Atlantic City Boardwalk 1883
by Ira Shander
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Title
Atlantic City Boardwalk 1883
Artist
Ira Shander
Medium
Drawing - Pen And Ink Drawing
Description
Atlantic City, New Jersey as shown in 1883 was still a pretty scrappy place. The Boardwalk was not yet permanent and stored in sections over the winter. The stores were wooden sheds. But electricity already illumined the Boardwalk through carbon arc lamps. Visitors could rent woolen bathing suits for a quarter. And yes�there was ice cream. And plenty of vice.
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May 13th, 2014
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Comments (16)
Kathryn Jones
Yes, please to the ice cream and No,No to the vice! An excellent depiction of times gone by!
Allan Van Gasbeck
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “The Gray Scale Outdoors” group on Fine Art America — You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.
Connie Handscomb
A wonderful depiction of times past, I admire your talent with the pen & pencil, Ira, & your patience in creating this lovely tribute to times past ... ice cream , vices & all :))
Ira Shander
Yes I do remember the creosote smell. And also the tar from torpedoed tankers that got washed up on the beach right after the Second World War. Hard to get off the feet. When I was a kid, my dad would give me a half-dollar to go up on the "boards" and get lost for a few hours. Nobody even thought about molesters or strange type people. Different world. Thank-you for the kind words about my drawings.
Carol Wisniewski
They were wonderful memories Ira, I remember the creosote smell of the boardwalk, the arcade and saltwater taffy shoppes....l/f
Ira Shander
Thank-you Carol. I love bringing history and old architecture alive. The Atlantic City I remember as a kid was so different from today. People would crowd into dumpy old Victorian hotels and rooming houses just to be able to get away from the stilling city of Philadelphia. It was fun to get dressed up and look your best. My folks used to rent houses that were always hot but who cared. Relatives would appear out of the blue like magic. How that little refrigerator fed all those people I'll never know.
Ira Shander
Thank-you Allen for the feature. This is one of my personal favorites amongst my drawings.
Allen Beatty
Congratulations on having this image featured in the Atlantic Coast of the USA group !!
Regina Geoghan
You have amazing talent. The detail and scope of this is amazing as well as the skill that you demonstrate.
Ira Shander replied:
Thank-you Regina. I've been drawing like this for many years. Drawing for me is like making music. Except I never learned how to read music. I like the way you see cities.
Meg Shearer
Beautiful work Ira! So much detail! It does have a fascinating history. I love this!
Ira Shander replied:
Thanks Meg. Can you imagine traveling in those days before air conditioning?? Keeping clean and cool in those Philadelphia summers?
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