Atlantic City, New Jersey
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| Site: [www.cityofatlanticcity.org Site-ul oficial: www.cityofatlanticcity.org] | |
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Atlantic City este un oraș din comitatul Atlantic, statul New Jersey, Statele Unite ale Americii și una din cele mai renumite destinații turistice pentru jocuri de noroc, cumpărături și distracții.
Orașul, care a servit ca model de inspirație pentru varianta americană a jocului Monopoly, se găsește pe insula Absecon, aflată pe coasta Oceanului Atlantic. Conform datelor furnizate de United States Census Bureau, populația orașului fusese de 39.558 de locuitori în anul 2010, [1] respectiv de 274.549 în zona metropolitană a localităților Atlantic City – Hammonton [1].
Atlantic City officially became a city in 1854. The new city contained portions of Egg Harbor Township and Galloway Township.[2]
The three routes into Atlantic City are the Black Horse Pike/Harding Highway (US 322/40), White Horse Pike (US 30) and the Atlantic City Expressway. Atlantic City is roughly 120 miles south of New York City by road, 62 miles southeast of Philadelphia, and borders Absecon, Brigantine, Pleasantville, Ventnor and West Atlantic City (part of Egg Harbor Township).
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Istoric[modificare]
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Economie[modificare]
Tourism district[modificare]
Casino resorts[modificare]
Casino Hotels[modificare]
| Casinou | Data inaugurării | Temă | Număr de camere | Compania "părinte" | District |
| ACH Casino Resort | 2 decembrie 1980 | Beach Resort | 800 | Colony Capital | Downbeach |
| Bally's Atlantic City | 29 decembrie 1979 | Modern | 1.753 | Caesars Entertainment| | Midtown | |
| The Borgata | 2 iulie 2003 | Tuscany | 2.802 | Marina District Development | The Marina |
| Caesars Atlantic City | 26 iunie 1979 | Roman Empire | 1.158 | Caesars Entertainment | Midtown |
| Harrah's Atlantic City | 27 noiembrie 1980 | Marina Waterfront | 2.588 | Caesars Entertainment | The Marina |
| Golden Nugget Atlantic City | 19 iunie 1985 | Gold Rush Era | 728 | Landry's Restaurants | The Marina |
| Resorts Casino Hotel | 28 mai 1978 | Roaring Twenties | 942 | DGMB Casinos | Uptown |
| Showboat Atlantic City | 2 april 1987 | Mardi Gras | 1.331 | Caesars Entertainment | Uptown |
| Tropicana Atlantic City | 26 noiembrie 1981 | Old Havana | 2.129 | Tropicana Entertainment | Downbeach |
| Trump Plaza | 26 mai 1984 | Luxury Resort | 906 | Trump Entertainment Resorts | Midtown |
| Trump Taj Mahal | 2 aprilie 1990 | Taj Mahal | 2.248 | Trump Entertainment Resorts | Uptown |
Atracții turistice[modificare]
Geografie[modificare]
Atlantic City is located at .GR1
The city has a total area, according to the United States Census Bureau, of 17,4 square miles (Eroare de expresie: operand lipsă pentru * ), of which, 11,4 square miles (Eroare de expresie: operand lipsă pentru * ) of it is land and 6,0 square miles (Eroare de expresie: operand lipsă pentru * ) of it (34.58%) is water.
Climat[modificare]
Atlantic City are un climat subtropical umed (după clasificarea Köppen), cu anumite elemente de moderație maritimă, mai ales în timp verii.
Demografie[modificare]
| Populația în timp | |||
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| Recensământ | Populație | % ± | |
| 1860 | 687 |
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| 1870 | 1,043 | −99.8% | |
| 1880 | 5,477 | 425.1% | |
| 1890 | 13,055 | 138.4% | |
| 1900 | 27,838 | 113.2% | |
| 1910 | 46,150 | 65.8% | |
| 1920 | 50,707 | 9.9% | |
| 1930 | 66,198 | 30.6% | |
| 1940 | 64,094 | −3.2% | |
| 1950 | 61,657 | −3.8% | |
| 1960 | 59,544 | −3.4% | |
| 1970 | 47,859 | −19.6% | |
| 1980 | 40,199 | −16.0% | |
| 1990 | 37,986 | −5.5% | |
| 2000 | 40,517 | 6.7% | |
| 2010 | 39,558 | −2.4% | |
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Educație[modificare]
Mass media[modificare]
Ziare și reviste[modificare]
- The Press of Atlantic City (official website)
- GoAC.com (official website)
- Atlantic City Weekly (official website)
- Su Voz (official website)
- Casino Connection (official website)
Posturi de radio[modificare]
Atlantic City's radio market is ranked #139 in the nation.
