
Holding Out Hanging On

Heaven or Hell

Atlantic City

The Boardwalk, Down By The Sea

Ignoring The Past, Protecting The Future

These images focus on Atlantic City, a New Jersey shore town that the promise of casino gambling has long shaped for revitalization. Although the first casino opened in 1978 when the city was already in decline, decades later, casino gambling has not delivered the hoped-for social or economic benefits. Instead, the problems facing the community have only intensified, overshadowed by towering casinos that function primarily as self-contained money-making machines.