September 12, 2014

Atlantic City, NJ

Although currently gaming is the main attraction in Atlantic City, the first casino wasn’t opened until 1978.

 

  I chose Caesars because it has non-smoking floor. 

 

We had set a limit of $20.00 each to gamble (Donate) at the slots.

 

 

  When Monte ran out of money, he took a walk to take some pictures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When he came back to check on me an hour later I had just lost my last dollar after being up and down several times.

 

 

 

 

 

The Atlantic City boardwalk was the first ever built boardwalk in the US. 

Built in 1870 at a cost of $5,000 it was eight feet wide and covered one mile.

  No commerce was allowed within 30 feet of the walk.

  The boardwalk today is over four miles long and is lined with numerous shops, restaurants and casinos.

We walked along the boardwalk trying to decide where we wanted to eat. 

 We settled on Johnny Rockets

where we shared a burger and fries

 while trying to keep the sea gulls and pigeons at bay.

We just happened to be sitting at the outdoor café when we noticed a parade coming our way. 

 It turned out to be the Miss America Show Us Your Shoes Parade, a longtime Atlantic City tradition where spectators line up on the boardwalk for a chance to see the contestants. 

 

 

 

 

After dinner we continued walking along the boardwalk taking in more sights and sounds of Atlantic City.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fralinger’s, the largest and most famous producer of taffy, produces 11,000 pounds of the chewy confection a day!

 

 

 

 

 

On the way back to our car we walked through Atlantic Wonder, a seven-acre exhibition site that includes a wooden pirate ship and illuminated text pieces embedded in the landscape.