by Cindy Fertsch | Jan 16, 2025 | Atlantic County, Egg Harbor Township, Features, History, South Jersey
Ice skaters had lots of fun on Bargaintown Pond in Egg Harbor Township, shown here in 1948. The frozen pond attracted skaters from Atlantic City, Absecon, Somers Point and areas in between. The Linwood police were assigned to handle traffic on the roads leading to the...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jan 3, 2025 | A Look Back, Cape May County, Features, History, Ocean City, South Jersey
A Look Back By Fred Miller One hundred and ten years ago, on Jan. 1, 1915, Mayor Harry Headley officially opened Ocean City’s $75,000 first City Hall. Headley and Commissioners R. Howard Thorn and Robert Fisher led tours of the beautiful three-story building...
by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 27, 2024 | Atlantic County, Egg Harbor Township, Features, History, South Jersey
By Bruce Klauber It’s not an amusement park or an amusement pier. It has no thrill rides and it’s miles from any Jersey Shore boardwalk. But the fantasyland known as Storybook Land has entertained generations of families and their children, with gentle delight,...
by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 27, 2024 | Atlantic City, Features, History, South Jersey
By Chuck Darrow Each day, an untold number of folks drive past the all-but-abandoned tract of land that sits at the intersection of Albany and West End avenues. It’s quite likely most of these people don’t give a second thought about what is the largest undeveloped...
by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 27, 2024 | Features, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, History, South Jersey
The Atlantic City Boardwalk in...
by Cindy Fertsch | Dec 27, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Features, History, South Jersey
Original Golden Nugget nightspot featured nothing but the best By Bruce Klauber Elaine’s Lounge, within the original Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, was an extraordinary venue where visitors, for the price of a drink, could see legendary...
