Boardwalk Hall

Boardwalk Hall (2014)

The Boardwalk Hall, formerly Atlantic City Convention Hall is an entertainment venue in Atlantic City ( New Jersey ), built in 1926-1929 by the architect offices Lockwood Greene & Co.

The monumental building is considered a representative example of Beaux Arts architecture and a masterpiece of civil engineering in the early 20th century; At the time it was built, the hall was the largest interior space in the world without struts and pillars, with up to 40,000 seats at that time. The construction of the hall confirmed the popularity of Atlantic City as an entertainment and entertainment venue since the late 19th century; the city was a busy gathering place for parties and large national and state organizations that now had access to this new building.

In 1983 the structure was named a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers . In February 1987, it was named a National Historic Landmark of the United States and was included in the National Register of Historic Places .

use

During the Second World War, the US Air Force used the hall as its headquarters and training center from July 1942 to November 1945.

Apart from party meetings such as For example, the Democratic National Convention from August 24 to 27, 1964, at which the incumbent US President Lyndon B. Johnson was nominated as a presidential candidate by more than 20,000 participants for the upcoming 1964 election , found and will find major sporting events here of show business' . The first indoor football game was held in the Convention Hall in 1930, and the arena has been used regularly for sporting events ever since. From 1940 to 2006, and again since 2013, the Convention Hall was the final venue for the Miss America competition .

After a 90 million dollar conversion into a multifunctional arena in 2001, the main hall still offers over 14,000 seats , the adjoining hall Adrian Phillips Theater another 3,200 seats.

Boardwalk Hall is home to the largest organ in the world measured by the number of pipes, the Atlantic City Convention Hall organ .

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in New Jersey

literature

• James H. Charleton: National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form, Atlantic City Convention Hall (PDF) , National Park Service, History Division, 1985.

Web links

Commons : Boardwalk Hall  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• boardwalkhall.com , website of the event hall.
• Library of Congress, Historic American Buildings Survey: Atlantic City Convention Hall, On Boardwalk, West of Mississippi Avenue, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, NJ .

Remarks

1. ^ American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE): Atlantic City Convention Hall ; Retrieved May 25, 2017.
2. ^ Library of Congress, Historic American Buildings Survey: Atlantic City Convention Hall, On Boardwalk, West of Mississippi Avenue, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, NJ ; Retrieved May 25, 2017.
3. ↑ American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), New Jersey Section: History and Heritage ( Memento of the original from July 1, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Retrieved May 25, 2017.  
4. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: New Jersey. National Park Service , accessed August 17, 2019.
5. ^ National Register of Historic Places: Digital Asset 87000814 ; Retrieved May 25, 2017.
6. ^ Boardwalk Hall: Arena Information, History ; Retrieved May 25, 2017.
7. ^ Boardwalk Hall: Arena Information, History ; Retrieved May 25, 2017.
8. ^ Boardwalk Hall: Arena Information ; Retrieved May 25, 2017.

Coordinates: 39 ° 21 ′ 18 ″  N , 74 ° 26 ′ 19 ″  W.