The Sundance Kid’s Ocean City and Atlantic City roots
By William Kelly There’s a legend that Harry Longabaugh, the Sundance Kid, was from Atlantic City, which turns out to be partially true. In the 1969 movie “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” there’s a scene where they get off a train in a desolate place in Bolivia...Shedding light on local history with matchbook covers
A Look Back at Ocean City By Fred Miller A souvenir is a must after a vacation in Ocean City. A matchbook cover was once the cheapest and smallest memory of a wonderful time spent in America’s Greatest Family Resort. The small, but useful advertising gimmick spread...How The Three Stooges conquered Atlantic City
By Bruce Klauber In 1973, I was a journalism student at Temple University. Like many journalism students there at the time, I had hopes of landing a position at the Temple University News. But the clippings I had from my high school newspaper writings meant nothing to...Young’s Skating Center celebrates 50 years
By William Sokolic Judy Young Link was born with roller skates on her feet. Okay, that maybe something of an exaggeration, but she has a photo of herself as a toddler standing on the polished floor of the The Ventnor Athletic Center ready to roll around the rink her...Born to swing: The jazz legends of Atlantic City
By Bruce Klauber When the subject is Atlantic City history, several things come to mind: The Boardwalk, rolling chairs, the beach, salt water taffy, the Miss America Pageant, gambling casinos, and the diving horse. Atlantic City is not particularly known as the...
