Atlantic City Seeks New Image: Las Vegas's

[Intheknow]

The city feels the inlet section is better suited for section 8 housing and welfare high rises-not a joke. We have a "new" Mayor for the next four years, what are his latest priorities? Taking the police k-9's off the streets because crack heads and criminals were complaining they were being bitten without cause, total complaints- 6. I'm not making this up. He is currently ordered to pay back city $850,000 he fraudulantly granted himself and the current city council President, true. He is a want-a-be Al Sharpton who's followers are the dregs of AC. He also wants to trade parcels from Bader field for lots in the City, why???? It's worth more as a whole I would think. Hopefully Christie, NJ new govenor, will set up a corruption office in the city to turn this cesspool around.

[block944]

Your outrageous property taxes at work.

Officials hope teachers' convention in Atlantic City boosts economy

By The Associated Press

November 05, 2009, 6:07AM

ATLANTIC CITY — Parents in New Jersey are trying to figure out what to do with their kids because schools are closed for the annual teachers' convention.
Atlantic City officials are hoping the estimated 50,000 educators who will spend time at the two-day event will help stimulate the sagging economy.
Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority vice president Gary Musich says overall New Jersey Education Association convention attendance is up 4 percent this year.
Musich said about 15 to 20 percent stay overnight.

[Intheknow]

The more I read of scrapped plans in Vegas, Macau, falling revenue in PA, the less hope I have of Revel opening. There is still no plan, let alone talking about a plan, to turn this city around. The CEO of Revel said the city and the Casinos need to work together. The cities response, we do enough to help the Casinos.

[hbraithw]

AC Player, it's great to wax poetic about AC's past but times change. People have so many choices now and that was AC's downfall. If you want a family resort you can take a short drive to Ocean City or Wildwood or better yet take a Spirit flight to Florida. The family thing will not work in AC. I think AC should make itself into Time Square with casinos.

Atlantic City is what it is now. All those places are gone for a reason. Those hotels were too small. The casinos have better restaurants. I personally like tall glass high rises. They have a modern appeal. AC will never be what it was it can only strive to be the best of what it is. I like the idea of bringing in cruise ships, putting in a monorail system, shutting down streets and making them pedestian friendly around the Walk with pedestrian bridges over the Expressway Entrance. Taking advantage of AC's strengths. Could you imagine if you where able to park your car at a casino, and for one fee use a monorail to hop around all the different casinos, the wallk, borgata, boardwalk hall, marinas? AC is so small it could be remade quickly if investors wanted too.

One thing I've always felt about this area is, "If they build it they will come." Just look at the Walk. But unfortunately only Cordish gets this. The investors just aren't there. Period. I don't know why? AC's location is great.

[Fabrizio]

Originally Posted by hbraithw

One thing I've always felt about this area is, "If they build it they will come."

^ Get rid of AC's sizable thug population and it's low-life polititians and they will come for sure.

[MidtownGuy]

Here you can actually see the ocean from the Boardwalk and the gorgeous architecture of the Blenheim, whose concrete was personally poured by Thomas Edison. (now Bally's bland shoebox)

So beautiful, and so sad they tore that gorgeous historic building (and so many others) down instead of developing the big new casinos in ways that saved the best old architecture alongside the new.

It was part of what distinguished the place...made it interesting and special, gave it charm. People can be so short sighted.

The new benefits from the old, and vice versa.