This is the story in pictures of Atlantic City, the iconic American
shore resort, as it emerges from its latest crisis. The city of 40,000
people has been through many transformations in its history:
19th-Century health retreat, Prohibition-Era speakeasy, mid-century
nightclub hub and East Coast gambling Mecca. The near-depression of the
late 2000s and increasing competition from the spread of gambling across
the country upended many schemes of casino impresarios and other
developers. Many blocks of the city were leveled for casinos that never
opened. The rate of defaults on home loans was the highest in the nation
for a time. At the lowest point of the financial crisis the State of New
Jersey took over the city's finances. Now it seems the tables may have
begun to turn. These pictures are an attempt to capture the city and the
people who live there.