Touring a City with Old Postcards: Atlantic City
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2022
- Atlantic City was known as the "Playground of America", and has a fascinating history that can be explored through Postcards. From the history of the Miss America Pageant, to gangsters and salt water taffy, let's use postcards to tell the history of my local beach resort city. Of course, this also provides a wonderful opportunity for some Xtremedeltiology and Xtremephilately.
While this channel is dedicated to philately, deltiology has many intersections that allow us to expand our collection and enhance our experience with the hobby.
#deltiology #postcards #atlanticcity
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Postcard History Series (books): www.arcadiapublishing.com/ser...
eBay's Postcard Category (the best place to find postcards!): www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from...
Deltiology:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deltiology
Postcard SOCIETIES: www.atozee.com/web/postcards/p...
The Institute of American Deltiology (UMD): www.lib.umd.edu/institute-ame...
If you are on Twitter, you GOTTA follow 'Postcards from the Past': / pastpostcard
Atlantic City:
www.acnj.gov/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanti...
Fralingers: (James Candy Co.): jamescandy.com/
Chantacler: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chantec...)
Steel Pier: steelpier.com/
Wild Hearts can't be Broken: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_He...
Miss America: www.missamerica.org/organizat....
Lois Delander: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lois_De...
HBO's Boardwalk Empire: www.hbo.com/boardwalk-empire
You could live at the Ritz: www.ritzac.com/
The Hotel Dennis: www.historic-structures.com/nj...
History of Monopoly: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History...
LUCY the Elephant: lucytheelephant.org/ (if I read this site carefull, I would have known that she was under construction...doh!)
Flesh & the Devil: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flesh_a...
Another great episode! I do something similar with my First Day Covers. I mount them in an album with a picture of the house they are addressed to. Occasionally, I will even send the first day cover back to the address it is addressed to with a note stating, "this belongs here."
That's awesome!! I wonder what the reaction is when people receive the letter, I would be totally fascinated to have a cover from past residents of my home, very cool!
Graham, great video as usual. Atlantic City is special to me. I grew up in Philadelphia and spent summers in AC during the 50's and honeymooned there in 1966. We went to Steel Pier then and saw the diving horse and Diana Ross and the Supremes. I collect both stamps and post cards. I have over 1000 postcards from AC and another 1000 or so from Philly. If you decide to do another one of these, try Philadelphia. Lots of old postcards of City Hall, Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, Betsy Ross House, etc. Keep up your fine work; we enjoy and appreciate it.
Oh wow! Atlantic City really is a special place for you. You must thoroughly enjoy going through those 1000 AC postcards, I'm impressed. I hadn't thought about Philly as a postcard spot, I'll have to check it out. Thanks so much for watching 😊
My niece and her husband got married in Cody Wyoming. Basically Cody is a town that was created for the purpose of Tourism, so a lot of postcards. There's an iconic postcard shot of Main Street in Cody. This shot has been taken many times over the years so you can actually collect a series of the exact same shot showing the historic changes over time including such things as the facades of the buildings, the pavement of the street and the changes in transportation showing horses to cars of different eras. I managed to collect about eight shots from the same perspective showing over 80 years of change. I mounted them in two vertical frames and presented them as a wedding gift. They now hang on either side of their fire place in their Cody. Wyoming home. Just like postage stamps, postcards are truly primary source documents of historic study.
What a wonderful wedding gift. A history of a place that is special to you, presented through postcards. 😊 That is such a great idea. And you are totally right, sometimes the only images I can find of a place in the past are postcards. Thanks so much for sharing, James.
Once again: I admire the amount of efforts you put in your videos.
🙏😊, it does take a long time to produce & edit. It means a lot to see that viewers like you appreciate it. Thank you!!
@@ExploringStamps I used to be a "field working" cameraman - I know how much work is it to plan and shot enough quality footage. So apart from the substantive content, which is great on its own, I'm full of respect for your hard work.
Great video! thanks for taking us along with you!
Thanks Karen 😊. Glad you enjoyed it.
Great idea incorporating historical postcards with your vacation. Hope you had fun! I did watching it!
Thank you Gary. Glad you enjoyed it 😊
I do a similar thing to this with Pennsylvania amusement parks. I'll take vintage postcards and see if I can match the location and view on the postcard with the actual place and then I take a photo with them superimposed because generally the location has changed significantly. It's just fun trying to look at how much things have changed.
Oh excellent! Its amazing how much things do change over a relatively short period of time (40-60 years for example). Vintage postcards seem to sometimes be the only documentation I can find of what a place once looked like. Thanks so much for watching 😊
👋 Always an excellent episode!
