![]() ![]() Watch full episodes of "The New Yorker Presents." Watch more segments from "The New Yorker Presents. “Nothing has ever worked here,” he says, “other than what’s here already-the beach and the boardwalk.” Wood has seen a number of schemes and businesses come and go. The gleaming glass complex was heralded as a sign of a revitalised boardwalk when it was built. Another is Martin Wood, who was born in Atlantic City and runs a pawn shop that was established in 1927. The parade begins from the Revel Casino Hotel, whose 709-ft tower brushes against low-hanging clouds. His storefront is now isolated in a hard-to-access stretch of wasteland beyond the Revel’s shell. One of these is Mike Hauke, who moved to Atlantic City and opened a restaurant down the street from the Revel, counting on the business it would bring in. The film also features small-business owners and other locals who witnessed the rise and fall of the Revel. In this short documentary from an episode of our TV show, “ The New Yorker Presents” (Amazon Originals), Paumgarten discusses the history of Atlantic City and the “build it and they will come” approach to business that initially made the city a premier vacation destination, and later contributed to its economic downfall. ![]()
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