Atlantic_City,_New_Jersey

qas: question: What is the name of the island on which Atlantic City is located?
answers: text: Absecon Island

question: In what year was Atlantic City incorporated?
answers: text: 1854

question: What are the names of the two townships that became part of Atlantic City when it was incorporated?
answers: text: Egg Harbor Township and Galloway Township

question: How many other towns share a border with Atlantic City?
answers: text: Absecon, Brigantine, Pleasantville, Ventnor City and West Atlantic City

question: Which coast is Atlantic City located on?
answers: text: Atlantic
context: It is on Absecon Island, on the Atlantic coast. Atlantic City was incorporated on May 1, 1854, from portions of Egg Harbor Township and Galloway Township. The city borders Absecon, Brigantine, Pleasantville, Ventnor City and West Atlantic City.

qas: question: What is the name of the first commercial hotel built in Atlantic City?
answers: text: The Belloe House

question: In what year was the first commercial hotel built in Atlantic City?
answers: text: 1853

question: What are the names of the two avenues at which The Belloe House is located?
answers: text: Massachusetts and Atlantic Avenue

question: What are the two geographical features that Atlantic City is located between?
answers: text: marshlands and islands

question: What were the two potential aspects of Atlantic City that originally attracted developers? 
answers: text: prime real estate and a potential resort town
context: Because of its location in South Jersey, hugging the Atlantic Ocean between marshlands and islands, Atlantic City was viewed by developers as prime real estate and a potential resort town. In 1853, the first commercial hotel, The Belloe House, located at Massachusetts and Atlantic Avenue, was built.

qas: question: What other US city was linked to Atlantic City by the Camden and Atlantic Railroad train service?
answers: text: Philadelphia

question: By 1874, how many passengers were coming to Atlantic City by rail each year?
answers: text: 500,000

question: What is the name of the lighthouse that is located on the Atlantic City coast?
answers: text: Absecon Lighthouse

question: Who is considered to be "Atlantic City's Godfather?"
answers: text: Nelson Johnson
context: The city was incorporated in 1854, the same year in which the Camden and Atlantic Railroad train service began. Built on the edge of the bay, this served as the direct link of this remote parcel of land with Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. That same year, construction of the Absecon Lighthouse, designed by George Meade of the Corps of Topographical Engineers, was approved, with work initiated the next year. By 1874, almost 500,000 passengers a year were coming to Atlantic City by rail. In Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City, "Atlantic City's Godfather" Nelson Johnson describes the inspiration of Dr. Jonathan Pitney (the "Father of Atlantic City") to develop Atlantic City as a health resort, his efforts to convince the municipal authorities that a railroad to the beach would be beneficial, his successful alliance with Samuel Richards (entrepreneur and member of the most influential family in southern New Jersey at the time) to achieve that goal, the actual building of the railroad, and the experience of the first 600 riders, who "were chosen carefully by Samuel Richards and Jonathan Pitney":

qas: question: In what year was the first boardwalk built in Atlantic City?
answers: text: 1870

question: Why was the first boardwalk built in Atlantic City?
answers: text: to help hotel owners keep sand out of their lobbies

question: What year was the Great Atlantic Hurricane?
answers: text: 1944

question: What was the historic length of the boardwalk before the Great Atlantic Hurricane?
answers: text: about 7 miles

question: Before the Great Atlantic Hurricane the boardwalk extended from Atlantic City to what other city?
answers: text: Longport
context: The first boardwalk was built in 1870 along a portion of the beach in an effort to help hotel owners keep sand out of their lobbies. Businesses were restricted and the boardwalk was removed each year at the end of the peak season. Because of its effectiveness and popularity, the boardwalk was expanded in length and width, and modified several times in subsequent years. The historic length of the boardwalk, before the destructive 1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane, was about 7 miles (11 km) and it extended from Atlantic City to Longport, through Ventnor and Margate.

qas: question: The first road connected Atlantic City to which mainland town?
answers: text: Pleasantville

question: The first road that connected Atlantic City to the mainland was completed in what year?
answers: text: 1870

question: How much of a toll was charged on the first road to connect Atlantic City to the mainland?
answers: text: 30-cent

question: What was the name of the first road to the mainland that did not charge a toll?
answers: text: Albany Avenue
context: The first road connecting the city to the mainland at Pleasantville was completed in 1870 and charged a 30-cent toll. Albany Avenue was the first road to the mainland that was available without a toll.

qas: question: By what year was demand so great that one railroad line could no longer keep up with the demand?
answers: text: 1878

question: What was the name of the new railway that was constructed to transport tourists to Atlantic City after 1878?
answers: text: Philadelphia and Atlantic City Railway

question: What was the name of the hotel that took up a full city block?
answers: text: The United States Hotel

question: Besides massive hotels, what else was appearing all over Atlantic City during this period?
answers: text: rooming houses

question: What were the names of the four avenues that surrounded The United States Hotel?
answers: text: Atlantic, Pacific, Delaware, and Maryland Avenues
context: By 1878, because of the growing popularity of the city, one railroad line could no longer keep up with demand. Soon, the Philadelphia and Atlantic City Railway was also constructed to transport tourists to Atlantic City. At this point massive hotels like The United States and Surf House, as well as smaller rooming houses, had sprung up all over town. The United States Hotel took up a full city block between Atlantic, Pacific, Delaware, and Maryland Avenues. These hotels were not only impressive in size, but featured the most updated amenities, and were considered quite luxurious for their time.

