11/22/2023 0 Comments Atlantic city boardwalk casino histort![]() ![]() The town’s character has shifted dramatically since its boom times, which began in 1854 with the development of a train from Camden to Atlantic City, until then almost inaccessible because of primitive roads leading to its location on Absecon Island.ĭriving around Atlantic City today still resembles a board game come to life, but most of the grand old hotels have been demolished, replaced by the rise and fall of modern casinos, several of which front the seven-mile boardwalk and overlook the city’s free beaches. Darrow, the creator of Monopoly, had depicted the personality of Atlantic City, N.J., circa 1935 rather than simply borrowing its street names, the rotund, mustachioed little man in the tuxedo might have been wearing a kippah instead of a top hat. Longing to explore old-time Atlantic City? Then please join us on June 10 at 7 p.m., when Hadassah Magazine Executive Editor Lisa Hostein will interview Rachel Beanland, author of this National Jewish Book Award winner, which is set in the atmospheric world of 1930s Atlantic City. Editor’s Note: We are offering this updated Atlantic City travel story, originally reported in 2011, to coincide with our selection of Florence Adler Swims Forever as the next One Book, One Hadassah pick. ![]()
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