Remembering when Atlantic City hit the big screen
By Chuck Darrow Last month, we looked back at “Boardwalk Empire,” the HBO series (2010-2014) that was a fictional tale based on the life and times (and crimes) of Prohibition-era vice lord, Enoch “Nucky” Johnson. But while set in AyCee, “Boardwalk Empire” was actually...Miss America 1923
A Look Back By Fred Miller Miss America 1923, was the third Miss America pageant, held at the Million Dollar Pier in Atlantic City on Friday, Sept. 7, 1923. At the conclusion of the event, King Neptune crowned the incumbent titleholder Mary Katherine Campbell as Miss...A look back at Storybook Land
In April of 1955, Storybook Land first opened, delighting children of all ages! John and Esther Fricano Sr. founded and operated the park since its beginning. Even after her husband’s passing in 2009, Esther Fricano continued to be active in its operations until...A South Jersey staple, Wawa turns 60
The Wawa business began in 1803 as an iron foundry. In 1890, George Wood, an entrepreneur from New Jersey, moved to Delaware County, Pennsylvania; it was here that he began the Wawa Dairy Farm. Wood imported cows from the British Crown dependency island of Guernsey...When Orsatti’s was the place to go in Atlantic City
By Bruce Klauber Atlantic City has had its share of iconic, larger-than-life personalities over the years, ranging from Nucky Johnson to Paul “Skinny” D’Amato. Any list of quintessential shore characters would have to include the Orsattis, specifically Arnold, Sr.,...
