jardin
Project scrapped due to Mirage Resorts
MGM Grand merger
* Merv Griffin's Resorts Casino/Hotel
Renamed Resorts International Casino/Hotel
* MGM Grand Atlantic City
Planned but not developed
* Park Place Casino/Hotel
Renamed Bally's Park Place Casino/Hotel
* Penthouse International Casino/Hotel
Never completed, developer ran out of money.
Eventually acquired by Trump Plaza Casino/Hotel.
Boardwalk side converted to Trump Plaza's East
Tower and Pacific Avenue side demolished
* Playboy Casino/Hotel
Permanent casino license denied
Renamed Atlantis Casino/Hotel
* Resorts International Casino/Hotel
Renamed Resorts Atlantic City Casino/Hotel
* Sahara Boardwalk Atlantic City
Planned but not developed, land sold to Golden
Nugget Casino/Hotel
* The Grand Casino/Hotel
Renamed Atlantic City Hilton Casino/Hotel
* Tropicana Casino Resort
Renamed TropWorld Casino Resort
* TropWorld Casino Resort
Reverted back to Tropicana Casino Resort name
* Trump's Castle Casino/Hotel
Renamed Trump Marina Casino/Hotel
* Trump Regency Hotel (Non Casino)
Renamed Trump World's Fair Casino at
Trump Plaza
* Trump World's Fair Casino at Trump Plaza
Closed and demolished in 2000.
Property now an empty lot
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KiKitC Fri Dec 29, 2006 21:26 UTC
Happy Birthday Al, or is it Mary's Birthday? hehehe Glad you enjoyed Atlantic City. My husband worked on building the casinos in the 70's, great stories he's got to tell! Great tips! |
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