Dee Finney's blog

start date July 20, 2014

today's date  September 2, 2014

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TOPIC:  THE SHEMITAH RAISES IT'S UGLY SIDE

HERE ARE PREVIOUS PAGES THAT EXPLAIN WHAT THE SHEMITAH WAS, IS, AND WILL BE.  IT SUPPOSEDLY STARTS ON SEPTEMBER 25TH 2014, BUT PEOPLE IN ATLANTIC CITY COULDN'T WAIT THAT LONG.  THEY STARTED CLOSING THEIR BUSINESSES NOW AND CUT THEIR LOSSES.

THE SHEMITAH YEARS - REMEMBER THEY ARE BASED ON THE HEBREW MOON CALENDAR, NOT ON THE CHRISTIAN SUN CALENDAR

 

Ads related to ATLANTIC CITY CLOSING 

 

ATLANTIC CITY MAP

Atlantic City Map, 1877

ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK

VISITORS TO ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK IN THE EARLY DAYS

ATLANTIC CITY HOREL BREAKERS

THE NEW BREAKERS HOTEL 

In 1918 there were approximately 1200 hotels in Atlantic City, however only about 30 with a prestigious boardwalk address. The city claimed to lead every resort in the world in the number and splendor of its hotels.

The Monopoly Board Game spaces were named after some of these same locations.

MORE HOTELS  http://www.monopolycity.com/ac_earlyhotels.html

 

ATLANTIC CITY VISITORS

ELEPHANT HOTEL - ATLANTIC CITY

Lucy the Elephant is a novel attraction that is not actually in Atlantic City, but about 5 miles south
in Margate City. In July, 2012 Lucy celebrated her 130th birthday.

Lucy is a 90 ton, 65 feet long, 38 feet tall, steel and wooden elephant that towers over Margate City.

She was built in 1881 by James Vincent dePaul Lafferty, Jr., a landowner from Philadelphia. The purpose was to enhance the value of his real estate holdings that were then in Southern Atlantic City, but which is now Margate City.

In 1902, Lucy was the summer home of an English physician, and later became a tavern. She almost burned down in 1904 when an oil lamp in the tavern was overturned.

In the 1960s, Lucy fell into disrepair, but a "Save Lucy" effort restored her. She now has become a National Historic Monument.

Based on the shape of her head, Lucy was apparently meant to be an Asian elephant. However, female Asian elephants don't have tusks. Nevertheless, Lucy is considered female.

For her birthday, Lucy had her toes painted green.

MORE DETAILS  http://www.monopolycity.com/ac_lucy.html

ATLANTIC CITY BEAUTY QUEENS

ATLANTIC CITY TRUMP

ATLANTIC CITY CLOSED

A POSITIVE SPIN ON A BAD DOWNTURN

 


By Eric Sandler

"First rule of politics, kiddo: Never let the truth get in the way of a good story." - ​Nucky Thompson, 'Boardwalk Empire'

Betrayal. That's what some are calling it. Over this past weekend, more than 5,000 people lost their jobs in Atlantic City as Showboat closed on Sunday, followed by Revel on Monday and Trump Plaza coming on September 16, according to the Associated Press.

Unprecedented. That's what others are calling it. Since the city was incorporated in 1854, it has year after year been considered a hub of opportunity, jobs, excitement, entertainment and most of all, revenue. And yet, as this year is witness, the gross gaming revenue has hit a downward slope it is unable to rise out of.

Atlantic City
http://gaming.unlv.edu/reports/ac_hist.pdf

Atlantic City's gaming industry is experiencing a severe contraction -- though that is "exactly what the city needs to survive," say some experts. With too many competitors rising up and not growing the overall pie, profits were continually sliced smaller and smaller each of the past few years.

With the three most recent closures, Atlantic City's list of casinos shrinks to just a fraction of what it started with at the beginning of 2014 -- and with that maybe hope for a future according to some.

As the fate of the once-mighty city hangs in the balance, scroll through the pictures above to watch Atlantic City transform from its rise all the way through until today.

THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE DOWNFALL OF ATLANTIC CITY


 By 
 @ElizaWMurphy
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Oct 30, 2012 11:15am

Editor’s Note: This story was updated on November 8 to include more recent information and reflect the specific areas of damage.

It’s hard to imagine anything challenging the iconic images of the Atlantic City boardwalk, with its rough and tumble lifestyle glamorized in shows like HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire.”

But as Hurricane Sandy made landfall last night around 8 p.m., the boardwalk that fronts Absecon Inlet quickly fell prey to the storm’s damaging winds and heightened sea level. And while the surge burst through the streets, small shops, towering hotels and normally bustling casinos were exposed to “the perfect storm,” suffering hit after hit.

“I imagine these buildings are going to have a lot of flooding. Especially the lower floors,” Dr. Alan Blumberg, Stevens Institute of Technology oceanographer, told ABC News. “Atlantic City will look very different tomorrow and the next few days than it did yesterday and the day before. This is just a major situation, major damage.”

WATCH: Superstorm Sandy: Atlantic City Coast Hit

A beachfront saltwater taffy shop named Berkeley was completely pummeled by the surge, with its store sign crumbling and falling apart in the wind gusts even before Sandy made landfall.

ABC News’ Ginger Zee came across debris that she discovered was actually sections of the boardwalk that had lifted and flew more than two and half blocks. However, none of the famed boardwalk in front of the casinos was damaged.

“The Atlantic City Boardwalk that was washed out by Hurricane Sandy is an area limited to the Boardwalk fronting the Absecon Inlet only,” Thomas R. Gilbert, District Commander of the Atlantic City Tourism District, told ABC News following our initial report on the damage. “That small section of the Boardwalk is located in South Inlet, a prominent residential section of Atlantic City.”

The expansive beachfront is what experts are predicting will see the most lasting damage. Experts predict the 125 feet of sand on the Atlantic City beachfront will be reduced to just 25 feet after the storm.

“If you are at a hotel looking down at the boardwalk, some of the boardwalk is still there but there are massive sections that have washed away never to be seen again,” Blumberg said. “Atlantic City will never look the same.”

Gilbert, however, says, “The entire oceanfront Boardwalk in front of the Atlantic City casinos is undamaged with all dunes and lights intact. There is minimal-to no-visible damage to the casinos and other businesses fronting the boardwalk along the ocean.”

PHOTOS: Hurricane Sandy Hits East Coast

 

HURRICAN SANDY ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK

ATLANTIC CITY BOARDWALK AFTER HURRICANE SANDY

ATLANTIC CITY SEASHORE AFTER HURRICANE SANY

AFTER HURRICANE SANDY

NEW JERSEY SEASHORE AFTER HURRICANE SANDY

AFTER HURRICANE SANDY

 

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