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Atlantic City’s first television station was ahead of its time

by Cindy Fertsch | Feb 8, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Features, History, South Jersey

By Bruce Klauber After World War II, the number of new television stations taking to the airwaves grew so quickly that the Federal Communications Commission issued a moratorium on licensing new stations. The main issue, circa 1948, was that too many stations were...

Motels in Margate? No room at the inn

by Cindy Fertsch | Feb 1, 2024 | Atlantic County, Features, Highlight, History, Margate, South Jersey

By Bruce Klauber Margate Seahorse Motel, 5198 Atlantic Avenue. Pampering you is our pleasure. New luxurious deluxe lanai kitchen suites, kitchenette apartments and motel rooms with air conditioning and heat, wall to wall carpeting, free television, ceramic tile bath,...

How The Three Stooges conquered Atlantic City

by Cindy Fertsch | Jan 25, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Entertainment, Features, History, South Jersey

By Bruce Klauber In 1973, I was a journalism student at Temple University. Like many journalism students there at the time, I had hopes of landing a position at the Temple University News. But the clippings I had from my high school newspaper writings meant nothing to...

Born to swing: The jazz legends of Atlantic City

by Cindy Fertsch | Jan 18, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Features, Highlight, History, Music, South Jersey

By Bruce Klauber When the subject is Atlantic City history, several things come to mind: The Boardwalk, rolling chairs, the beach, salt water taffy, the Miss America Pageant, gambling casinos, and the diving horse. Atlantic City is not particularly known as the...

The long, forgotten hotels of Atlantic City

by Cindy Fertsch | Jan 11, 2024 | Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Features, Highlight, South Jersey

By Bruce Klauber Those even slightly acquainted with Atlantic City history may recall the names of some of the city’s better-known grand hotels from days of yore such as the Traymore, Dennis, or the Chalfonte Haddon Hall. As astounding as it might seem today, in 1918...
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