In 1854, a group of engineers and railroad businessmen drew a
straight line from Philadelphia to the New Jersey coast, built a
railroad along the line, and created Atlantic City. From the 1850s
to the 1950s, the city attracted the creme of American society and
the working class alike and gave birth to the beauty pageant,
rolling chair, boardwalk, saltwater taffy, jitney, and the
successful Monopoly board game. But the onset of air travel in the
1950s and the aging grand hotels brought Atlantic City to its
knees. The opening of Resorts International in 1978 and the
prosperous gaming business that followed in its wake helped the
city rise from its own ashes, and a year-round tourism industry
exploded. Garish and opulent casino hotels replaced many of the
boardwalk dowagers, and new palaces transformed the once desolate
marina section into a vibrant destination.
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