qas: question: When did Atlantic City go through a radical building boom?
answers: text: early part of the 20th century

question: What replaced many of the modest boarding houses? 
answers: text: large hotels

question: What were the names of two of the city's most distinctive hotels?
answers: text: Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel and the Traymore Hotel

question: What happened to Atlantic City in the early part of the 20th century?
answers: text: a radical building boom

question: Where were the modest boarding houses located before they were replaced by large hotels?
answers: text: the boardwalk
context: In the early part of the 20th century, Atlantic City went through a radical building boom. Many of the modest boarding houses that dotted the boardwalk were replaced with large hotels. Two of the city's most distinctive hotels were the Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel and the Traymore Hotel.

qas: question: In what year did Josiah White III by land to build a hotel?
answers: text: 1903

question: What was the name of the hotel built by Josiah White III?
answers: text: Marlborough House

question: In what style was the Malborough House buit?
answers: text: Queen Anne

question: In what year was reinforced concrete invented?
answers: text: 1848

question: What was the name of the second hotel built by Josiah White III?
answers: text: Blenheim
context: In 1903, Josiah White III bought a parcel of land near Ohio Avenue and the boardwalk and built the Queen Anne style Marlborough House. The hotel was a hit and, in 1905–06, he chose to expand the hotel and bought another parcel of land next door to his Marlborough House. In an effort to make his new hotel a source of conversation, White hired the architectural firm of Price and McLanahan. The firm made use of reinforced concrete, a new building material invented by Jean-Louis Lambot in 1848 (Joseph Monier received the patent in 1867). The hotel's Spanish and Moorish themes, capped off with its signature dome and chimneys, represented a step forward from other hotels that had a classically designed influence. White named the new hotel the Blenheim and merged the two hotels into the Marlborough-Blenheim. Bally's Atlantic City was later constructed at this location.

qas: question: What was the name of the hotel located at the corner of Illinois Avenue and the boardwalk?
answers: text: The Traymore Hotel

question: What year was The Traymore Hotel begun?
answers: text: 1879

question: Who was the owner of The Traymore Hotel?
answers: text: Daniel White

question: How many stories was The Traymore Hotel after its renovation?
answers: text: 16

question: What was the name of the firm commissioned to build The Traymore Hotel?
answers: text: Price and McLanahan
context: The Traymore Hotel was located at the corner of Illinois Avenue and the boardwalk. Begun in 1879 as a small boarding house, the hotel grew through a series of uncoordinated expansions. By 1914, the hotel's owner, Daniel White, taking a hint from the Marlborough-Blenheim, commissioned the firm of Price and McLanahan to build an even bigger hotel. Rising 16 stories, the tan brick and gold-capped hotel would become one of the city's best-known landmarks. The hotel made use of ocean-facing hotel rooms by jutting its wings farther from the main portion of the hotel along Pacific Avenue.

qas: question: What year did the Quaker-owned Chalfonte House open?
answers: text: 1868

question: What year did the Haddon House open?
answers: text: 1869

question: How many stories was the modern Chalfonte Hotel when it opened in 1904?
answers: text: eight

question: How many rooms were in the merged Chalfonte-Haddon Hall Hotel?
answers: text: nearly 1,000

question: What was the name given to the 24 story tall, 400-room Claridge?
answers: text: Skyscraper By The Sea
context: One by one, additional large hotels were constructed along the boardwalk, including the Brighton, Chelsea, Shelburne, Ambassador, Ritz Carlton, Mayflower, Madison House, and the Breakers. The Quaker-owned Chalfonte House, opened in 1868, and Haddon House, opened in 1869, flanked North Carolina Avenue at the beach end. Their original wood-frame structures would be enlarged, and even moved closer to the beach, over the years. The modern Chalfonte Hotel, eight stories tall, opened in 1904. The modern Haddon Hall was built in stages and was completed in 1929, at eleven stories. By this time, they were under the same ownership and merged into the Chalfonte-Haddon Hall Hotel, becoming the city's largest hotel with nearly 1,000 rooms. By 1930, the Claridge, the city's last large hotel before the casinos, opened its doors. The 400-room Claridge was built by a partnership that included renowned Philadelphia contractor John McShain. At 24 stories, it would become known as the "Skyscraper By The Sea." The city became known as the "The World's Playground.

qas: question: In what year was salt water taffy conceived?
answers: text: 1883

question: Who was the creator of salt water taffy?
answers: text: David Bradley

question: What happened to David Bradley's shop that led to the creation of salt water taffy?
answers: text: Bradley's shop was flooded after a major storm

question: Who did Bradley sell salt water taffy to for the first time?
answers: text: a girl

question: Where did the water come from for the creation of the first salt water taffy?
answers: text: Atlantic Ocean
context: In 1883, salt water taffy was conceived in Atlantic City by David Bradley. The traditional story is that Bradley's shop was flooded after a major storm, soaking his taffy with salty Atlantic Ocean water. He sold some "salt water taffy" to a girl, who proudly walked down to the beach to show her friends. Bradley's mother was in the back of the store when the sale was made, and loved the name, and so salt water taffy was born.

