Monopoly Sights: St. James Place, 2007

Oh, yes ... I've spent one or two evenings in this generically named tavern on St. James Place in Atlantic City. Enough to know that everything in there seems to have been shellacked with 18 coats of old varnish. I must confess that I don't remember much else, when all is said and done. Our bar tab could've gotten us a couple of houses on this block, though, apparently.

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Monopoly Sights: "Marvin Gardens," 2007

"Marvin Gardens" was the name that Charles Darrow used in his original 1933 Atlantic City Monopoly game board, but it was in fact a misspelling of the name "Marven Gardens," a small residential neighborhood located near the boundary of Margate City and Ventnor City, just south of Atlantic City. Parker Bros. issued a formal apology to the residents of Marven Gardens for the misspelling in 1995. Some people around there are still sore about it, though.

Although a house in "Marvin Gardens" costs $150 in the classic version of Monopoly, today they seem to be going for upwards of $699,000.

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Monopoly Sights: Vermont Avenue, 2007

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Monopoly Sights: Oriental Avenue, 2007