{"id":15836,"date":"2024-09-30T17:53:20","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T17:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/?p=15836"},"modified":"2024-12-10T20:47:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T20:47:48","slug":"photos-atlantic-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/photos-atlantic-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Gangsters, Booze, and the Boardwalk: Photos of Atlantic City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Atlantic City is a city on the beaches of New Jersey. It has gone through many iterations, but it is probably most notorious for its time during the 1920s where it was a bustling hub of gambling, gangsters, and drinking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During Prohibition, Atlantic City became a place with an open secret. A steady stream of alcohol was smuggled into the city and served in secret bars or secret rooms at the hotels along the boardwalk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This invited in a host of somewhat seedy business practices. A name commonly associated with this period in Atlantic City history is Enoch “Nucky” Thompson. Many have probably heard this name because of the wildly popular show about this era, Boardwalk Empire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the popular boardwalk, access to alcohol, and entertainment on every corner, Atlantic City became a popular tourist and vacation destination. Let’s take a look at the glitz and glamour that was Atlantic City in the 1920s. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The notorious Hotel Danmor which housed many criminals who flocked to Atlantic City.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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The beach with the iconic boardwalk in the background. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Atlantic City was a hotspot for Prohibition-era<\/a> smuggling.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Meyer Lansky, Al Capone<\/a> and Enoch Johnson and others stroll the Boardwalk during the infamous gangster convention held in Atlantic City, May 1929.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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The Steel Pier was a popular hang out<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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An early work morning on the pier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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A fashionable couple arrives on the boardwalk.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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An Atlantic City beauty pageant.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Beach goers strike a pose<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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The iconic boardwalk on a quiet night<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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An Atlantic City entourage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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A popular place for strolling, shopping, and other legal or not-so-legal activities<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Families enjoy a vacation day at the boardwalk and beach. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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The crowded surf<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Haddon Hall and Boardwalk, Atlantic City<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Atlantic City, New Jersey Boardwalk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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The crowded beach in the 1920s<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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 The Steel Pier billed itself as \u201cThe Showplace of the Nation\u201d and was one of the largest and most famous attractions in Atlantic City.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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The Jersey Shore circa 1920. Atlantic City Boardwalk and New Garden Pier.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Steel Pier, Atlantic City<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Enoch L. \u2018Nucky\u2019 Johnson ran Atlantic City during the \u201920s and \u201930s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Miss Atlantic City, 1925<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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A crowded weekend at the boardwalk. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Beach goers play in the surf.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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There was also a racetrack at the boardwalk that attracted a lot of tourists.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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A parade going down the boardwalk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Enoch L. \u2018Nucky\u2019 Johnson and his wife cut a cake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Atlantic City Boardwalk in 1923 on Palm Sunday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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More than 500,000 people crowded the boardwalk in 1923 to witness the Bathers Revue, comprised of more than 1000 bathing beauties and over a score of bands<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Atlantic City is a city on the beaches of New Jersey. It has gone through many iterations, but it is probably most notorious for its time during the 1920s where it was a bustling hub of gambling, gangsters, and drinking. During Prohibition, Atlantic City became a place with an open secret. A steady stream of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15794,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15836"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15836\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15896,"href":"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15836\/revisions\/15896"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}