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The coolest philatelist/deltiologist out there 😬. Nice skateboarding skills dude 👍
😎🛹 thanks Dude!
National Inquirer "Man goes to Atlantic City to watch postcards!" :)
But seriously: great episode. You do a decent job.
😂 lol, thanks so much for watching!
what a episode I think it's cool to explore with postcard. Thank you 🤗
Thank you so much 😊 , so glad to see that you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching!!
I've gotta say, regardless of how much someone might love philately, this is DEFINITELY a type of video that anyone would enjoy watching. It's just so fun and interesting
😊 Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you 🙏
I think there is no better way to explore a city. Thank you for sharing with us Graham.
I'm curious about the rolling chair, why don't they use something like tricycles, to limit the speed? How far was your rolling chair journey? pushing the rolling chair seems like a hard job😂
And sorry about Lucy... This happened to me when I was travelling too.
So I just measured it (i feel bad now). We rolled for just over 1 mile or 1.6km, it was $30 plus tip and seemed pretty quick. I have no idea why the rolling chair became a thing, I guess its a version of a rickshaw? Yeah Lucy was such a disappointment for the video and Laura, basically most of the script was scratched and quickly made up on the spot 😂. Thanks so much for watching Richard!
@@ExploringStamps Construction is a big adversary for extremephilatelists! (And you know, just regular tourists as well.) You'll just have to go back again later so Laura can see and enjoy!
Nice episode!! It's interesting to see what's changed and the history behind those postcards.
Thank you Chris 😊 it really is interesting, and the time period is relatively short for so much change, it’s fascinating!
I luv exploring 🤗 Thank u for sharing your journey through postcards, great job. Make More👍
Thanks Lisa 😊, so glad to see that you enjoyed the postcard adventure. Thanks for watching!!
This was a really fun way to explore a city and to grasp some of its history, i'm sure this could be repeated in other locations. Keep up the good work.
Oh totally, this could be done at any tourist destination. 😊. Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks so much for watching!!
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Excellent episode, what a great discovery. Thank you for sharing part of your vacation with me. My parents and one of my aunts (my mother's sister) had a great vacation there. They sent me paostales cards that I treasure! I could smell the swampy air, coming from a coastal town on the St. Lawrence River! Rimouski which also has a small boardwalk by the river. 👍👏👏👏❤
Its amazing how postcards can pretty much be a little "piece" of a place, sent through the mail. So cool to see that you were able to smell the St. Lawrence off the card, brilliant 😊. Thanks so much for watching!
Amazing! When I was a kid - back in the day - living in Pennsylvania, we went to the Jersey shore every year. Everyone just had to see the diving horse on a beach summer vacation. Thanks for the time warp. Remember to shake the sand out of your shoes.
Thanks Chai 😊 Glad I could take you down memory lane.
Finally a new video! Man how I’ve missed philatelic videos. Cool postcards!
😆 Thank you!! 👍
Once again, outstanding program well worth the watch. Thank you Graham
Thank you Jack 😊 glad you enjoyed it!
Another great episode of interesting exploration and discovery. Shout out to Laura for keeping Grahams itinerary on point. Lucy had to be visited. lol. Thanks bunches for sharing and creating!
Glad you enjoyed it! Laura certainly did keep that itinerary on track, too bad Lucy was not what she was expecting. We will have to go back after construction is complete. Thanks for watching 😊
Thank you for the great video on postcards. My wife and I love your videos and are especially interested in old postcards.
Thank you Bill, a stack of old postcards can keep me entertained for hours 😊. Glad to see that you and your wife are enjoying the videos, thanks for watching!!
Woot woot, I love AC!! Great video again Graham.
I LOVE AC as well 😊. Glad you enjoyed it.
OMG, Graham! I cannot fathom why you and Laura are not producing full episode programs for television/cable. You are an excellent storytelling team! Well done. Again.
I love old postcards and reading the messages. I think of those people long gone that wrote messages to their friends and family. These bits of paper in collections are possibly the last bits of proof that "Irene" or Helen" ever existed. And I love the silent movie references! Silent movies are one of my passions for very similar reasons. Sometimes I focus on the extras that mill about crowd scenes and wonder about their lives and why they ended up in the movie and is this the only images that survive of them?
I know you will keep up the great and important work you are doing!
Best wishes, Scott
You are too kind, Scott 😊 Thank you!!
