The Sandcastle: Atlantic City’s own Field of Dreams
By Bruce Klauber “And there used to be a ballpark where the field was warm and green, And the people played their crazy game with a joy I’d never seen, And the air was such a wonder, from the hot dogs and the beer, Yes, there used to be a ballpark right here.” –...One hundred years ago in Ocean City
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, which was in the special Easter Souvenir edition, bragged about the...Remembering when the stars came out in Atlantic City
By Chuck Darrow For those who follow boxing, June 27, 1988 will always be remembered as the day Mike Tyson became, well, Mike Tyson. Prior to that night, the then-three-days-shy-of-his-22nd-birthday heavyweight was already an established giant of the “sweet science.”...Postcards From The Past
The lobby at The Steel Pier’s entertainment hall in the 1960’s. Some of the country’s most popular bands played there, including Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles and The Rolling Stones.National Marbles Tournament at The Flanders
A Look Back By Fred Miller June 28, 1929, was the fifth and final day of the 8th annual National Marbles Tournament held a the Flanders Hotel. It was the first time the event was held in Ocean City. It started in 1922 by the Scripps Howard newspaper chain as the...
