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Hotel Chalfonte: 1907
Submitted by Dave on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 7:12pm.
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The Jersey Shore circa 1907. "Hotel Chalfonte and Boardwalk, Atlantic City." The 10-story Chalfonte was A.C.'s first "skyscraper" resort. View full size.
Grand Hotel
Submitted by powen on Sun, 11/13/2011 - 4:09pm.
Isn't that a beautiful place? Just grand!
Reverse View
Submitted by stanton_square on Sun, 11/13/2011 - 8:56am.
Reverse view from Haddon Hall: Steeplechase Pier: 1905.
And on the right
Submitted by wilso127 on Sat, 11/12/2011 - 5:04pm.
is Haddon Hall, where my family used to vacation back about 60 years ago.
This setting
Submitted by VictrolaJazz on Sat, 11/12/2011 - 4:02pm.
Would have driven the anarchists of the day into a violent frenzy!
Take a walk on the Boardwalk
Submitted by Denny on Sat, 11/12/2011 - 1:02pm.
Have you ever seen so many Monopoly men in one place? "I'd like to build a hotel, please."
Young Nucky
Submitted by michaeljy on Sat, 11/12/2011 - 12:20pm.
Is that him walking by the carriages next to the Saratoga Excelsior?
Mystery Solved
Submitted by Kelly in Iowa on Sat, 11/12/2011 - 11:38am.
So that's where all of the dignity went.
Ah, to be a milliner
Submitted by Hoople365 on Sat, 11/12/2011 - 2:14am.
Not a single bare head to be seen.
An MTV Production
Submitted by joeyneutrino on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 8:50pm.
On "Jersey Shore: The Black & White Edition," no one can see your orange skin.
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