The story of Storybook Land
By Bruce Klauber It’s not an amusement park or an amusement pier. It has no thrill rides and it’s miles from any Jersey Shore boardwalk. But the fantasyland known as Storybook Land has entertained generations of families and their children, with gentle delight,...Elaine’s Lounge: Where the stars came out
Original Golden Nugget nightspot featured nothing but the best By Bruce Klauber Elaine’s Lounge, within the original Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, was an extraordinary venue where visitors, for the price of a drink, could see legendary...Jagielky’s, the Sweet Shoppe, and Kilwin’s: Decades of delectable shore sweets
By Bruce Klauber The Jersey Shore has no shortage of fine candy makers and retailers. Some that immediately come to mind are Steel’s, Fralinger’s, James, Shrivers, George’s, Douglass, and various others. And because everyone who partakes of sweets in this region...Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis: Life after the 500 Club
By Bruce Klauber Many show business aficionados of a certain age know the story of how Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis became a comedy team at Paul “Skinny” D’Amato’s 500 Club in Atlantic City on July 25, 1946. They were, in every sense of the term, “an overnight...
