| 词条 | Steel Pier |
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| name = Steel Pier | image = | caption = Steel Pier circa 1915 | location = Atlantic City, New Jersey | location2 = | location3 = | address = 1000 Boardwalk | coordinates = {{Coord|39.3575|-74.4190|region:US-NJ_type:landmark|display=it}} | season = April through October (Giant Wheel open March-December) | opening_date = June 18, 1898 | previous_names = | area_acre = | rides = 23 | coasters = 2 | water_rides = 0 | owner = Steel Pier Associates, LLC | general_manager = | homepage = www.steelpier.com }} The Steel Pier is a 1,000-foot-long ({{cvt|1000|ft|disp=out}}) amusement park built on a pier of the boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey, across from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City (formerly the Trump Taj Mahal). Begun in 1898, it was one of the most popular venues in the United States for the first seven decades of the twentieth century, featuring concerts, exhibits, and an amusement park. It billed itself as the Showplace of the Nation and at its peak measured {{convert|2,298|feet}}. The pier is owned by the Catanoso Family and operates under the Steel Pier Associates, LLC name. The Catanosos previously leased the pier to operate the amusement park before the sale.[1] The Steel Pier continues to operate as an amusement pier and is one of the most successful family-oriented attractions in the city. HistoryThe pier was built by the Steel Pier Company and opened on June 18, 1898. It was built on iron pilings, using a concrete understructure with steel girders. In 1904, a storm washed away part of Steel Pier,{{clarify|date=January 2014}} and many engineers stated that it could not be rebuilt. Atlantic City's future mayor, Edward L. Bader, and his company accepted the challenge to rebuild it. His success with that job led to more work for him in Atlantic City.[2] In 1924, a fire caused significant damage to the pier. Frank Gravatt purchased the pier the following year and renovated it. He was called the "salt water Barnum" by the local newspaper. The restored pier hosted dance bands, three movie theaters, exhibits, operas, children's shows, a water circus, stunts, and other attractions. Gravatt signed John Philip Sousa for a series of annual concerts. The General Motors Exhibit opened in 1926 and continued through 1933, when it was replaced by Ford. (General Motors returned in 1947 and continued until 1968.) From 1935 through 1938, the Steel Pier was where Miss America was crowned.[3] It was described as "An Amusement City at Sea" and "A Vacation in Itself." It also was once called the "Showplace of the Nation" and included such acts as the High Diving horse; Rex the Wonder Dog, a water-skiing canine in the 1930s; the diving bell; and musicians, including Frank Sinatra and Al Jolson, among others. Diana Ross and The Supremes played week-long engagements during the summer in 1965, 1966, and 1967, to sold-out business in the Steel Pier's Music Hall Theater and the Marine Ballroom.[4] "Rain or Shine ... There's Always a Good Show on Steel Pier" was another phrase used to describe the venue's varied entertainment. In 1945, the pier was purchased by George Hamid, who operated the competing Million Dollar Pier. He brought popular and rock and roll music to the pier, starting with Bill Haley and the Comets in 1955. Parts of the pier were damaged or lost during the Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962. The Beatles were booked in 1964, but overwhelming demand for tickets forced them to move to Boardwalk Hall. The pier used to be much longer, but a December 1969 fire six months before the opening of the 1970 season shortened its size by about a third.[5] By the end of the 1960s, the pier was feeling the effects of declining tourism in Atlantic City. The pier was sold to a group of local businessmen in 1973. After gambling was legalized, a developer proposed turning the pier into a hotel-casino. However, the necessary governmental approvals could not be obtained, and the pier was sold to Resorts International in 1978, which mainly used the pier for storage. The original wooden pier with steel underpinnings was destroyed in a 1982 fire; the current concrete structure dates from 1993. Trump Entertainment acquired ownership of the pier when it acquired the Trump Taj Mahal in the late 1980s. The Trump Steel Pier opened in 1992, but had been reduced to about {{cvt|1,000|feet}} and featured mainly amusement rides. The Steel Pier continues to operate as an amusement park to this day. In June 2008, the Steel Pier celebrated its 110th anniversary, having originally opened on Saturday, June 18, 1898. In February 2012, it was announced that a diving horse act would return to the Steel Pier as part of the recently approved Tourism Master Plan,[6] but the plan was soon scrapped after public outcry.[7] In 2017, a giant Ferris wheel was added to the pier. In popular cultureIn films
In music"Steel Pier" - sung by Bobby Rydell on a 1963 promotional single.[9] "Amusement Parks U.S.A." - sung by the Beach Boys, references the Steel Pier, along with many other American amusement parks In theaterSteel Pier musical (1997) - set at Steel Pier during the 1930s. The plot centers around a dance marathon; however, dance marathons were featured instead at the Million Dollar Pier, not the Steel Pier. See also{{Commons category|Steel Pier}}
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References1. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/trump-entertainment-sells-steel-pier-to-catanoso-family-for-million/article_41deb0b2-be09-11e0-bb92-001cc4c03286.html |title=Trump Entertainment sells Steel Pier to Catanoso family for $4.25 million |work=Press of Atlantic City |author=Ianieri, Brian |date=4 Aug 2011 |accessdate=4 Aug 2011}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://casinoconnectionac.com/issue/november-2010/article/crossing-the-goal-line|title=Crossing the Goal Line|website=Casinoconnectionac.com|accessdate=18 May 2017}} 3. ^{{cite book|author=Futrell, Jim|title=Amusement Parks of New Jersey|location= Mechanicsburg, PA|publisher=Stackpole Books|date=2004|page= 53}} 4. ^{{cite news|work=CBS|url=http://cbs3.com/topstories/local_story_233234652.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2006-08-22 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312232047/http://cbs3.com/topstories/local_story_233234652.html |archivedate=2007-03-12 |df= }} 5. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/story/6658629p-6528474c.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2006-08-22 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312132111/http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/story/6658629p-6528474c.html |archivedate=2007-03-12 |df=|work=Press of Atlantic City }} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/02/atlantic_city_taking_a_risky_p.html|title=Atlantic City taking a risky plunge with return of diving horses|website=Nj.com|accessdate=18 May 2017}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/02/atlantic_city_nixes_plans_to_b.html|title=That sinking feeling: Atlantic City plan to bring back diving horses tanks amid activists' outcry|website=Nj.com|accessdate=18 May 2017}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbN9nwrAbFs|title=Three Stooges at Steel Pier, Atlantic City -- 1938|first=|last=Brad Smith|date=24 February 2012|accessdate=18 May 2017|publisher=YouTube}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnpyBHPEF3M|title=Steel Pier|author=Rydell, Bobby|publisher=YouTube|accessdate=18 May 2017}} Bibliography
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7 : Amusement parks in New Jersey|Buildings and structures in Atlantic City, New Jersey|Historic American Engineering Record in New Jersey|1898 establishments in New Jersey|1993 establishments in New Jersey|Piers in New Jersey|Tourist attractions in Atlantic County, New Jersey |
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