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to help hotel owners keep sand out of their lobbies | Why was the first boardwalk built in Atlantic City? |
1944 | What year was the Great Atlantic Hurricane? |
about 7 miles | What was the historic length of the boardwalk before the Great Atlantic Hurricane? |
Longport | Before the Great Atlantic Hurricane the boardwalk extended from Atlantic City to what other city? |
Pleasantville | The first road connected Atlantic City to which mainland town? |
1870 | The first road that connected Atlantic City to the mainland was completed in what year? |
30-cent | How much of a toll was charged on the first road to connect Atlantic City to the mainland? |
Albany Avenue | What was the name of the first road to the mainland that did not charge a toll? |
1878 | By what year was demand so great that one railroad line could no longer keep up with the demand? |
Philadelphia and Atlantic City Railway | What was the name of the new railway that was constructed to transport tourists to Atlantic City after 1878? |
The United States Hotel | What was the name of the hotel that took up a full city block? |
rooming houses | Besides massive hotels, what else was appearing all over Atlantic City during this period? |
Atlantic, Pacific, Delaware, and Maryland Avenues | What were the names of the four avenues that surrounded The United States Hotel? |
early part of the 20th century | When did Atlantic City go through a radical building boom? |
large hotels | What replaced many of the modest boarding houses? |
Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel and the Traymore Hotel | What were the names of two of the city's most distinctive hotels? |
a radical building boom | What happened to Atlantic City in the early part of the 20th century? |
the boardwalk | Where were the modest boarding houses located before they were replaced by large hotels? |
1903 | In what year did Josiah White III by land to build a hotel? |
Marlborough House | What was the name of the hotel built by Josiah White III? |
Queen Anne | In what style was the Malborough House buit? |
1848 | In what year was reinforced concrete invented? |
Blenheim | What was the name of the second hotel built by Josiah White III? |
The Traymore Hotel | What was the name of the hotel located at the corner of Illinois Avenue and the boardwalk? |
1879 | What year was The Traymore Hotel begun? |
Daniel White | Who was the owner of The Traymore Hotel? |
16 | How many stories was The Traymore Hotel after its renovation? |
Price and McLanahan | What was the name of the firm commissioned to build The Traymore Hotel? |
1868 | What year did the Quaker-owned Chalfonte House open? |
1869 | What year did the Haddon House open? |
eight | How many stories was the modern Chalfonte Hotel when it opened in 1904? |
nearly 1,000 | How many rooms were in the merged Chalfonte-Haddon Hall Hotel? |
Skyscraper By The Sea | What was the name given to the 24 story tall, 400-room Claridge? |
1883 | In what year was salt water taffy conceived? |
David Bradley | Who was the creator of salt water taffy? |
Bradley's shop was flooded after a major storm | What happened to David Bradley's shop that led to the creation of salt water taffy? |
a girl | Who did Bradley sell salt water taffy to for the first time? |
Atlantic Ocean | Where did the water come from for the creation of the first salt water taffy? |
1920s | What years do many historians consider Atlantic City's golden age? |
1919 | What year was Prohibition enacted nationally? |
The World's Playground | During Prohibition what name was given to Atlantic City? |
as much as $500,000 annually | During Prohibition how high was Nucky Johnson's income? |
until 1933 | How long did Prohibition last? |
Edward L. Bader | During the 1920s, who was the mayor of Atlantic City? |
construction, athletics and aviation | What three contributions to Atlantic City was Edward L. Bader known for? |
1923 | What year did Edward L. Bader lead the initiative to construct the Atlantic City High School? |
$1.5 million | How much was the bond for that was to be used to purchase land for a Convention Center? |
1924 | What year was Boardwalk Hall finished? |
organized crime figures from all across America | Who was a meeting organized for in 1929 in Atlantic City? |
Charles "Lucky" Luciano and former Chicago South Side Gang boss Johnny "the Fox" Torrio | What family was Charles |
