The rise and fall of the Atlantic City Race Course
Many people of a certain age remember the Atlantic City Race Course when it was an exciting, vibrant and fun place to go. Today the clubhouse and grandstand are rotting and rusted, and the property is overrun by weeds. It’s hard to believe that these depressing and...
1964: A pivotal year in coins
The early 1960s were interesting times for coin collectors. It seems people became aware of the fact that valuable coins could be found in circulation. This caused many people to dabble in the hobby, but things soon got out of hand when collectors and even average...
The Atlantic City Entertainment Press Corps
They came, they wrote, they ate Most entertainment industry veterans agree that the 1980s and 1990s represented Atlantic City’s golden era of traditional casino entertainment. All of the legends – from Sinatra to George Burns – mostly on view only in Las Vegas before...
Ever hear of Garden Pier? Probably not
Garden Pier has been standing in the Inlet section of Atlantic City, on South New Jersey Avenue and the Boardwalk, since 1913. Not a lot of residents or visitors have heard of it, and the few that have, know little of its history. It’s sad and hard to believe that the...
Remembering Atlantic City’s Abe’s Oyster House and Hackney’s
Not a lot is known about Atlantic City’s Abe’s Oyster House, which is curious and unfortunate. Some newspaper reports claim that Abe’s opened in 1923, although promo materials including matchbooks and menus that are still around, say that it actually opened in 1897....
