After the war the city's economic decline was a factor when voters approved gambling for Atlantic City in 1976. The city's golden age came in the 1920's when speakeasy liquor flowed freely despite prohibition, and gambling flourished in back rooms between blocks of the big new hotels that had transformed the city. Sound familiar? Landmarks and street names of this town are properties on the board game Monopoly. To handle the traffic more lines followed, including the Reading Railroad. The first boardwalk was constructed in 1870 and soon after half a million people were visiting each year. In 1854 the Camden and Atlantic Railroad began train service between Philadelphia and the coast, and the first commercial hotel was built the same year. See the CDC website for details and updates.įor local Covid-19 updates see the City of Atlantic City, and Atlantic County websites. There are restrictions on the entry of certain travelers into the United States in an effort to help slow the spread of COVID-19. Emergency measures in the wake of Covid-19:
