Atlantic City and cinema: The films you probably never saw
By Bruce Klauber Jersey Shore fans of vintage cinema are likely aware of the well-known films that were shot, in whole or in part, the Atlantic City area, including “The King of Marvin Gardens,” “Atlantic City,” and the relatively obscure film profiled in these pages...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...
