The Ritz-Carlton on the Boardwalk of Atlantic City, New Jersey

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dc.creatorBeards, Daniel E.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-31T13:21:20Z
dc.date.available2024-07-31T13:21:20Z
dc.date.issued2006-09-21
dc.descriptionRitz-Carlton, which opened in 1921�still dominates the city's Boardwalk. The stately Beaux Arts structure, faced in red brick, is a welcome reminder of a grand and gaudy age, when political potentate Enoch �Nucky� Johnson leased the entire ninth floor as a residence for himself, and a way station for his cronies. The famous and infamous of the time walked these storied halls, from presidents (Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Warren G. Harding) to entertainers (Sophie Tucker) to mobsters (Al Capone, Lucky Luciano). The city was a neutral zone where mobsters from all jurisdictions came for rest and relaxation. For instance, Meyer Lansky honeymooned here in the Presidential suite. There, he held court for local celebrities and politicos; the chief political boss of Atlantic City -- "Knuckles" Johnson who arrived bearing French champagne and a fur coat for Lansky's new wife The Ritz was converted to condominiums in 1980, and thanks to a painstaking eight-year restoration commissioned by its board�a restoration that is ongoing�the common areas of the hotel look much as they did during the Jazz Age.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10929/137691
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dc.subjectThe RitzCarlton Hotel
dc.subjectThe Atlantic City Boardwalk
dc.subjectThe World Famous Boardwalk
dc.subjectAtlantic City
dc.subjectAtlantic County
dc.subjectCasinos
dc.subjectA Summer Place
dc.subjectAbsecon Island
dc.subjectSouthern Jersey Shore
dc.subjectThe Jersey Shore
dc.subjectThe Shore
dc.subjectJersey Shore
dc.subjectNew Jersey
dc.subjectNJ
dc.subjectJersey
dc.subjectThe Garden State
dc.titleThe Ritz-Carlton on the Boardwalk of Atlantic City, New Jersey

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