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From above, Atlantic City looks like any other American city - neat, geometric and boring
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Atlantic Avenue in Atlantic City
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Demolished houses leave behind empty spaces and feeling of abandonement
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Houses in and around Atlantic City go for around $3000. That's a huge drop since the hey-day in the 1960s
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The average income in A.C. is 50% lower than across New Jersey
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Demolished houses leave behind empty spaces and feeling of abandonement. The city council offers advice to people to keep cut their grass green, but not leave their homes, so that the neighborhood does not suffer from value decline
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Not everybody in A.C. is selling their homes. This well-off neighborhood is located just across the mainland Atlantic City
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Demolished houses leave behind empty spaces and feeling of abandonement. A.C. has seen better times
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This wooden embankment has not been repaired since mid-2000s. Guest do not walk here like they used in the 1930s.
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Around the city people move in cars, so the streets are usually empty
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The sewage system inundates after a standard amount of rain. Seems like A.C.'s basic urban infrastructure might use some investment
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Few new investments come to A.C., like this new hotel located outside of the traditional entertainment area in the downtown
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This hotel offers DVDs for rent! What?!
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Poor reputation and financial troubles have driven A.C. to a very poor state
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Shadowy services offered in Atlantic City
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Fast'n'easy divorce service
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Shops likes this liqour store next to Trump's Taj Mahal are among the few prespering businesses around A.C.
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25% of A.C.'s population live under poverty line
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Trump's Taj Mahal was the brightest lit casino on the boardwalk. It followed its neighbors by closing down in Oct. 2016
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A.C. used to prosper by holding world-famous events like box fights or Miss America contests. Nowadays, it is more of a place for a Russian emigre best song contest
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The empty boardwalk feels like an empty wound on the body of Atlantic City. The business has been going down the hill for a few decades by now
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Pier Closed
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Everything looks right here: the ocean, the boardwalk, casinos and cafes - but people are not coming
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Many hotels and casinos have closed up.
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Many hotels and casinos have closed up. Their buildings await better times or other use
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Pier Closed
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Endless parking
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A church back from the old times
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Helping gamers get more cash round the clock
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Streets in A.C. don't feel safe
