When motels ruled in Atlantic City
By Bruce Klauber Although the grand hotels of Atlantic City like the Traymore, Ambassador, Dennis, Marlborough-Blenheim and the rest, continued to be relatively successful in the 1950s through the mid-1960s, not everyone could afford to stay in one of those palaces....
Still standing over a winter wonderland
The 65-foot lighthouse, completed in 1943, was never really a working lighthouse in the traditional sense, but it is a major part of Mays Landing history. For many years it was known as the “singing tower” because music was played from speakers that were...
The Diving Bell took you to the ocean floor for just 50 cents
By Bruce Klauber The Steel Pier is not only a great amusement park; it’s the only amusement pier in Atlantic City. Those who never had the opportunity to visit the pier in its previous incarnation – the old pier was in operation from 1898 to 1978 – missed something...
Postcards from the Past
Ice skaters had lots of fun on Bargaintown Pond in Egg Harbor Township, shown here in 1948. The frozen pond attracted skaters from Atlantic City, Absecon, Somers Point and areas in between. The Linwood police were assigned to handle traffic on the roads leading to the...
Ocean City’s City Hall opened 110 years ago
A Look Back By Fred Miller One hundred and ten years ago, on Jan. 1, 1915, Mayor Harry Headley officially opened Ocean City’s $75,000 first City Hall. Headley and Commissioners R. Howard Thorn and Robert Fisher led tours of the beautiful three-story building...
