When motels ruled in Atlantic City
By Bruce Klauber Although the grand hotels of Atlantic City like the Traymore, Ambassador, Dennis, Marlborough-Blenheim and the rest, continued to be relatively successful in the 1950s through the mid-1960s, not everyone could afford to stay in one of those palaces....
Frankie Randall: The Golden Nugget’s ‘Mr. Entertainment’
By Bruce Klauber The late, great Frankie Randall was a force of nature. He was a singer, pianist, composer, conductor, recording artist and a talent buyer who helped put the Boardwalk’s Golden Nugget hotel/casino in Atlantic City, and the Nugget in Las Vegas, on the...
The Diving Bell took you to the ocean floor for just 50 cents
By Bruce Klauber The Steel Pier is not only a great amusement park; it’s the only amusement pier in Atlantic City. Those who never had the opportunity to visit the pier in its previous incarnation – the old pier was in operation from 1898 to 1978 – missed something...
Remembering Atlantic City funnymen Charlie Prose and Sal Richards
By Bruce Klauber Though the late and great Charlie Prose and Sal Richards were not born and bred at the Jersey Shore – Richards came from Brooklyn and Prose was born in Mt. Carmel, Pa. – both spent so much time entertaining here that they can accurately be described...
