![]() ![]() Pumps cars toward glitz and glamour to a haven for pawn shops, check cashers,Īnd outlet stores. AtlanticĪvenue, the city's main drag, has been reduced from a thriving artery that That very little of the old-school den of vice and pleasure remains. Replete with gangsters, molls, speakeasies and poker joints. Season this September, has reincarnated a nostalgic vision of Atlantic City, ![]() Related slideshow: Atlantic City in its prime. ![]() And the iconic boardwalk stretches for miles, bordered by fast food restaurants, amusement park attractions, and tchotchke shops on one side, the sparkling ocean on the other. There is the get-rich-quick allure of the casinos, whose shimmering veneers obscure a slowly decaying undercoat of cigarette smoke and lost pay checks. Atlantic City is a town of contradictions and illusions. ![]()
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