Before Casinos: 42 Color Pics That Capture Atlantic City in the 1960s _ Old US Nostalgia

   

Incorporated on May 1, 1854, from portions of Egg Harbor Township and Galloway Township, Atlantic City is a resort city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, known for its casinos, boardwalk, and beaches. It borders Absecon, Brigantine, Pleasantville, Ventnor City, Egg Harbor Township, and the Atlantic Ocean.

Atlantic City inspired the U.S. version of the board game Monopoly, especially the street names. Since 1921, Atlantic City has been the home of the Miss America pageant. In 1976, New Jersey voters legalized casino gambling in Atlantic City. The first casino opened two years later.
Before casinos, here is what Atlantic City looked like in the 1960s.

Atlantic City, January 1960

 

Atlantic City, January 1960
 
Atlantic City, January 1960

 

Under Boardwalk, Atlantic City, 1961

 

At a swimming pool of a hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1962
 
Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1962

 

Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1962
 
Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1962

 

Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1962
 
Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1962

 

Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, 1962

 

Boardwalk, Atlantic City, 1962
 
Colony Motel, Atlantic City, 1962

 

Colony Motel, Atlantic City, 1962

 

Colony Motel, Atlantic City, 1962
 
Colony Motel, Atlantic City, 1962

 

Storm damage at Atlantic City, 1962

 

Storm damage at Atlantic City, 1962
 
Storm damage at Atlantic City, 1962

 

Atlantic City Beach, July 1, 1963

 

Atlantic City Boardwalk, 1963
 
Atlantic City, New Jersey, July 4, 1963

 

 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, 1964

 

President Johnsons visit to Atlantic City before elections, 1964
 
Steel Pier, Atlantic City, 1964

 

Boardwalk, Atlantic City, 1965

 

 Traymore Hotel, Atlantic City, 1965
 
Atlantic City, 1967

 

 Atlantic City, July 1967

 

Boardwalk, Atlantic City, June 1967
 
Boardwalk, Atlantic City, June 1967

 

Boardwalk, Atlantic City, June 1967

 

Boardwalk, Atlantic City, June 1967
 
 People at pool of a hotel in Atlantic City, 1967

 

Ride on the Steel Pier, Atlantic City, 1967

 

All Aboard, Atlantic City, 1968
 
Atlantic City Boardwalk, 1968

 

Atlantic City, November 1968

 

Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, 1968

 

Atlantic City aerial, 1969
 
Atlantic City Boardwalk, 1969

 

Dennis Hotel, Atlantic City, 1969