Updating Atlantic City

Chuckmonster over at ACTripping was kind enough to post an extended rant, followed by pictures that I took of Atlantic City. If I was allowed to do a stream-of-consciousness lecture with Powerpoint, it would look something like this. Check it out, from ACTripping:

Since Ive been in Las Vegas, Ive made it back to AC to visit family and friends about 4 times a year. Its given me a real vantage point on the place-while Im removed from it, I still have the local knowledge of an insider.

Chuckmonsters been generous to post some of my most recent photos and thoughts here. Basically, these photos capture a few hours of walking down the Boardwalk from Ventnor well, the Ventnor border to the Showboat, then hopping a jitney to Harrahs.

I took these in August, right before Trumps Chairman Tower opened. Going back to the Taj was strangely disquieting. I worked there for about three years so I was pretty used to the pink and purple look. Seeing it muted and modern was more of a shock than I thought it would be. Its another reminder that nothing lasts forever. Hey, Park Place Entertainment blew up my high school so they could have another surface lot, so I should be used to it.

Before you go further, youve got to work with me as I explain, then come to grips with, the universal Atlantic City inferiority complex. We are so used to everyone telling us that the place is a dump that we tend to circle the wagons and insist that its the greatest spot on earth, even when a fool can see that the city government is a joke and the place leaves a lot to be desired. When I first started doing what I do, I had the same knee-jerk reaction to any criticisms of Atlantic City, but Ive come to see that the critics often have a point.

Summer In The (Atlantic City) : Some Thoughts And Photos - AtlanticCityTripping.com.

If you can get through all 12 pages, you might get some insight on Atlantic City–or at least on my take on it.