qas: question: What years do many historians consider Atlantic City's golden age?
answers: text: 1920s

question: What year was Prohibition enacted nationally?
answers: text: 1919

question: During Prohibition what name was given to Atlantic City?
answers: text: The World's Playground

question: During Prohibition how high was Nucky Johnson's income?
answers: text: as much as $500,000 annually

question: How long did Prohibition last?
answers: text: until 1933
context: The 1920s, with tourism at its peak, are considered by many historians as Atlantic City's golden age. During Prohibition, which was enacted nationally in 1919 and lasted until 1933, much liquor was consumed and gambling regularly took place in the back rooms of nightclubs and restaurants. It was during Prohibition that racketeer and political boss Enoch L. "Nucky" Johnson rose to power. Prohibition was largely unenforced in Atlantic City, and, because alcohol that had been smuggled into the city with the acquiescence of local officials could be readily obtained at restaurants and other establishments, the resort's popularity grew further. The city then dubbed itself as "The World's Playground". Nucky Johnson's income, which reached as much as $500,000 annually, came from the kickbacks he took on illegal liquor, gambling and prostitution operating in the city, as well as from kickbacks on construction projects.

qas: question: During the 1920s, who was the mayor of Atlantic City?
answers: text: Edward L. Bader

question: What three contributions to Atlantic City was Edward L. Bader known for?
answers: text: construction, athletics and aviation

question: What year did Edward L. Bader lead the initiative to construct the Atlantic City High School?
answers: text: 1923

question: How much was the bond for that was to be used to purchase land for a Convention Center?
answers: text: $1.5 million

question: What year was Boardwalk Hall finished?
answers: text: 1924
context: During this time, Atlantic City was under the mayoral reign of Edward L. Bader, known for his contributions to the construction, athletics and aviation of Atlantic City. Despite the opposition of many others, he purchased land that became the city's municipal airport and high school football stadium, both of which were later named Bader Field in his honor. He led the initiative, in 1923, to construct the Atlantic City High School at Albany and Atlantic Avenues. Bader, in November 1923, initiated a public referendum, during the general election, at which time residents approved the construction of a Convention Center. The city passed an ordinance approving a bond issue for $1.5 million to be used for the purchase of land for Convention Hall, now known as the Boardwalk Hall, finalized September 30, 1924. Bader was also a driving force behind the creation of the Miss America competition.

qas: question: Who was a meeting organized for in 1929 in Atlantic City?
answers: text: organized crime figures from all across America

question: What family was Charles 
answers: text: Charles "Lucky" Luciano and former Chicago South Side Gang boss Johnny "the Fox" Torrio

question: In what year was there a conference for organized crime figures in Atlantic City?
answers: text: 1929

question: For which family was Charles "Lucky" Luciano a lieutenant?
answers: text: Masseria family

question: What was Johnny Torrio's nickname?
answers: text: the Fox

question: What was Charles Luciano's nickname?
answers: text: Lucky

question: Who was a former Chicago South Side Gang boss?
answers: text: Johnny "the Fox" Torrio
context: From May 13 to May 16 in 1929, Johnson hosted a conference for organized crime figures from all across America. The men who called this meeting were Masseria family lieutenant Charles "Lucky" Luciano and former Chicago South Side Gang boss Johnny "the Fox" Torrio, with heads of the Bugs and Meyer Mob, Meyer Lansky and Benjamin Siegel, being used as muscle for the meeting.

qas: question: Which Atlantic City neighborhood became particularly impoverished in the mid-to-late 20th century?
answers: text: the "Inlet"

question: What was the biggest factor in the decline in Atlantic City's popularity?
answers: text: cheap, fast jet service

question: What were two other locations people began to fly to instead of going to Atlantic City?
answers: text: Miami Beach and the Bahamas

question: After the war, what form of transportation became more readily available to many Americans?
answers: text: automobile

question: What two luxuries that people could have at their own homes led to a diminished interest in luxury beach resorts?
answers: text: home air conditioning and swimming pools
context: Like many older east coast cities after World War II, Atlantic City became plagued with poverty, crime, corruption, and general economic decline in the mid-to-late 20th century. The neighborhood known as the "Inlet" became particularly impoverished. The reasons for the resort's decline were multi-layered. First of all, the automobile became more readily available to many Americans after the war. Atlantic City had initially relied upon visitors coming by train and staying for a couple of weeks. The car allowed them to come and go as they pleased, and many people would spend only a few days, rather than weeks. Also, the advent of suburbia played a huge role. With many families moving to their own private houses, luxuries such as home air conditioning and swimming pools diminished their interest in flocking to the luxury beach resorts during the hot summer. But perhaps the biggest factor in the decline in Atlantic City's popularity came from cheap, fast jet service to other premier resorts, such as Miami Beach and the Bahamas.

