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Who was the owner of The Traymore Hotel?
Daniel White
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How many stories was The Traymore Hotel after its renovation?
16
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What was the name of the firm commissioned to build The Traymore Hotel?
Price and McLanahan
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What year did the Quaker-owned Chalfonte House open?
1868
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What year did the Haddon House open?
1869
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How many stories was the modern Chalfonte Hotel when it opened in 1904?
eight
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How many rooms were in the merged Chalfonte-Haddon Hall Hotel?
nearly 1,000
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What was the name given to the 24 story tall, 400-room Claridge?
Skyscraper By The Sea
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In what year was salt water taffy conceived?
1883
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Who was the creator of salt water taffy?
David Bradley
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What happened to David Bradley's shop that led to the creation of salt water taffy?
Bradley's shop was flooded after a major storm
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Who did Bradley sell salt water taffy to for the first time?
a girl
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Where did the water come from for the creation of the first salt water taffy?
Atlantic Ocean
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What years do many historians consider Atlantic City's golden age?
1920s
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What year was Prohibition enacted nationally?
1919
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During Prohibition what name was given to Atlantic City?
The World's Playground
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During Prohibition how high was Nucky Johnson's income?
as much as $500,000 annually
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How long did Prohibition last?
until 1933
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During the 1920s, who was the mayor of Atlantic City?
Edward L. Bader
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What three contributions to Atlantic City was Edward L. Bader known for?
construction, athletics and aviation
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What year did Edward L. Bader lead the initiative to construct the Atlantic City High School?
1923
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How much was the bond for that was to be used to purchase land for a Convention Center?
$1.5 million
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What year was Boardwalk Hall finished?
1924
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Who was a meeting organized for in 1929 in Atlantic City?
organized crime figures from all across America
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What family was Charles
Charles "Lucky" Luciano and former Chicago South Side Gang boss Johnny "the Fox" Torrio
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In what year was there a conference for organized crime figures in Atlantic City?
1929
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For which family was Charles "Lucky" Luciano a lieutenant?
Masseria family
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What was Johnny Torrio's nickname?
the Fox
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What was Charles Luciano's nickname?
Lucky
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Who was a former Chicago South Side Gang boss?
Johnny "the Fox" Torrio
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Which Atlantic City neighborhood became particularly impoverished in the mid-to-late 20th century?
the "Inlet"
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What was the biggest factor in the decline in Atlantic City's popularity?
cheap, fast jet service
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What were two other locations people began to fly to instead of going to Atlantic City?
Miami Beach and the Bahamas
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After the war, what form of transportation became more readily available to many Americans?
automobile
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What two luxuries that people could have at their own homes led to a diminished interest in luxury beach resorts?
home air conditioning and swimming pools
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What event was hosted by Atlantic City in 1964?
Democratic National Convention
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Who was nominated for President during the 1964 Democratic National Convention?
Lyndon Johnson
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Who was nominated for Vice President during the 1964 Democratic National Convention?
Hubert Humphrey
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Who was the Governor of New Jersey in 1964?
Richard J. Hughes
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Despite being in the midst of a long period of economic decline many felt that the Convention was only held in Atlantic city because of a friendship between what two men?
Johnson and Governor of New Jersey Richard J. Hughes
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By what years were many of the great hotels suffering from high vacancy rates?
the late 1960s
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Prior to and during the advent of legalized gaming, what happened to many of the hotels in Atlantic City?
demolished
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When were many of the large hotels demolished?
1970s and 1980s
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After the Ambassador Hotel was gutted what did it become?
Tropicana Casino and Resort Atlantic City
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Who purchased the old Ambassador Hotel in 1978?
Ramada
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In what year did New Jersey voters pass a referendum approving casino gambling for Atlantic City?
1976
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The owners of the Chalfonte-Haddon Hall Hotel converted it into what?
Resorts International
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What was the name of the first legal casino in the eastern United States?
Resorts International
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What year did Resorts International open?
