Did you know that the prices of the properties on the Monopoly board reflect the economic and racial demographics of 1930s Atlantic City, New Jersey? Here is Mary Pilon at The Atlantic; Take a good look at a Monopoly board. The...
Atlantic City
Symbolic?
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Song of the Day
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“And meet me tonight in Atlantic City” (Trump Version)
Gabrielle Bluestone is brilliant! An editor at Vice News and and an attorney, Bluestone also appears to be a Bruce Springsteen fan. Here is her unique twitter-take on a Springteen classic: Well they blew up the chicken man in Philly last...
Atlantic City in 1919
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTxc03FSxto&w=560&h=315] If you like this video I also recommend Bryant Simon’s Boardwalk of Dreams: Atlantic City and the Fate of Urban America. And then there is this: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2TmSB8ccLY&w=560&h=315]...
Happy Easter!
We are heading to Easter Break here at The Way of Improvement Leads Home. See you on Monday. In the meantime, enjoy this historic post card from Atlantic City:...