qas: question: What event was hosted by Atlantic City in 1964?
answers: text: Democratic National Convention

question: Who was nominated for President during the 1964 Democratic National Convention?
answers: text: Lyndon Johnson

question: Who was nominated for Vice President during the 1964 Democratic National Convention?
answers: text: Hubert Humphrey

question: Who was the Governor of New Jersey in 1964?
answers: text: Richard J. Hughes

question: Despite being in the midst of a long period of economic decline many felt that the Convention was only held in Atlantic city because of a friendship between what two men?
answers: text: Johnson and Governor of New Jersey Richard J. Hughes
context: The city hosted the 1964 Democratic National Convention which nominated Lyndon Johnson for President and Hubert Humphrey as Vice President. The convention and the press coverage it generated, however, cast a harsh light on Atlantic City, which by then was in the midst of a long period of economic decline. Many felt that the friendship between Johnson and Governor of New Jersey Richard J. Hughes led Atlantic City to host the Democratic Convention.

qas: question: By what years were many of the great hotels suffering from high vacancy rates?
answers: text: the late 1960s

question: Prior to and during the advent of legalized gaming, what happened to many of the hotels in Atlantic City?
answers: text: demolished

question: When were many of the large hotels demolished?
answers: text: 1970s and 1980s

question: After the Ambassador Hotel was gutted what did it become?
answers: text: Tropicana Casino and Resort Atlantic City

question: Who purchased the old Ambassador Hotel in 1978?
answers: text: Ramada
context: By the late 1960s, many of the resort's once great hotels were suffering from embarrassing vacancy rates. Most of them were either shut down, converted to cheap apartments, or converted to nursing home facilities by the end of the decade. Prior to and during the advent of legalized gaming, many of these hotels were demolished. The Breakers, the Chelsea, the Brighton, the Shelburne, the Mayflower, the Traymore, and the Marlborough-Blenheim were demolished in the 1970s and 1980s. Of the many pre-casino resorts that bordered the boardwalk, only the Claridge, the Dennis, the Ritz-Carlton, and the Haddon Hall survive to this day as parts of Bally's Atlantic City, a condo complex, and Resorts Atlantic City. The old Ambassador Hotel was purchased by Ramada in 1978 and was gutted to become the Tropicana Casino and Resort Atlantic City, only reusing the steelwork of the original building. Smaller hotels off the boardwalk, such as the Madison also survived.

qas: question: In what year did New Jersey voters pass a referendum approving casino gambling for Atlantic City?
answers: text: 1976

question: The owners of the Chalfonte-Haddon Hall Hotel converted it into what?
answers: text: Resorts International

question: What was the name of the first legal casino in the eastern United States?
answers: text: Resorts International

question: What year did Resorts International open?
answers: text: 1978

question: How many casinos are there in Atlantic City today?
answers: text: eleven
context: In an effort at revitalizing the city, New Jersey voters in 1976 passed a referendum, approving casino gambling for Atlantic City; this came after a 1974 referendum on legalized gambling failed to pass. Immediately after the legislation passed, the owners of the Chalfonte-Haddon Hall Hotel began converting it into the Resorts International. It was the first legal casino in the eastern United States when it opened on May 26, 1978. Other casinos were soon constructed along the Boardwalk and, later, in the marina district for a total of eleven today. The introduction of gambling did not, however, quickly eliminate many of the urban problems that plagued Atlantic City. Many people have suggested that it only served to exacerbate those problems, as attested to by the stark contrast between tourism intensive areas and the adjacent impoverished working-class neighborhoods. In addition, Atlantic City has been less popular than Las Vegas, as a gambling city in the United States. Donald Trump helped bring big name boxing bouts to the city to attract customers to his casinos. The boxer Mike Tyson had most of his fights in Atlantic City in the 1980s, which helped Atlantic City achieve nationwide attention as a gambling resort. Numerous highrise condominiums were built for use as permanent residences or second homes. By end of the decade it was one of the most popular tourist destinations in the United States.

qas: question: Atlantic City's tourism began to decline due to what failure?
answers: text: to diversify away from gaming

question: Who did the Atlantic City Redevelopment Authority partner with in 1999?
answers: text: Steve Wynn

question: Why did the Atlantic City Redevelopment Authority partner with Steve Wynn?
answers: text: to develop a new roadway

question: What was the project involving Steve Wynn nicknamed?
answers: text: The Tunnel Project

question: "The Tunnel Project" was later officially named what?
answers: text: Atlantic City-Brigantine Connector
context: With the redevelopment of Las Vegas and the opening of two casinos in Connecticut in the early 1990s, along with newly built casinos in the nearby Philadelphia metro area in the 2000s, Atlantic City's tourism began to decline due to its failure to diversify away from gaming. Determined to expand, in 1999 the Atlantic City Redevelopment Authority partnered with Las Vegas casino mogul Steve Wynn to develop a new roadway to a barren section of the city near the Marina. Nicknamed "The Tunnel Project", Steve Wynn planned the proposed 'Mirage Atlantic City' around the idea that he would connect the $330 million tunnel stretching 2.5 miles (4.0 km) from the Atlantic City Expressway to his new resort. The roadway was later officially named the Atlantic City-Brigantine Connector, and funnels incoming traffic off of the expressway into the city's marina district and Brigantine, New Jersey.

qas: question: In what year did the tunnel open?
answers: text: 2001

question: What was the name of Atlantic City's newest casino?
answers: text: The Borgata

question: When did The Borgata open?
answers: text: July 2003

question: In what year was Wynn's plans for development scrapped?
answers: text: 2002

question: The new roadway prompted a partnership between which two companies?
answers: text: Boyd Gaming in partnership with MGM/Mirage
context: Although Wynn's plans for development in the city were scrapped in 2002, the tunnel opened in 2001. The new roadway prompted Boyd Gaming in partnership with MGM/Mirage to build Atlantic City's newest casino. The Borgata opened in July 2003, and its success brought an influx of developers to Atlantic City with plans for building grand Las Vegas style mega casinos to revitalize the aging city.