1978
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How many casinos are there in Atlantic City today?
eleven
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Atlantic City's tourism began to decline due to what failure?
to diversify away from gaming
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Who did the Atlantic City Redevelopment Authority partner with in 1999?
Steve Wynn
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Why did the Atlantic City Redevelopment Authority partner with Steve Wynn?
to develop a new roadway
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What was the project involving Steve Wynn nicknamed?
The Tunnel Project
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"The Tunnel Project" was later officially named what?
Atlantic City-Brigantine Connector
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In what year did the tunnel open?
2001
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What was the name of Atlantic City's newest casino?
The Borgata
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When did The Borgata open?
July 2003
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In what year was Wynn's plans for development scrapped?
2002
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The new roadway prompted a partnership between which two companies?
Boyd Gaming in partnership with MGM/Mirage
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When did the Sands Atlantic City close permanently?
November 11, 2006
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What happened to the Sands Atlantic City a year after it closed?
demolished in a dramatic, Las Vegas styled implosion
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What did Pinnacle Entertainment intend to replace the Sands Atlantic City with?
$1.5–2 billion casino resort
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Why did many of the proposed mega casinos never get further than the initial planning stages?
economic conditions and the late 2000s recession
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Who purchased the Sands Atlantic City?
Pinnacle Entertainment
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In what year did Morgan Stanley purchase land for a new casino resort?
2006
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How much land did Morgan Stanley purchase?
20 acres
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Who was named as the developer for Morgan Stanley's casino resort?
Revel Entertainment Group
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What percentage of ownership did Morgan Stanley hold in Revel Entertainment Group?
90%
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Who offered Revel $261 million in state tax credits?
Governor Chris Christie
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How long had Atlantic City held a monopoly on casino gambling?
40-year
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Who said that the state would consider a referendum to end the monopoly that Atlantic City holds on casino gambling?
Governor Christie
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When did Governor Christie say that the state would consider a referendum?
September 2014
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How much was casino revenue in 2006?
$5.2 billion
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How much was casino revenue in 2013?
$2.9 billion
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When did "Superstorm Sandy" strike Atlantic City?
October 29, 2012
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"Superstorm Sandy" produced an all-time record low barometric pressure reading of what?
943 mb
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Although "Superstorm Sandy" left minimal damage to any of the tourist areas it did cause what two other things to occur?
flooding and power-outages
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What was the source of the misinformation concerning damage to the city's boardwalk?
photograph
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Why was there a photo of the Boardwalk if it wasn't actually damaged in the storm?
the Boardwalk that was slated for repairs, prior to the storm
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According to the United States Census Bureau, what is the total area in square miles?
17.037 square miles
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What is the area of land?
10.747 square miles
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What is the area of water?
6.290 square miles
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What percentage of the city is made up of water?
36.92%
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What organization provided data detailing the size of the city?
United States Census Bureau
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Besides Chelsea, City Island, and Great Island, what other community, locality, or place name is included in the city?
Venice Park
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Besides Chelsea, City Island, and Venice Park, what other community, locality, or place name is included in the city?
Great Island
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Besides Chelsea, Venice Park, and Great Island, what other community, locality, or place name is included in the city?
City Island
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Besides Venice Park, City Island, and Great Island, what other community, locality, or place name is included in the city?
Chelsea
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Besides localities and place names, what else is located partically or completely within the city?
Unincorporated communities
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What is the daily average temperature in July?
75.6 °F
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Atlantic City is a prime place to beat the heat from June through what month?
September
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What is the average temperature for January in Atlantic City?
35.5 °F
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How many days long is the growing season?
239 days
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What is the extreme low temperature of Atlantic City?
−9 °F
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How many inches of precipitation does Atlantic City receive annually?
40 inches
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What is the average number of inches of snow received at the airport annually?
16.5 inches
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Atlantic City's lack of snowfall is due to its location in South Jersey and its proximaty to which body of water?
Atlantic Ocean
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Atlantic City's lack of snowfall is due to its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and its location where?
South Jersey
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Atlantic City is different from the northern and western parts of the state in the winter due to its tendency to receive which type of precipitation?
rain
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