View of The Garden Pier, Steel Pier, and Boardwalk from Ocean Resorts Hotel
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2000-01-01
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Located at the northern end of the boardwalk The Garden Pier opened on July 19, 1913, and was home to the B.F. Keith's Theater.
The theatre which rivaled Broadway at the time. Multiple performers including Douglas Fairbanks and Sophie Tucker. Tobacco Road and George White's Scandals . In 1921, the first Miss America pageant, then known as the Atlantic City Pageant, was hosted at the pier.
During the 1980's the Atlantic City Historical Museum opened and displayed 150 years of the city's history on this pier.
The Pier in the background is the world famous Steel Pier.
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The Garden Pier, Steel Pier, Atlantic City Boardwalk, Atlantic City Beach, Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic County, Casinos, Resort Hotels, A Summer Place, Absecon Island, Southern Jersey Shore, The Jersey Shore, The Shore, Jersey Shore, New Jersey, NJ, Jersey, The Garden State
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