qas: question: When did the Sands Atlantic City close permanently?
answers: text: November 11, 2006

question: What happened to the Sands Atlantic City a year after it closed?
answers: text: demolished in a dramatic, Las Vegas styled implosion

question: What did Pinnacle Entertainment intend to replace the Sands Atlantic City with?
answers: text: $1.5–2 billion casino resort

question: Why did many of the proposed mega casinos never get further than the initial planning stages?
answers: text: economic conditions and the late 2000s recession

question: Who purchased the Sands Atlantic City?
answers: text: Pinnacle Entertainment
context: Owing to economic conditions and the late 2000s recession, many of the proposed mega casinos never went further than the initial planning stages. One of these developers was Pinnacle Entertainment, who purchased the Sands Atlantic City, only to close it permanently November 11, 2006. The following year, the resort was demolished in a dramatic, Las Vegas styled implosion, the first of its kind in Atlantic City. While Pinnacle Entertainment intended to replace it with a $1.5–2 billion casino resort, the company canceled its construction plans and plans to sell the land. The biggest disappointment was when MGM Resorts International announced that it would pull out of all development for Atlantic City, effectively ending their plans for the MGM Grand Atlantic City.

qas: question: In what year did Morgan Stanley purchase land for a new casino resort?
answers: text: 2006

question: How much land did Morgan Stanley purchase?
answers: text: 20 acres

question: Who was named as the developer for Morgan Stanley's casino resort?
answers: text: Revel Entertainment Group

question: What percentage of ownership did Morgan Stanley hold in Revel Entertainment Group?
answers: text: 90%

question: Who offered Revel $261 million in state tax credits?
answers: text: Governor Chris Christie
context: In 2006, Morgan Stanley purchased 20 acres (8.1 ha) directly north of the Showboat Atlantic City Hotel and Casino for a new $2 billion plus casino resort. Revel Entertainment Group was named as the project's developer for the Revel Casino. Revel was hindered with many problems, with the biggest setback to the company being in April 2010 when Morgan Stanley, the owner of 90% of Revel Entertainment Group, decided to discontinue funding for continued construction and put its stake in Revel up for sale. Early in 2010 the New Jersey state legislature passed a bill offering tax incentives to attract new investors and complete the job, but a poll by Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind released in March 2010 showed that three of five voters (60%) opposed the legislation, and two of three of those who opposed it "strongly" opposed it. Ultimately, Governor Chris Christie offered Revel $261 million in state tax credits to assist the casino once it opened. As of March 2011[update], Revel had completed all of the exterior work and had continued work on the interior after finally receiving the funding necessary to complete construction. It had a soft opening in April 2012, and was fully open by May 2012. Ten months later, in February 2013, after serious losses and a write-down in the value of the resort from $2.4 billion to $450 million, Revel filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It was restructured but still could not carry on and re-entered bankruptcy on June 19, 2014. It was put up for sale, however as no suitable bids were received the resort closed its doors on September 2, 2014.

qas: question: How long had Atlantic City held a monopoly on casino gambling?
answers: text: 40-year

question: Who said that the state would consider a referendum to end the monopoly that Atlantic City holds on casino gambling?
answers: text: Governor Christie

question: When did Governor Christie say that the state would consider a referendum?
answers: text: September 2014

question: How much was casino revenue in 2006?
answers: text: $5.2 billion

question: How much was casino revenue in 2013?
answers: text: $2.9 billion
context: In the wake of the closures and declining revenue from casinos, Governor Christie said in September 2014 that the state would consider a 2015 referendum to end the 40-year-old monopoly that Atlantic City holds on casino gambling and allowing gambling in other municipalities. With casino revenue declining from $5.2 billion in 2006 to $2.9 billion in 2013, the state saw a drop in money from its 8% tax on those earnings, which is used to fund programs for senior citizens and the disabled.

qas: question: When did "Superstorm Sandy" strike Atlantic City?
answers: text: October 29, 2012

question: "Superstorm Sandy" produced an all-time record low barometric pressure reading of what?
answers: text: 943 mb

question: Although "Superstorm Sandy" left minimal damage to any of the tourist areas it did cause what two other things to occur?
answers: text: flooding and power-outages

question: What was the source of the misinformation concerning damage to the city's boardwalk?
answers: text: photograph

question: Why was there a photo of the Boardwalk if it wasn't actually damaged in the storm?
answers: text: the Boardwalk that was slated for repairs, prior to the storm
context: "Superstorm Sandy" struck Atlantic City on October 29, 2012, causing flooding and power-outages but left minimal damage to any of the tourist areas including the Boardwalk and casino resorts, despite widespread belief that the city's boardwalk had been destroyed. The source of the misinformation was a widely circulated photograph of a damaged section of the Boardwalk that was slated for repairs, prior to the storm, and incorrect news reports at the time of the disaster. The storm produced an all-time record low barometric pressure reading of 943 mb (27.85") for not only Atlantic City, but the state of New Jersey.

