Dozens of Atlantic City area restaurants are going back to the Roaring ’20s, offering vintage fun and deals, including a $19.20 menu special, in connection to the weeks and days leading up to the debut of Boardwalk Empire.
Atlantic City Area Restaurants Offering $19.20 Menu Deals Prior to ‘Boardwalk Empire’ Debut.
Atlantic City’s ‘adult’ ambitions vs. Chris Christie’s political ambitions.
Read more at Atlantic City’s ‘adult’ ambitions vs. Chris Christie’s political ambitions – pressofAtlanticCity.com.
The semi-fictionalized account of the life of South Jersey, Prohibition-era political boss Enoch “Nucky” Johnson, “Empire Boardwalk” premieres next month with a $10 million ad campaign.
But already, the Jersey resort is offering hotel packages tied to the show’s roaring 1920s theme, hoping to lure people intrigued by the series to see the city for themselves.
Caesar’s, one of the city’s biggest casino/hotels, says it has set aside 1,920 rooms for $19.20 a night in the two weeks after “Boardwalk Empire” debuts.
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‘Boardwalk Empire’ buzz – NYPOST.com.
Atlantic City’s decadent 1920s heyday inspired HBO’s lavish TV series Boardwalk Empire, with a pilot directed by Martin Scorsese. But can it rescue the resort from a recession-hit present? [The Guardian UK]
HBO’s new series “Boardwalk Empire” will debut on Sunday, Sept. 19. So what? From previous experience, shows that originate in various cities around the nation draw many people who are anxious to see that city in person. Proof of that assumption is shown by the crowds drawn to the places where “The Sopranos” and “Jersey Shore” have originated. [Pinky's Corner]
ATLANTIC CITY – Who needs HBO?
As the cable giant gets ready to broadcast its series Boardwalk Empire, the epic saga of Atlantic City politicians, vice, and dames, the real-life Atlantic City – as if on cue – had one of its regularly occurring convulsions Wednesday when Gov. Christie delivered a jolt to the sagging resort. [the Philadelphia Inquirer]
The idea for the new show comes from an unlikely source: a book written by a New Jersey historian. [Huffington Post]
Long before the first foot of film was shot for HBO’s new series “Boardwalk Empire,” producers were working to make sure they captured the look and vibe that permeated Atlantic City during the Roaring ’20s (pressofAtlanticCity.com)
