A Retrospective on South Jersey History
George May and the story of Mays Landing By Steffen Klenk From Smithville to Sea Isle City, and Brigantine to Buena Vista Township, South Jersey is filled with a rich history that dates back centuries. What were once small towns have since been transformed into...Shore Silver Screens: The movie palaces of Atlantic City
By Bruce Klauber From the 1940s through the 1960s, Atlantic City was a moviegoer’s paradise. Given that there is currently only one movie theater operating within the city limits today – IMAX at the Tropicana – it’s hard to believe that at one time Atlantic City was...When The Beatles invaded Atlantic City 60 years ago
By William Kelly The Beatles came to Atlantic City on Aug. 30, 1964, played a half hour show that nobody heard, stayed for one memorable night, and left in a bread truck, but not before playing a game of Monopoly on the hotel room floor, eating a White House sub,...Fake News: April Fools Hoaxes by Newspapers
The Monster of Deadman’s Hole (1888) The San Diego Union reported that two hunters had killed a bizarre, half-human half-animal beast in an out-of-the-way location called Deadman’s Hole northwest of San Diego. The creature was said to have the body of a bear,...Remembering when ‘Boardwalk Empire’ brought 1920s AC to the world
By Chuck Darrow I confess: When, in 2009 (or early ’10), I learned HBO was planning a new series set in Prohibition-era Atlantic City, I assumed those behind it were doing it just for me. After all, organized-crime history and the history of Atlantic City are among...
