Abbott and Costello: Steel Pier made them stars
Atlantic City’s Steel Pier, in the many years it presented big-name entertainment, never really “made” a star. The reality is that the stars “made” the Steel Pier into the venue known for many years as “the showplace of the nation.” There was one exception: The comedy...
AC’s long history of political scandals
Anyone who saw the HBO series, “Boardwalk Empire,” or read the book that inspired it knows that for years Atlantic City was a hotbed of corruption, especially during the 1920-1933 Prohibition years. Probably the most notorious and corrupt was political boss Enoch...
Boardwalk food favorites we love other than saltwater taffy
Some seasons back, on the television quiz show, “Family Feud,” the following question was asked: “What food is most associated with Atlantic City?” The top answer was salt water taffy. I can’t recall exactly what the other answers were, but I’m pretty certain that...
‘The other Atlantic City,’ and the man who made it possible
Long before the construction of Harrah’s, Borgata and the Golden Nugget, that part of Atlantic City was only a marina. Specifically, it was the Frank S. Farley State Marina, a joint venture between the state of New Jersey and Atlantic City, built in the late 1950s to...
