When presidents visited Atlantic City
By Bruce Klauber The most publicized visit that a sitting United States president made to Atlantic City came in 1964, when the Democratic National Convention was held at Convention Hall. Lyndon Johnson, serving as president since the Nov. 22, 1963, assassination of...
Remembering when giants roamed AC’s C-suites
Remembering WhenBy Chuck Darrow If you think about it, a casino is, in some ways, a microcosm of a city or state. Like them, a gambling den collects revenue, has a dedicated law enforcement operation and has a chief executive whose responsibility is to oversee all...
Margate memories
In the ’50s a Margate kid could have a great time for a just few cents By Seth Briliant I grew up in Margate during the 1950s. It was a great time and place to be a kid. We lived on Kenyon Avenue, across the street from the Blessed Sacrament Church and School....
South Jersey roadside sights: The hubcap tree
Traveling west on the Black Horse Pike — Route 322 — it’s hard to miss the shiny, hubcap pyramid standing 22 feet tall. The hubcap tree stands on the property of a Lakewood man and does sell hubcaps — lots and lots of hubcaps. The tree is made of between 80 and...
Getting a bite to eat at ‘The World’s Playground’
By Seth Briliant Let’s begin with a stroll down the Boardwalk to the Traymore Hotel. In the central arcade on the ground floor, there was an amazing Art Deco restaurant called the Submarine Grill. The interior walls were covered with frosted glass that had been etched...
