The Shelburne Hotel was a resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey located at Michigan Avenue and the Boardwalk. Built and opened in 1869, the hotel was originally a wood-frame cottage. Following several expansions, under the direction of hotel manager Jacob Weikel, a modern, brick-faced, steel frame, multistory structure was constructed along Michigan Avenue at the corner with the Boardwalk. This portion of the hotel opened in 1926. The hotel was an example of Georgian Revival architecture and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1][3]
Despite its tower addition in 1926, the Shelburne was a relatively small hotel in comparison to Atlantic City's much bigger resorts such as the Chalfonte-Haddon Hall Hotel, Traymore, and Claridge. This coupled with the Great Depression bankrupted the hotel in 1931. It would pass through a series of owners until being taken over by the United States Army during World War II, then passing into ownership of the Malamut family who briefly revived the hotels success in the 1950s with several renovation and motel expansions.
After the legalization of casino gambling in 1975, the Shelburne once again became hot property, as with most hotels in Atlantic City at the time. The Malamut family closed the resort in 1978 after leasing it to Japanese investors Rocky Aoki and Takashi Sasakawa, owners of the Benihana restaurant chain, who planned to keep the existing hotel as well as add a 31-story tower and casino calling it the Benihana Casino-Hotel.[4] In 1983, work crews began to renovate the hotel, however, disagreements between the Malamut family, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission, and outside investors led Aoki and Sasakawa to abandon the project after investing over $25 million in construction and renovations.[5] Sasakawa was the son of noted Japanese philanthropist Ryoichi Sasakawa, who had links with the Yakuza.[6] Aoki and Sasakawa had also faced charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission for insider trading in the stock of Hardwicke Companies, which had planned to manage the hotel/casino.[7]
In 1984, the site was acquired by Blumenfeld Development Corp. and the hotel was demolished. In 1986, a groundbreaking was held for the intended construction of the Carousel Club Hotel Casino (originally called Carnival Club Hotel Casino[8]). However, the company did not obtain sufficient financing and after foreclosure the property was sold to Bally's Manufacturing Corp., which built Bally's Wild Wild West Casino in 1997.[9][10][11]
^Beyond the Mafia: Organized Crime in the Americas edited by Sue Mahan, Katherine O'Neil ISBN9780761913597[1]
^Benihana owner hit on insider stock deal AP July 24, 1980
^Blumenfeld Development v. Carnival Cruise Lines, 669 F. Supp. 1297 (E.D. Pa. 1987) District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania "Blumenfeld Development v. Carnival Cruise Lines, 669 F. Supp. 1297 - CourtListener.com". Archived from the original on 2014-04-12. Retrieved 2014-06-28.
^A Festive Groundbreaking For A.C.'s 14th Casino-hotel By Mike Schurman, Special to The Inquirer October 30, 1986 [2]
^Blumenfeld Bargaining To Avert Foreclosures On 2 Sites By Susan Warner, Inquirer Staff Writer January 30, 1989 [3]
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The Shelburne Hotel was a resort in Atlantic City New Jersey located at Michigan Avenue and the Boardwalk Built and opened in 1869 the hotel was originally a wood frame cottage Following several expansions under the direction of hotel manager Jacob Weikel a modern brick faced steel frame multistory structure was constructed along Michigan Avenue at the corner with the Boardwalk This portion of the hotel opened in 1926 The hotel was an example of Georgian Revival architecture and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 1 3 Shelburne HotelShelburne Hotel Atlantic City circa 1913Alternative namesThe Skyscraper By The SeaGeneral informationLocationMichigan Avenue and the Boardwalk Atlantic City New JerseyAddressPark Place amp The BoardwalkCoordinates39 21 21 N 74 26 3 W 39 35583 N 74 43417 W 39 35583 74 43417Estimated completion1930OpeningDecember 1922Renovated1977OwnerTJM PropertiesTechnical detailsFloor count24Design and constructionArchitect s Warren and WetmoreOther informationNumber of rooms400Number of suites400Parking500U S National Register of Historic PlacesNew Jersey Register of Historic PlacesLocation within Atlantic County Inset Location of Atlantic County within New Jersey Built1922Architectural styleColonial Revival Georgian RevivalNRHP reference No 78001733 1 NJRHP No 2 Added to NRHPMay 19 1978History editThe Shelburne Hotel gained a reputation as a home to entertainers and celebrities due to its close proximity to Atlantic City s famed Warner Theater including among them businessman Diamond Jim Brady and his companion actress and singer Lillian Russell composer and singer George M Cohan British actress Lillie Langtry composer Irving Berlin actress Ethel Barrymore composer and conductor John Philip Sousa and entertainer Al Jolson Despite its tower addition in 1926 the Shelburne was a relatively small hotel in comparison to Atlantic City s much bigger resorts such as the Chalfonte Haddon Hall Hotel Traymore and Claridge This coupled with the Great Depression bankrupted the hotel in 1931 It would pass through a series of owners until being taken over by the United States Army during World War II then passing into ownership of the Malamut family who briefly revived the hotels success in the 1950s with several renovation and motel expansions After the legalization of casino gambling in 1975 the Shelburne once again became hot property as with most hotels in Atlantic City at the time The Malamut family closed the resort in 1978 after leasing it to Japanese investors Rocky Aoki and Takashi Sasakawa owners of the Benihana restaurant chain who planned to keep the existing hotel as well as add a 31 story tower and casino calling it the Benihana Casino Hotel 4 In 1983 work crews began to renovate the hotel however disagreements between the Malamut family the New Jersey Casino Control Commission and outside investors led Aoki and Sasakawa to abandon the project after investing over 25 million in construction and renovations 5 Sasakawa was the son of noted Japanese philanthropist Ryoichi Sasakawa who had links with the Yakuza 6 Aoki and Sasakawa had also faced charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission for insider trading in the stock of Hardwicke Companies which had planned to manage the hotel casino 7 In 1984 the site was acquired by Blumenfeld Development Corp and the hotel was demolished In 1986 a groundbreaking was held for the intended construction of the Carousel Club Hotel Casino originally called Carnival Club Hotel Casino 8 However the company did not obtain sufficient financing and after foreclosure the property was sold to Bally s Manufacturing Corp which built Bally s Wild Wild West Casino in 1997 9 10 11 See also editNational Register of Historic Places listings in Atlantic County New JerseyReferences edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service March 13 2009 New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places Atlantic County PDF NJ DEP Historic Preservation Office January 10 2010 p 12 Archived from the original PDF on October 17 2006 Retrieved June 9 2010 Historic American Buildings Survey Archived 2014 04 13 at the Wayback Machine Japanese to open casino New York Times News Service July 12 1978 Quaker Resort Beyond the Mafia Organized Crime in the Americas edited by Sue Mahan Katherine O Neil ISBN 9780761913597 1 Benihana owner hit on insider stock deal AP July 24 1980 Blumenfeld Development v Carnival Cruise Lines 669 F Supp 1297 E D Pa 1987 District Court E D Pennsylvania Blumenfeld Development v Carnival Cruise Lines 669 F Supp 1297 CourtListener com Archived from the original on 2014 04 12 Retrieved 2014 06 28 A Festive Groundbreaking For A C s 14th Casino hotel By Mike Schurman Special to The Inquirer October 30 1986 2 Blumenfeld Bargaining To Avert Foreclosures On 2 Sites By Susan Warner Inquirer Staff Writer January 30 1989 3 Fitzgerald Alison Turcol Thomas 1994 12 30 A Casino Land Sale Reveals How A C Prices Have Sunk Philadelphia Inquirer Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shelburne Hotel Atlantic City amp oldid 1197182972, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
