Descriptive Essay On Atlantic City

I've been catching up on Atlantic City's history, borrowing books from the library like Boardwalk of Dreams, The Northside, and Casino gaming in Atlantic City, among others. After moving down here recently, I can't understand why the South Inlet looks like a 50 year old urban renewal project that ran out of cement 40 years ago, while the casinos have pulled in $150 billion dollars over the last 35 years. Ride down Pacific Avenue and you'll see whole blocks cleared out with an occasional house sticking out, some new construction, and a few lost tourists who wandered off the Boardwalk.

Last week I planned on visiting the Historical Museum on Garden Pier. I rode down New Jersey Avenue between the former Revel and Showboat casinos, looking for a place to park. The street was packed with cars, but I found an opening next to a driveway. There was no paint on the curb marking how close you could park to the end, but I thought I could squeeze in. With the city's $100 million dollar budget shortfall, they probably cut out frivolous spending like curb paint.

When I reached the Boardwalk, I couldn't find Garden Pier. It's been

I could almost hear the sea lions. There were some people on the beach, but few were venturing "Uptown" to stroll the boards. We used to call it the Inlet, the new name must have been cooked up by the $30 million dollar Do AC marketing team, along with the Tourist Zone trash cans lining the Boardwalk. A few blocks up, the Boardwalk ended at Rhode Island Avenue, so I cut over to the lighthouse. The property off the Boardwalk is still available for $345 a square foot.There were a couple of people on Pacific Avenue waiting for a Jitney, and I passed a deli and food market. When I walked through this area 20 years ago, I rarely saw anyone on the street. I thought I was in the twilight zone, with new apartments and condos, cars parked in attached garages, but no