We share similar thoughts about postcards being the last bits of proof that "Irene" or "Helen" ever existed. And in some way, they came back to life for this episode, a brief moment in their lives captured on a small piece of card. So glad to see that you enjoyed the video, Scott. Thanks for watching!
~ Such an awesome video mixing 2 of the things I love…postcards and stamps!! Also, now I know SO much more about Atlantic City…and now I want some Fralinger’s saltwater taffy! 😅😭 Great job as always, Graham!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thank you!! So great to see that you enjoyed the episode. I have gained a greater appreciation for postcards since researching them for this video, the worlds of deltiology and philately make wonderful stories when brought together. 😊 🙏
Thanks so much for another well put together and cohesive episode! Learned so much about Atlantic City and its history. Never tried salt water taffy, nor have I seen a boardwalk rolling chair, nor horse diving 😮. It’s so fun to read the messages from the passed (had to look up what she meant by ‘the boardwalk is thronged’… also “Gee oh Gee” it’s the 1800s version of “Oh Em Gee” 🤣) All of the old footage is also excellent! Super enjoyable!
Lol same here! I had to look up “thronged”, and also listen to a song by ‘the Echoes’ called Gee oh Gee 😂, I wasn’t sure if I was reading it correctly.
Thanks so much, StampCat! Glad you enjoyed the video. 😊
✨👌🏼✨ Fine episode, sir.
Thank you Mikey 😊
Great Video!, I Love postcards .. I have a lot of them for sale on ebay .. Thanks for the tour of Atlantic City I learned a lot about the city I never knew before .. I think your going places Videos are your best ones .. I think this one and your Sedona AZ one are in my top 10 favorite .. Keep up the good work .. Thanks again.. Jim
Thanks so much, Jim. I love going to places for episodes, it’s tricky to film but loads of fun. Glad you enjoyed the episode. Thanks for watching 😊
Fun way to be introduced to a city I have never seen. Thanks.
Thank you Les, so glad you enjoyed it!! 😊
Great video. I always learn something new when watching your channel. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it Brent, thanks so much for watching! 😊
Hi Graham, as always, I love watching the videos you post. I always learn something new and interesting. Keep up the great work and dot stop making these videos. Warm regards
Bradley Brideau
😊 Wow, Thank you Bradley! So glad you like the content. Thanks for watching.
Informative and fun, reminds me of when the old man took us to the Jersey Shore when we were kids.
Thanks Buzza! yup, the Jersey Shore will totally leave you with life long memories 😆 Thanks for watching!!
I can't believe I stumbled on this. I'm from Durban though I moved to Phoenix AZ over 22 years ago. I've been collecting old post cards from Durban and Natal for a couple of years, not just to see something of it's history and how it looked in my fathers time - he was born there in 1925 - but also to see how people communiated back in those days. Provides a stark contrast between then and the instant communications we have now. I've just started getting interested in collecting stamps from the Natal colonial period. I'll be checking our a lot more of your videos I think. Very interesting indeed.
Hi Peter! 👋. I also left SA around 22 years ago (Joburg). You can really map out a comprehensive history of a place such as Durban through postcards, those brief messages on cards give you a wonderful glimpse into life in the past. So glad you found the channel, thanks so much for watching!!
Like or Dislike: Like. Masterpiece. The diving horse was disturbing, and I would wager #chess is a more popular boardgame than #Monopoly, but the deviation from conventional philatelic content to explore postcards is refreshing.
Thank you!!🙏😊. The diving horse was disturbing, I also didnt understand the entertainment aspect of it, why would people watch it?! Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching 😊
Fabulous episode once again.
😊 thank you Jeff!
Highly enjoyable episode. Besides all the fun and learning, it was also a little nostalgia as I spent a youthful summer's day on that boardwalk. Loved the Garbo clip with philatelic cut-ins. Thanks as always!
Thanks Ingo 😊. Glad I could bring up some summer memories on the boardwalk. Thanks so much for watching!!
~ Awwww, no FREE parking!! 😮☹️🥺😭 Can’t wait to see Lucy when she’s revamped!
😂 we are totally going down to AC again once Lucy is completed. Laura insists!
Thank you for another great episode!
You are very welcome, thank you for watching, Garth 😊
Such a fun episode! You come up with the most entertaining and informative topics, and I loved the little side journey into Monopoly. That is one of the great things about philately and it's related fields -- it often takes you to unexpected places. Thanks again, Graham!
Thank you Nyle, so glad to see that you enjoyed it. The Monopoly aspect was unknown to me until I started researching the city. It was bit weird having people stop their cars to ask me why I am skateboarding with a monopoly board though 😊
@@ExploringStamps You should have told them you were on your way to a high-stakes Monopoly game at the casino!
