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Steel Pier Atlantic City 1924
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language : en
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Release Date : 1924
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Steel Pier Atlantic City
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Author : Steve Leibowitz
language : en
Publisher: Cormorant Books
Release Date : 2009
Steel Pier Atlantic City written by Steve Leibowitz and has been published by Cormorant Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Amusement parks categories.
For much of the 20th century the Steel Pier in Atlantic City, NJ, was the center of American entertainment on the East Coast. There were big bands, movies, sideshows, acrobats, flag-pole sitters, Frank Sinatra, Miss America ¿ and throngs of people lining up to get a seat so they could watch brave horses and riders dive into a pool of water. It was aptly called the ¿Showplace of the Nation¿ and it was all that and more. This all-in-one entertainment mecca has never been matched. Where else could you take the entire family for a day and see fortune-telling parakeets, the World of Tomorrow, John Philip Sousa and his band, a bear on a bicycle, World Famous Diving Horses, take a ride below the sea in the Diving Bell, spend the evening in the marine ballroom, and take in a movie ¿ all for one ticket? It was a colossal offering of escape, popular culture, fun and fantasy. Today the golden age of the Pier seems a world apart. Yet it was an institution ¿ a destination not to be missed ¿ an empire of grand-thinking impresarios, oddities and glamour that meshed into one attainable summer destination. Steel Pier evokes a time when more really was more, a time when there was so much invention, talent and industry that it could only be experienced in one place ¿at the edge of the continent, in a city that took its name from a vast ocean, on a great pier reaching out into the sea.
Steel Pier
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Author : Steve Liebowitz
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2016-05-02
Steel Pier written by Steve Liebowitz and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-02 with Travel categories.
Atlantic City has worn the tag of “America’s Playground” since its earliest days, so it is only natural that its biggest and most well-known icon, the Steel Pier, would be known as the “Showplace of the Nation.” Over the course of 80 years, from 1898 to 1978, Steel Pier developed from a quiet, genteel amusement that featured light classical music and cakewalks to a vast entertainment complex that offered movies, big-name vaudeville acts, exhibits, big bands, rock bands, and the Water Circus with its famed diving horse. What makes this even more compelling is that one could spend the entire day on the pier and take all of this in for one small admission.
The Prince Of Steel Pier
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Author : Stacy Nockowitz
language : en
Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing ®
Release Date : 2022-09-01
The Prince Of Steel Pier written by Stacy Nockowitz and has been published by Kar-Ben Publishing ® this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Winner of the National Jewish Book Award A Sydney Taylor Notable Book Tablet Magazine's Best Jewish Kids Books of the Year A young teen falls in with the mob, and learns a lesson about what kind of person he wants to be. In The Prince of Steel Pier, Joey Goodman is spending the summer at his grandparents’ struggling hotel in Atlantic City, a tourist destination on the decline. Nobody in Joey’s big Jewish family takes him seriously, so when Joey’s Skee-Ball skills land him an unusual job offer from a local mobster, he’s thrilled to be treated like “one of the guys,” and develops a major crush on an older girl in the process. Eventually disillusioned by the mob’s bravado, and ashamed of his own dishonesty, he recalls words of wisdom from his grandfather that finally resonate. Joey realizes where he really belongs: with his family, who drive him crazy, but where no one fights a battle alone. All it takes to get by is one’s wits...and a little help from one’s brothers.
The Last Diving Horse In America
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Author : Cynthia A. Branigan
language : en
Publisher: Pantheon
Release Date : 2021-10-19
The Last Diving Horse In America written by Cynthia A. Branigan and has been published by Pantheon this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-19 with Pets categories.