qas: question: According to the United States Census Bureau, what is the total area in square miles?
answers: text: 17.037 square miles

question: What is the area of land?
answers: text: 10.747 square miles

question: What is the area of water?
answers: text: 6.290 square miles

question: What percentage of the city is made up of water?
answers: text: 36.92%

question: What organization provided data detailing the size of the city?
answers: text: United States Census Bureau
context: According to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 17.037 square miles (44.125 km2), including 10.747 square miles (27.835 km2) of land and 6.290 square miles (16.290 km2) of water (36.92%).

qas: question: Besides Chelsea, City Island, and Great Island, what other community, locality, or place name is included in the city?
answers: text: Venice Park

question: Besides Chelsea, City Island, and Venice Park, what other community, locality, or place name is included in the city?
answers: text: Great Island

question: Besides Chelsea, Venice Park, and Great Island, what other community, locality, or place name is included in the city?
answers: text: City Island

question: Besides Venice Park, City Island, and Great Island, what other community, locality, or place name is included in the city?
answers: text: Chelsea

question: Besides localities and place names, what else is located partically or completely within the city?
answers: text: Unincorporated communities
context: Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the city include Chelsea, City Island, Great Island and Venice Park.

qas: question: What is the daily average temperature in July?
answers: text: 75.6 °F

question: Atlantic City is a prime place to beat the heat from June through what month?
answers: text: September

question: What is the average temperature for January in Atlantic City?
answers: text: 35.5 °F

question: How many days long is the growing season?
answers: text: 239 days

question: What is the extreme low temperature of Atlantic City?
answers: text: −9 °F
context: Summers are typically warm and humid with a July daily average of 75.6 °F (24.2 °C). During this time, the city gets a sea breeze off the ocean that often makes daytime temperatures much cooler than inland areas, making Atlantic City a prime place for beating the summer heat from June through September. Average highs even just a few miles west of Atlantic City exceed 85 °F (29 °C) in July. Near the coast, temperatures reach or exceed 90 °F (32 °C) on an average of only 6.8 days a year, but this reaches 21 days at nearby Atlantic City Int'l.[a] Winters are cool, with January averaging 35.5 °F (2 °C). Spring and autumn are erratic, although they are usually mild with low humidity. The average window for freezing temperatures is November 20 to March 25, allowing a growing season of 239 days. Extreme temperatures range from −9 °F (−23 °C) on February 9, 1934 to 104 °F (40 °C) on August 7, 1918.[b]

qas: question: How many inches of precipitation does Atlantic City receive annually?
answers: text: 40 inches

question: What is the average number of inches of snow received at the airport annually?
answers: text: 16.5 inches

question: Atlantic City's lack of snowfall is due to its location in South Jersey and its proximaty to which body of water?
answers: text: Atlantic Ocean

question: Atlantic City's lack of snowfall is due to its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and its location where?
answers: text: South Jersey

question: Atlantic City is different from the northern and western parts of the state in the winter due to its tendency to receive which type of precipitation?
answers: text: rain
context: Annual precipitation is 40 inches (1,020 mm) which is fairly spread throughout the year. Owing to its proximity to the Atlantic Ocean and its location in South Jersey, Atlantic City receives less snow than a good portion of the rest of New Jersey. Even at the airport, where low temperatures are often much lower than along the coast, snow averages only 16.5 inches (41.9 cm) each winter. It is very common for rain to fall in Atlantic City while the northern and western parts of the state are receiving snow.

qas: question: How many people were residing in Atlantic City during the 2010 United States Census?
answers: text: 39,558

question: How many housing units were in Atlantic City during the 2010 United States Census?
answers: text: 20,013

question: During the 2010 United States Census what percentage of Atlantic City's population was Hispanic or Latino?
answers: text: 30.45%

question: During the 2010 United States Census what percentage of Atlantic City's population was White?
answers: text: 26.65%

question: How many families were residing in Atlantic City during the 2010 United States Census?
answers: text: 8,558
context: At the 2010 United States Census, there were 39,558 people, 15,504 households, and 8,558 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,680.8 per square mile (1,421.2/km2). There were 20,013 housing units at an average density of 1,862.2 per square mile (719.0/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 26.65% (10,543) White, 38.29% (15,148) Black or African American, 0.61% (242) Native American, 15.55% (6,153) Asian, 0.05% (18) Pacific Islander, 14.03% (5,549) from other races, and 4.82% (1,905) from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 30.45% (12,044) of the population.

qas: question: How many households were there in Atlantic City during the 2010 United States Census?
answers: text: 15,504

question: What percentage of households in Atlantic City had children under the age of 18 living with them?
answers: text: 27.3%

question: What percentage of households in Atlantic City were comprised of non-families?
answers: text: 44.8%

question: What percentage of households in Atlantic City were made up of individuals?
answers: text: 37.5%
context: There were 15,504 households, of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 25.9% were married couples living together, 22.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.8% were non-families. 37.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.34.

qas: question: What percentage of the population was under the age of 18?
answers: text: 24.6%

question: What percentage of the population was 65 years of age or older?
answers: text: 12.7%

question: What was the median age?
answers: text: 36.3 years
context: In the city, 24.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 25.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.3 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.4 males.