@@nylemonday8630 😂👍
Graham
A Great episode. The visit to Lucy gave me some ideas for the FDC on elephants in August. I will send you copy. thank Laura for the suggestion to visit with Lucy!
Oh that’s a brilliant idea!! Yes I’ll thank Laura for you, an FDC from Lucy would be 👍
Found this video through a link in the online "Postcard History" magazine. Interesting tour of Atlantic City through philately and deltiology!
Oh that’s great! Thanks for checking out the video, 😊
A bit late watching this episode, but better later than never. To be honest, I was a bit hesitant to watch an episode about postcards but you did a really good job and before I knew it I was hooked and really enjoying the content and the fun way you presented it! I love the boardwalk rolling chairs...and Lucy😉. Thanks so much for this great episode!
Thank you Kees! I really learned to appreciate postcards once I began researching for this episode. I guess I’m but of a deltiologist as well now. 😊 Thanks so much for watching!
Oh really interesting video, oddly enough i have been going around my city sending letters to myself, its been really fun and i think my covers amused the postal clerks, cus i saw more postmarks than needed 😂😂.
Anyways, I have sent you a letter and hopefully it arrives safe and sound. Great video as always Graham!
I do something similar when traveling. I love to send something back to myself (and I’m guilty of using too much postage each time) looking forward to receiving the letter. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for another enjoyable video!
Thank you Jim, glad you enjoyed it! 😊
Wow. You killed it with this video. What a fascinating angle on Philately. Were post cards the original social media? The message is limited by the size of the card! The message was often “wish you were here” living this incredible life I live. Lol. And, and of course, a quick thinking of you message.
Thank you Tyler 😊 🙏 YES I totally agree! The original Facebook or Instagram posts were definitely postcards. “Look at me, I’m in this cool place, life is fab! wish you were here.. okay bye” 😂. Just as selfies are the big stress of every vacation today, getting the right postcards and mailing them to each of your friends/fam must have been the equivalent 🤔
My favourite part of this video is 13:44. :) My niche theme for stamp collecting is on beauty pageant/ beauty queen, so am glad to see Miss America covered in this video :)
What a great theme! Are there lots of stamps with this theme?
@@thedigitalphilatelist Glad that you also like this theme. There are not that many stamps on this theme though, as countries may only issue a set when their countryman won Miss Universe or Miss World. So it is nice to see that Graham has 2 postcards of Miss America. :)
Fantastic 👍👍👍
Thank you 😊
The eagle eyed viewer of this eposide can pinpoint the exact moment that Laura was crowned the queen of philately.
😬😊!!
Loved this episode Graham. Visited Atlantic City once and had a go at them slot machines. Never knew how stepped in history the place was. As always learn something new each time I come here 👍👍👍
Oh wonderful! Glad to see that you have also visited AC. I also wasn’t aware about the history of this place until recently, then I began to read up about it and look into postcards, amazing!! Thanks so much for watching 😊
Great episode. That was a very interesting pun 'boardwalk'. Some postcards are also valuable too. I have a handful from Greece.
Thank you Roger! 😊 you got it (boardwalk)!!!
tht monopoly part is very fun n interesting
😊 Glad you enjoyed it!
Such an amazing video again, love it! This makes me really want to visit Atlantic City sometime, maybe next year :) Anyway, Graham thanks so much for the entertainment and interesting facts, amazing job!
You are very welcome, Daan! Thank you so much for watching, glad you enjoyed it 🙂
A very enjoyable episode.
Thank you Bernadette 😊 Glad you enjoyed it!!
I have a lot of postcards and I really enjoyed this video... but omg... only in America... even the elephants have face lifts! :)
Brilliant. Great episode.
Thank you 😊
Very well worked, and entertaining. I liked how you matched past history to showing the present places. I would love to see this on the travel Channel, or history Channel. Also, as many times as I've been to AC, I didn't realize there's a mailbox 📮 on the boardwalk. Enjoyed.
Exploring Postcards! :D
Indeed 💪
Hey Graham great Ep . From Algeria i am lucky i get a postcard from you befor COVID it's just fantastic 🌷🌷
So glad to see that you received and enjoy it. Thanks so much for your continued support 😊 🙏
diving horses....lol, thought nothing can surprise me...hehe
Right!!? Lol I was surprised! 😅
Been 30 years for me since being on AC's Boardwalk (when I bumped into Cousin' Brucie), so this episode just may be my new favourite episode on your wonderful channel, Graham and Laura. Although I'm still on the hunt for that 1993 Toronto stamp! Incidentally, there's a Beatles story in AC as well. Cheers!
