Atlantic City and all that jazz
Atlantic City’s rich history of jazz festivals stretches back to 1960 when promoter Sid Bernstein leased the Boardwalk’s Warner Theatre for three days in July and presented a lineup of certifiable jazz legends, including Count Basie, Ray Charles, Dinah Washington,...
Here’s Mike! Mike Douglas in Atlantic City
Merv Griffin was not the only famous, television talk show host to have an interest in Atlantic City. Though he didn’t own a Boardwalk hotel/casino ala Griffin, the popular, Philadelphia-based talk show host Mike Douglas spent a good deal of time in Atlantic City...
Atlantic City dining back in the day
Atlantic City residents and visitors of a certain age have warm memories of their favorite restaurants of yore, with the most frequently mentioned as “missed” being Hackney’s, Captain Starn’s, and Lou’s Deli in Ventnor. Indeed, the pieces on Lou’s in Shore Local and...
The hidden history of Atlantic City nightclubs
While there’s no doubt that Atlantic City 500 Club is the most famous nightspot in the city’s history, there were other clubs in the boardwalk area through the years that, at least for a time, rivaled the 500 in terms of popularity and notoriety. However, clubs like...