Format:Atlantic City Radio WAYV 95.1 FM – Top 40
WTTH 96.1 FM – Urban AC (The Touch)
WFPG 96.9 FM – AC (Lite Rock 96.9)
WENJ 97.3 FM – ESPN Radio/Sports
WTKU 98.3 FM – Classic Hits (Kool 98.3)
WZBZ 99.3 FM – Rhythmic (Kiss FM)
WZXL 100.7 FM – Rock (The Rock Station)
WWAC 102.7 FM – Top 40 (AC 102.7)
WMGM 103.7 FM – Mainstream Rock (WMGM Rocks)
WSJO 104.9 FM – Hot AC (Sojo 104.9)
WPUR 107.3 FM – Country (Cat Country 107.3)
WWJZ 640 AM – Kids (Radio Disney)
WMID 1340 AM – Oldies
WOND 1400 AM – News/Talk
WENJ 1450 AM – ESPN Radio/Sports
WBSS 1490 AM – Sports
Posturi de televiziune[modificare]
- WQAV-LP Channel 34 Atlantic City (AsiaVision/Independent)
- WMGM-TV Channel 40 Atlantic City (NBC)
- WMCN-TV Channel 53 Atlantic City (ShopNBC)
- W60CX Channel 60 Atlantic City (TBN)
- WWSI-TV Channel 62 Atlantic City (Telemundo)
Transporturi[modificare]
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Localitatea în cultura populară[modificare]
In addition to the city's recent exposure in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire, Atlantic City has been featured in several other aspects of pop culture.
În film[modificare]
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Locuitori notabili[modificare]
- Jack Abramoff (born 1958), former lobbyist who was embroiled in high-profile political scandals. Abramoff was born in Atlantic City and lived there until the age of ten.
Galerie de imagini[modificare]
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Atlantic City boardwalk
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Boardwalk in 1917
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Boardwalk on a rainy day
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Boardwalk facing north
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Atlantic Ocean shore in Atlantic City, New Jersey
Referințe[modificare]
- ^ Eroare la citare: Etichetă
<ref>invalidă; niciun text nu a fost furnizat pentru ref-urile numiteDistricts2011 - ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 67.
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930–1990, accessed March 1, 2007.
- ^ Wm. C. Hunt, Chief Statistician for Population. „Fourteenth Census of The United States: 1920; Population: New Jersey; Number of inhabitants, by counties and minor civil divisions” (ZIP). U.S. Census Bureau. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41084506no553.zip. Accesat la 21 martie 2007.
Legături externe[modificare]
- Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority
- Atlantic City Regional Chamber of Commerce
- The Real Boardwalk Empire – slideshow by Life magazine
- „Atlantic City, New Jersey” la Open Directory Project
- Atlantic City in William Trost Richards paintings. YOUR CITY AT THE THYSSEN, a Thyssen Museum's project on Flickr
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Municipalități și comunități din Comitatul Atlantic, New Jersey Reședința comitatului: Mays Landing |
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| Orașe (Cities) |
Absecon | Atlantic City | Brigantine | Corbin City | Egg Harbor City | Estell Manor | Linwood | Margate City | Northfield | Pleasantville | Port Republic | Somers Point | Ventnor City |
| Districte (Boroughs) | |
| Târguri (Towns) | |
| Cartiere sub-urbane (Townships) |
Buena Vista | Egg Harbor | Galloway | Hamilton | Mullica | Weymouth |
| Locuri desemnate de United States Census Bureau |
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| Localități neîncorporate |
Dorothy | Elwood | Landisville | Richland | Smithville | Sweetwater |
| Atracții turistice / Frumuseți ale naturii |
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| Notă |
‡ Aceate localități au porțiuni în comitatele înconjurătoare |
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