qas: question: How much was the median household income according to the American Community Survey?
answers: text: $30,237

question: How much was the median family income according to the American Community Survey?
answers: text: $35,488

question: How much was the median income for males according to the American Community Survey?
answers: text: $32,207

question: What percentage of the population was below the poverty line?
answers: text: 25.3%
context: The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $30,237 (with a margin of error of +/- $2,354) and the median family income was $35,488 (+/- $2,607). Males had a median income of $32,207 (+/- $1,641) versus $29,298 (+/- $1,380) for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,069 (+/- $2,532). About 23.1% of families and 25.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.6% of those under age 18 and 16.8% of those age 65 or over.

qas: question: According to the 2000 United States Census, how many people were living in Atlantic City?
answers: text: 40,517

question: According to the 2000 United States Census, what was the population density?
answers: text: 3,569.8 people per square mile

question: According to the 2000 United States Census, how many housing units were there in Atlantic City?
answers: text: 20,219

question: According to the 2000 United States Census, what percentage of the population of Atlantic City were Hispanic or Latino?
answers: text: 24.95%

question: According to the 2000 United States Census, what percentage of the population of Atlantic City were white?
answers: text: 26.68%
context: As of the 2000 United States Census there were 40,517 people, 15,848 households, and 8,700 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,569.8 people per square mile (1,378.3/km2). There were 20,219 housing units at an average density of 1,781.4 per square mile (687.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 44.16% black or African American, 26.68% White, 0.48% Native American, 10.40% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 13.76% other races, and 4.47% from two or more races. 24.95% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 19.44% of the population was non-Hispanic whites.

qas: question: How many households had children under the age of 18 living with them?
answers: text: 27.7%

question: How many households were there in Atlantic City?
answers: text: 15,848

question: How many households were made up of individuals?
answers: text: 37.2%

question: What was the average household size in Atlantic City?
answers: text: 2.46

question: What was the average family size in Atlantic City?
answers: text: 3.26
context: There were 15,848 households out of which 27.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 24.8% were married couples living together, 23.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.1% were non-families. 37.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.26.

qas: question: What was the median age of Atlantic City?
answers: text: 35 years

question: For every 100 females, how many males were there?
answers: text: 96.1

question: For every 100 females age 18 and over, how many males were there?
answers: text: 93.2

question: What percentage of the population of Atlantic City was under the age of 18?
answers: text: 25.7%

question: What percentage of the population of Atlantic City was 65 years of age or older?
answers: text: 14.2%
context: In the city the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.

qas: question: What was the median income for a household in the city?
answers: text: $26,969

question: What was the median income for a family in the city?
answers: text: $31,997

question: What was the per capita income for the city?
answers: text: $15,402

question: What percentage of families in the city were living below the poverty line?
answers: text: 19.1%

question: What percentage of the population in the city were living below the poverty line?
answers: text: 23.6%
context: The median income for a household in the city was $26,969, and the median income for a family was $31,997. Males had a median income of $25,471 versus $23,863 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,402. About 19.1% of families and 23.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.1% of those under age 18 and 18.9% of those age 65 or over.

qas: question: As of September 2014, the greater Atlantic City area had one of the highest rates in the country of what?
answers: text: unemployment

question: What was the unemployment rate for the greater Atlantic City area, as of September 2014?
answers: text: 13.8%

question: As of September 2014, what was the overall size of the labor force of the greater Atlantic City area?
answers: text: 141,000

question: Out of a labor force of about 141,000 what was the unemployment rate?
answers: text: 13.8%
context: As of September 2014, the greater Atlantic City area has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country at 13.8%, out of labor force of around 141,000.

qas: question: In 2010, who stated that a state takeover of the city and local government of Atlantic City was imminent?
answers: text: Governor Chris Christie

question: What item were the regulations in Atlantic City compared to?
answers: text: antique car

question: What was the name of the district that would encompass the boardwalk casinos, the marina casinos, the Atlantic City Outlets, and Bader Field?
answers: text: Atlantic City Tourism District

question: According to a poll, what percentage of New Jersey voters opposed the takeover of Atlantic City by the state?
answers: text: 43%

question: According to a poll, what percentage of New Jersey voters favored the takeover of Atlantic City by the state?
answers: text: 29%
context: In July 2010, Governor Chris Christie announced that a state takeover of the city and local government "was imminent". Comparing regulations in Atlantic City to an "antique car", Atlantic City regulatory reform is a key piece of Gov. Chris Christie's plan, unveiled on July 22, to reinvigorate an industry mired in a four-year slump in revenue and hammered by fresh competition from casinos in the surrounding states of Delaware, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and more recently, Maryland. In January 2011, Chris Christie announced the Atlantic City Tourism District, a state-run district encompassing the boardwalk casinos, the marina casinos, the Atlantic City Outlets, and Bader Field. Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind poll surveyed New Jersey voters' attitudes on the takeover. The February 16, 2011 survey showed that 43% opposed the measure while 29% favored direct state oversight. Interestingly, the poll also found that even South Jersey voters expressed opposition to the plan; 40% reported they opposed the measure and 37% reported they were in favor of it.