The rescue of the last diving horse in America and the inspiring story of how horse and animal rescuer were each profoundly transformed by the other—from the award-winning animal rescuer of retired racing greyhounds and author of the best-selling Adopting the Racing Greyhound It was the signature of Atlantic City’s Steel Pier in the golden age of “America’s Favorite Playground”: Doc Carver’s High Diving Horses. Beginning in 1929, four times a day, seven days a week, a trained horse wearing only a harness ran up a ramp, a diving girl in a bathing suit and helmet jumped onto its mighty bare back, and together they sailed forty feet through the air, plunging, to thunderous applause, into a ten-foot-deep tank of water. Decades later, after cries of animal abuse and changing times, the act was shuttered, and in May 1980, the last Atlantic City Steel Pier diving horse was placed on the auction block in Indian Mills, New Jersey. The author, who had seen the act as a child and had been haunted by it, was now working with Cleveland Amory, the founding father of the modern animal protection movement, and she was, at the last minute, sent on a rescue mission: bidding for the horse everyone had come to buy, some for the slaughterhouse (they dropped out when the bidding exceeded his weight). The author’s winning bid: $2,600—and Gamal, gleaming-coated, majestic, commanding, was hers; she who knew almost nothing about horses was now the owner of the last diving horse in America. Cynthia Branigan tells the magical, transformative story of how horse and new owner (who is trying to sort out her own life, feeling somewhat lost herself and in need of rescuing) come to know each other, educate each other, and teach each other important lessons of living and loving. She writes of providing a new home for Gamal, a farm with plentiful fields of rich, grazing pasture; of how Gamal, at age twenty-six, blossoms in his new circumstances; and of the special bond that slowly grows and deepens between them, as Gamal tests the author and grows to trust her, and as she grows to rely upon him as friend, confidant, teacher. She writes of her search for Gamal’s past: moved from barn to barn, from barrel racer to rodeo horse, and ending up on the Steel Pier; how his resilience and dignity throughout those years give deep meaning to his life; and how in understanding this, the author is freed from her own past, which had been filled with doubts and fears and darkness. Branigan writes of the history of diving horses and of how rescuing and caring for Gamal led to her saving other animals—burros, llamas, and goats—first as company for Gamal and then finding homes for them all; and, finally, saving a ten-year-old retired greyhound called King—despondent, nearly broken in spirit—who, running free in the fields with Gamal, comes back to his happy self and opens up for the author a whole new surprising but purposeful world. A captivating tale of the power of animals and the love that can heal the heart and restore the soul.
Atlantic City
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Author : Frank Legato
language : en
Publisher: Indigo Custom Publishing
Release Date : 2005
Atlantic City written by Frank Legato and has been published by Indigo Custom Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Business & Economics categories.
Atlantic City Queen of Resorts or America's Playground - you decide. Come inside and take a new look at Atlantic City today, a family destination with something for everyone and more surprises to come.
Amusement Parks Of New Jersey
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Author : Jim Futrell
language : en
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Release Date : 2004
Amusement Parks Of New Jersey written by Jim Futrell and has been published by Stackpole Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
This comprehensive guide profiles 17 major amusement parks in the Garden State. Complete information on rides and attractions is accompanied by dozens of vintage photographs and postcard scenes. Featured parks: Steel Pier, Atlantic City; Keansburg Amusement Park, Keansburg; Clementon Amusement Park, Clementon; Jenkinson's Boardwalk, Point Pleasant Beach; Casino Pier, Seaside Heights; Playland, Ocean City; Bowcraft Amusement Park, Scotch Plains; Land of Make Believe, Hope; Storybookland, Cardiff; Funtown Pier, Seaside Park; Wild West City, Netcong; Gillian's Wonderland Pier, Ocean City; Morey's Piers, Wildwood; Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson; Fantasy Island, Beach Haven; Blackbeards Cave, Bayville.
Atlantic City
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Author : James D. Ristine
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2008
Atlantic City written by James D. Ristine and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
Atlantic City was founded in 1854 and soon became a seaside resort surpassing all others, earning the nickname "Queen of Resorts." Chronicling the glory of the city from 1900 to 1930, these vintage postcards depict a time when visitors were eager to stroll on a local invention, the boardwalk; frolic on the beach; ride a rolling chair; and buy saltwater taffy. The annual Easter parade and Miss America Pageant became Atlantic City traditions. Amusement piers offered vaudeville, band concerts, thrill rides, diving horses, fishnet hauls, and more. Visitors stayed in grand hotels, among the largest and finest in the world. Through more than 200 postcard images, the amazing spirit of this historic resort town is revealed.
Steel Pier
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Author : John Kander
language : en
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
Release Date : 1998
Steel Pier written by John Kander and has been published by Samuel French, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Drama categories.
Genre: Musical Characters: 7 males, 8 females, and chorus of 8 males and 5 females In the honky tonk world of marathon dancing in Atlantic City in 1933, a captivating assortment of depression era souls eager to dance their way into fame and prizes gather on the Steel Pier. The spectacle is presided over by an oily tongued emcee who is secretly married to Rita Racine, the champion dancer. Her usual partner doesn't show up, so she is paired with a handsome pilot on leave. As the hours o
Atlantic City
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Author : Dirk Vanderwilt
language : en
Publisher: Channel Lake, Inc.
Release Date : 2007-10-23
Atlantic City written by Dirk Vanderwilt and has been published by Channel Lake, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-23 with Atlantic City (N.J.) categories.
There is so much more to Atlantic City than just the casinos! Completely revised and updated, use this comprehensive guide to help separate the best from the rest. Learn about the best resorts and attractions, great dining and shopping, the historic Boardwalk, golf courses, museums, amusement attractions, and more! Whether on your first or tenth visit, this comprehensive guide will help you explore the many wonders that this historic seaside resort has to offer.