The unique beginnings of two Boardwalk hotel/casinos
Two Atlantic City hotel/casinos – one still standing, the other no longer with us – had rather unusual beginnings. The Brighton Hotel & Casino is barely remembered today, although it was actually the fourth hotel/casino to open in Atlantic City, and the resort’s...
How ‘song doctors’ saved these classic tunes
By Seth Briliant Between 1900 and 1940, thousands of songs were published. Some became very popular and have endured to this day, while others languished on dealers’ racks and were slowly (or sometimes quickly) forgotten. Many songs have interesting stories about...
When Hugh Hefner came to Atlantic City
By Bruce Klauber Hugh Hefner and Atlantic City were made for each other, so it seemed. As the founder of the Playboy empire, Hefner had been selling flesh, flash and glamour since he founded Playboy Magazine in December 1953. Seven years later, he founded the first...
Pearl Bailey and Louie Bellson: A love story
By Bruce Klauber It was an unlikely, unique, ahead of its time, and courageous love story, but it was a love story, nonetheless. Pearl Bailey was an internationally beloved entertainer. Louie Bellson was one of the finest drummers in the world of jazz. Pearl was...
Two schools of thought about the Margate Bridge
Life is What HappensBy Lisa Zaslow Segelman It was a 1962 turquoise Buick station wagon and for my first decade of life it served as my ride, my wheels, my best and only way to get to the shore. It worked for our family of six – parents in the front, two in the middle...
