In praise of piers for fishing and amusement

By Bruce Klauber My first visit to Atlantic City, so I’m told, was in 1956. I was 4 years old. Our family stayed at the then grand Traymore Hotel, but there was a purpose to the visit other than a vacation. It seems I had an appetite issue, and the pediatrician’s...

On the road to Atlantic City

When getting there was half the fun By Bruce Klauber Prior to 1964, if someone from Philadelphia and surrounding regions wanted to visit Atlantic City by car or bus, there were only two routes to follow: the White Horse Pike and the Black Horse Pike. While those roads...

There He Is: Bert Parks

By Bruce Klauber While I was writing the Shore Local piece about Jersey Shore songs, the name Bert Parks kept popping up. Those of a certain age may recall that Parks hosted the Miss America Pageant, when the pageant was held in Atlantic City, from 1955 to 1979, and...