This black and white travelogue film from 1951 showcases Atlantic City, New Jersey. You’ll see the famous boardwalk and beach, scenes from the 1951 Miss America parade, the nearby Atlantic City Race Track, boats for both sight seeing and sport fishing, and general amusements and attractions for all ages. Released by Castle Films, copyright United World Films, Inc.
Atlantic City is a coastal resort city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, known for its casinos, boardwalk, and beaches. Beginning as a popular “health resort” in the 1870’s, railroad companies and land speculators constructed grand hotels along a seven mile long boardwalk that drew thousands of visitors each year. The region’s golden era arrived in the 1920’s, with tourism at its peak, and as Prohibition went largely unenforced city-wide. Like many older east coast cities after World War II, Atlantic City became plagued with poverty, crime, corruption, and general economic decline in the mid-to-late 20th century. In 1976, New Jersey voters legalized casino gambling in Atlantic City. Since 1921, Atlantic City has been the home of the Miss America pageant. Atlantic City also inspired the U.S. version of the board game Monopoly, especially the street names.
00:15 TITLE CARD 00:23 Atlantic City, New Jersey, beach and boardwalk from the air; Marlborough-Blenheim Hotels, Claridge Hotel, Traymore Hotel 00:49 Skyline and beach viewed from pier 00:56 Striped awnings and umbrellas on the beach, Traymore Hotel 01:03 Miss American parade on the boardwalk; contestants wave from passing floats 01:18 Miss Atlantic City float 01:32 Mummer group 01:39 Lions Club Drum and Bugle Corps of Perth Amboy, NJ 01:54 American Federation of Labor float 01:58 Miss America contestants 02:19 Crowded beach, pier in background 02:33 Boardwalk rickshaws 02:57 Driving down Ventnor Avenue between N. Pembroke Avenue and N. Quincy Avenue, looking southwest 03:19 Men and women golf 03:35 Atlantic City Race Track; sail boats in pond, crowd at paddock 04:01 Race begins 04:22 Tour boats in Absecon Inlet, skyline 05:00 Steel Pier entrance and marquee 05:05 Children ride carousel, Ferris wheel 05:23 Little girl eats cotton candy 05:30 Boy and girl play in the sand 05:38 Deep sea fishing charter boat Hackney heads out to sea, woman catches large fish 06:24 Bottom fishers on the beach 06:47 Crowded swimming pool, hotels in the background 06:56 Middle-aged couple served a meal by uniformed waiter 07:04 Bathers 07:11 Couple walks outside Claridge Hotel 07:17 Neon signs; Saltwater Taffy, Dude Ranch, Submarine Room, Knife & Fork Inn, Hackney’s, Tuna Club, Mammys 07:28 Ice Capades 08:15 Young men and women on beach stand up and run into the surf 08:34 THE END
