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- The Islesworth Hotel and Virginia Avenue, Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1901 - Atlantic City's first commercial hotel was built in 1853; its first boardwalk followed in 1870. Soon, with tourists flooding the popular coastal destination via road and rail, entrepreneurs expanded the boardwalks and built hotels throughout town. This Detroit Publishing Company photograph shows one of the boardwalks and horse-drawn vehicles lining Virginia Avenue.
- circa 1901
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The Islesworth Hotel and Virginia Avenue, Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1901
Atlantic City's first commercial hotel was built in 1853; its first boardwalk followed in 1870. Soon, with tourists flooding the popular coastal destination via road and rail, entrepreneurs expanded the boardwalks and built hotels throughout town. This Detroit Publishing Company photograph shows one of the boardwalks and horse-drawn vehicles lining Virginia Avenue.