Thank you so much!! I didnt know about the Beatles in AC, need to look that up!! Happy New Year.
Wow.. fabulous postcards and cool historical cultural, information too! Very enjoyable, great skating but maybe take some parkour lessons for next time!!
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Very good show, truly! I don't consider myself a deltiologist, but I do have postcard collections from Stratford in New Hampshire and from my hometown in Denmark. I love studying the details in these old cards!
Thanks Allan!! I also love studying the details of old cards, and when they come from places that I am familiar with or where I once lived, then they are extra special.
I collect postcards and didn't know term deltiology. Was it hard or expensive to find the AC postcards? I bought a lot of 1,000 postcards and no idea what I get except for a few 100 shown that not until after I bought it I saw landmarks I was collecting! Will let you know if I find any AC.
It wasn't hard finding them, and the prices ranged from $1 to about $12 each... for some reason the unused miss america cards were the most expensive ($30 for the pair)...but that was the exception. Enjoy working through that lot! Wow a thousand is going to keep you busy.
I've played the Landlords game... Its more obvious on how bad owning everything is... Monopoly seems to make it fun to bankrupt people, lol. Thanks for another interesting video!!
Interesting! I never knew about it until I began researching this episode. Thanks for watching Peter!
Great Episode.
Thanks Iain 😊
The skateboarding/monopoly board scenes were just too funny. Great video once again, I'll check out eBay for some postcards of my vacation spots that I enjoyed visiting as a kid.
😊 thank you Penny! Yes definitely check to see what postcards are out there, wonderful explorations into places that you have a connection with. Thanks for watching!
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Great content! Grat!
Thank you 😊
Fantastic video! New subscriber here, and I love hunting for vintage postcards on eBay.
I also can spend hours on eBay scrolling through vintage cards, love it! Thanks so much, Kelvi, glad that you enjoyed the episode.
@@ExploringStamps Thank you for replying 🤩. I did enjoy it!! Very much.
Awesome 🙂
Thank you 😊
Have you approached cable television with your show? If not, you should.
I’d be curious to see if they would be interested in something like this, 🤔
Glad you did this video --- worth watching an excellent movie about AC -- when it was approaching its nadir in 1980 - called Atlantic City.
Sent you an email about a stamp show in Clifton NJ. May be worth checking out. Let me know.
Chris That movie was a great depiction of what Atlantic City was, and the transition into what it is today.
A very different video but good to see what you found I love postcards and first day covers. From 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺😎 PS just wondering what job you do so you can get away so much ?
Thank you Mark, glad to see that you enjoy postcards as well. My regular job is in project management, so I don’t get much time off, these videos are all produced on weekends and at night 😊
Love it!!! But lingering question...did you eat all the taffy? 🤔
Like… I ate it all in 3 days of buying it. Please don’t judge me. 😅
@@ExploringStamps 'I'll just limit myself to one per day' 🤣
Hi I found my dad's old postcards how should I keep them in good condition and do they worth something
Awesome! You can look after them by either getting postcard sleeves or albums (make sure they are archive safe). You can try find the postcards online by using Google Lens, some folks find that it works to find a postcard on ebay or elsewhere and inform them of the prices.
@@ExploringStamps Thanks
Can you please do a video on tagged stamps by any chance?
That’s certainly a topic worth exploring 👍
Charleston, WEST Virginia
Yup, I made the boo boo on site, and couldnt correct it in post production 💀
True story: In the early 1980s I was stationed in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. A Navy buddy booked flights to Charleston, WV to get to his home in Ohio. Only near the last minute did he discover that the travel agent had booked him to Charleston, SC! So glad we can now do our own booking online and make more mistakes faster. 🙃😃
Don't you mean toffee!! Not taffee?
Taffy is different and more common in the US. The difference (apparently) is that Taffy has a soft and chewy texture while toffee is usually harder than taffy but also chewy. There are more differences with the ingredients as well.
Taffy!! 😊
I have lot of stambs collection are you interested pls rply me
I will let you know!
@@ExploringStamps ok
Hi I am from India I have few 500 stamps would like to see them or buy them indian stamps and foreign stamps and coins also
Please ❤️❤️
Thanks for watching in India 🇮🇳 😊. I recommend selling on eBay or reaching out to any local societies to find out more about the stamps, unfortunately I’m not an expert.
managed to make an excellent video about America's shittiest city
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Miguel I take it you didn't win. It's seedy, but also has charm.