1929 | In what year was there a conference for organized crime figures in Atlantic City? |
Masseria family | For which family was Charles "Lucky" Luciano a lieutenant? |
Lucky | What was Charles Luciano's nickname? |
Johnny "the Fox" Torrio | Who was a former Chicago South Side Gang boss? |
the Fox | What was Johnny Torrio's nickname? |
the "Inlet" | Which Atlantic City neighborhood became particularly impoverished in the mid-to-late 20th century? |
cheap, fast jet service | What was the biggest factor in the decline in Atlantic City's popularity? |
Miami Beach and the Bahamas | What were two other locations people began to fly to instead of going to Atlantic City? |
automobile | After the war, what form of transportation became more readily available to many Americans? |
home air conditioning and swimming pools | What two luxuries that people could have at their own homes led to a diminished interest in luxury beach resorts? |
Democratic National Convention | What event was hosted by Atlantic City in 1964? |
Hubert Humphrey | Who was nominated for Vice President during the 1964 Democratic National Convention? |
Lyndon Johnson | Who was nominated for President during the 1964 Democratic National Convention? |
Richard J. Hughes | Who was the Governor of New Jersey in 1964? |
Johnson and Governor of New Jersey Richard J. Hughes | 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? |
the late 1960s | By what years were many of the great hotels suffering from high vacancy rates? |
demolished | Prior to and during the advent of legalized gaming, what happened to many of the hotels in Atlantic City? |
1970s and 1980s | When were many of the large hotels demolished? |
Tropicana Casino and Resort Atlantic City | After the Ambassador Hotel was gutted what did it become? |
Ramada | Who purchased the old Ambassador Hotel in 1978? |
1976 | In what year did New Jersey voters pass a referendum approving casino gambling for Atlantic City? |
Resorts International | The owners of the Chalfonte-Haddon Hall Hotel converted it into what? |
Resorts International | What was the name of the first legal casino in the eastern United States? |
1978 | What year did Resorts International open? |
eleven | How many casinos are there in Atlantic City today? |
to diversify away from gaming | Atlantic City's tourism began to decline due to what failure? |
Steve Wynn | Who did the Atlantic City Redevelopment Authority partner with in 1999? |
to develop a new roadway | Why did the Atlantic City Redevelopment Authority partner with Steve Wynn? |
The Tunnel Project | What was the project involving Steve Wynn nicknamed? |
Atlantic City-Brigantine Connector | "The Tunnel Project" was later officially named what? |
2001 | In what year did the tunnel open? |
The Borgata | What was the name of Atlantic City's newest casino? |
July 2003 | When did The Borgata open? |
2002 | In what year was Wynn's plans for development scrapped? |
Boyd Gaming in partnership with MGM/Mirage | The new roadway prompted a partnership between which two companies? |
November 11, 2006 | When did the Sands Atlantic City close permanently? |
demolished in a dramatic, Las Vegas styled implosion | What happened to the Sands Atlantic City a year after it closed? |
$1.5–2 billion casino resort | What did Pinnacle Entertainment intend to replace the Sands Atlantic City with? |
economic conditions and the late 2000s recession | Why did many of the proposed mega casinos never get further than the initial planning stages? |
Pinnacle Entertainment | Who purchased the Sands Atlantic City? |
2006 | In what year did Morgan Stanley purchase land for a new casino resort? |
20 acres | How much land did Morgan Stanley purchase? |
Revel Entertainment Group | Who was named as the developer for Morgan Stanley's casino resort? |
90% | What percentage of ownership did Morgan Stanley hold in Revel Entertainment Group? |
Governor Chris Christie | Who offered Revel $261 million in state tax credits? |
40-year | How long had Atlantic City held a monopoly on casino gambling? |
Governor Christie | Who said that the state would consider a referendum to end the monopoly that Atlantic City holds on casino gambling? |
September 2014 | When did Governor Christie say that the state would consider a referendum? |
$5.2 billion | How much was casino revenue in 2006? |
$2.9 billion | How much was casino revenue in 2013? |
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