Boardwalk of Dreams: Atlantic City and the Fate of Urban AmericaDuring the first half of the twentieth century, Atlantic City was the nation's most popular middle class resort the home of the famed Boardwalk, the Miss America Pageant, and the board game Monopoly. By the late 1960s, it had become a symbol of urban decay and blight, compared by journalists to bombed out Dresden and war torn Beirut. Several decades and a dozen casinos later, Atlantic City is again one of America's most popular tourist spots, with