by Cindy Fertsch | Jun 20, 2024 | Cape May County, Features, History, Ocean City, South Jersey
By William Kelly For many years the Smuggler’s Shop on the Ocean City Boardwalk, between 13th and 14th streets, was one of the most popular places to visit for locals and tourists alike. With a nautical motif, it offered a variety of seashells from all over the world,...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jun 20, 2024 | Cape May County, Features, History, South Jersey
The Cape May County Bridge Commission was created by the county in 1934 in order to build a series of toll bridges linking the coastal communities of Cape May County and Atlantic City. With the creation of this agency, the bridges were to receive federal funding...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jun 20, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Features, History, South Jersey
By Bruce Klauber In terms of entertainment, Atlantic City in the mid-1980s was pretty close to what the Las Vegas experience was in its heyday. There were legendary performers on the main stages of almost every casino, and a good number of the lounges had top-name...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jun 13, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Business, Features, History, South Jersey
By Bruce Klauber Atlantic City’s original Golden Nugget was the Atlantic City Boardwalk’s crown jewel. Built by Las Vegas casino magnate Stephen Wynn and the infamous broker/investor Michael Milken at a cost of $140 million, the Nugget had the best of everything: The...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jun 13, 2024 | Atlantic County, Cape May County, Entertainment, Features, History, South Jersey
There was a time when many newspaper columnists were as famous as the celebrities, politicians and sports figures they covered. When talking about those colorful figures, names like Walter Winchell, Hedda Hopper, Rona Barrett, Dorothy Kilgallen, Sheliah Graham,...
by Cindy Fertsch | Jun 13, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Features, History, South Jersey
In 1930, the Planters company opened a peanut shop on the Boardwalk across from the Steel Pier. There were peanut roasters in the window, and the aroma of freshly roasted peanuts spread out the door and all along the boardwalk. When you’d smell those roasting nuts...
