Postcards From The Past
Known as the “Sandcastle By the Sea”, the Traymore Hotel was the largest hotel in Atlantic City with over 400 rooms. It closed its doors in the mid 1970s and was later imploded, marking the end of Atlantic City’s historic hospitality industry before...Remembering Stainton’s Department Store
A Look Back By Fred Miller On April 13, 1913, Howard S. Stainton bought Emma Morris Corson’s dry goods store at 808 Asbury Avenue. It was the beginning of what would become the largest department store in Cape May County. The store was always busy in the summer, but...Remembering the old Rickety Bridge
By William Kelly Few people today remember the old “Rickety Bridge” on the Somers Point-Longport Boulevard, but those who do can still hear the rumblings of the timber planks when a vehicle drove over them, especially late at night when all else was quiet. Originally...When rolling chairs ruled the Atlantic City Boardwalk
By Bruce Klauber If a survey were ever taken about the least controversial thing in the history of Atlantic City, the rolling chair, a part of the Atlantic City landscape for more than 100 years, would have to be among the top 10. After all, how could a chair with...OCBP One Hundred Years Ago
A Look Back By Fred Miller “Finest and Safest Bathing Beach Along the New Jersey Coast” was the headline on the front page of the April 18, 1924, Ocean City Sentinel-Ledger. The article praised the efficiency of the local lifeguards. “Ocean...