qas: question: What year were the boundaries for the state-run tourism district finally set?
answers: text: 2011

question: What were the three major things that the district would include?
answers: text: The district would include heavier police presence, as well as beautification and infrastructure improvements

question: Who would oversee all functions of the new district?
answers: text: The CRDA

question: Who would make the changes within the district to attract new businesses and attractions?
answers: text: The CRDA

question: What two qualities were mentioned in regards to new construction?
answers: text: would be ambitious and may resort to eminent domain
context: On April 29, 2011, the boundaries for the state-run tourism district were set. The district would include heavier police presence, as well as beautification and infrastructure improvements. The CRDA would oversee all functions of the district and will make changes to attract new businesses and attractions. New construction would be ambitious and may resort to eminent domain.

qas: question: How many roadways will be included in the district?
answers: text: 10

question: What place is home to the Atlantic City Aquarium?
answers: text: Gardner's Basin

question: What place was originally left off of the tourism district?
answers: text: Gardner's Basin

question: Where was the residential neighborhood that was removed from the final boundaries of the district?
answers: text: Chelsea

question: Who cast the lone "no" vote on the creation of the district citing Bader Field's inclusion?
answers: text: mayor Lorenzo Langford
context: The tourism district would comprise several key areas in the city; the Marina District, Ducktown, Chelsea, South Inlet, Bader Field, and Gardner's Basin. Also included are 10 roadways that lead into the district, including several in the city's northern end, or North Beach. Gardner's Basin, which is home to the Atlantic City Aquarium, was initially left out of the tourism district, while a residential neighborhood in the Chelsea section was removed from the final boundaries, owing to complaints from the city. Also, the inclusion of Bader Field in the district was controversial and received much scrutiny from mayor Lorenzo Langford, who cast the lone "no" vote on the creation of the district citing its inclusion.

qas: question: What is Atlantic City known for?
answers: text: Gambling Capital of the East Coast

question: How many large casinos are located in Atlantic City?
answers: text: eight

question: Approximately how many people did New Jersey casinos employ in 2011?
answers: text: 33,000

question: Approximately how many people visited New Jersey's casinos in 2011?
answers: text: 28.5 million

question: What two entities regulate New Jersey's casino?
answers: text: New Jersey Casino Control Commission and the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement
context: Atlantic City is considered as the "Gambling Capital of the East Coast," and currently has eight large casinos and several smaller ones. In 2011, New Jersey's casinos employed approximately 33,000 employees, had 28.5 million visitors, made $3.3 billion in gaming revenue, and paid $278 million in taxes. They are regulated by the New Jersey Casino Control Commission and the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement.

qas: question: How many casino closures took place in Atlantic City in 2014?
answers: text: four

question: What was the name of the poorest performing casino in the city that ultimately closed in 2014?
answers: text: Trump Plaza

question: What year did Trump Plaza originally open?
answers: text: 1984

question: What was the name of Atlantic City's second-newest casino that ultimately closed in 2014?
answers: text: Revel

question: What was the name of the first casino to close in 2014?
answers: text: Atlantic Club
context: In the wake of the United States' economic downturn and the legalization of gambling in adjacent and nearby states (including Delaware, Maryland, New York, and Pennsylvania), four casino closures took place in 2014: the Atlantic Club on January 13; the Showboat on August 31; the Revel, which was Atlantic City's second-newest casino, on September 2; and Trump Plaza, which originally opened in 1984, and was the poorest performing casino in the city, on September 16.

qas: question: What is the sole remaining property owned by Trump Entertainment Group?
answers: text: Trump Taj Mahal

question: What did Trump Entertainment Group say they were considering doing with the Trump Taj Mahal?
answers: text: selling

question: In what year did executives at Trump Entertainment Group say they were considering selling the Taj?
answers: text: 2013

question: Why did executives say they were considering selling the Taj?
answers: text: winding down and exiting the gaming and hotel business

question: Who spoke for the Trump Entertainment Group in regards to the Taj and what might be done in the future?
answers: text: Executives
context: Executives at Trump Entertainment Resorts, whose sole remaining property will be the Trump Taj Mahal, said in 2013 that they were considering the option of selling the Taj and winding down and exiting the gaming and hotel business.

qas: question: How many remaining properties belong to Caesars Entertainment?
answers: text: three

question: What are the names of the three remaining Caesars Entertainment properties?
answers: text: Bally's, Caesars and Harrah's

question: What type of bankruptcy did Caesars Entertainment file for?
answers: text: Chapter 11

question: What year did Caesars Entertainment file for bankruptcy?
answers: text: 2015

question: Which unit of Caesars Entertainment filed for bankruptcy in 2015?
answers: text: casino operating unit
context: Caesars Entertainment executives have been reconsidering the future of their three remaining Atlantic City properties (Bally's, Caesars and Harrah's), in the wake of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by the company's casino operating unit in January 2015.

qas: question: What was Boardwalk Hall formerly known as?
answers: text: Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall

question: What is the Boardwalk Hall?
answers: text: an arena

question: In what year did the newer Atlantic City Convention Center open?
answers: text: 1997

question: How many sq ft of showroom space is included in the Atlantic City Convention Center?
answers: text: 500,000 sq ft

question: What hotel is adjacent to the Atlantic City Convention Center?
answers: text: Sheraton hotel
context: Boardwalk Hall, formally known as the "Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall", is an arena in Atlantic City along the boardwalk. Boardwalk Hall was Atlantic City's primary convention center until the opening of the Atlantic City Convention Center in 1997. The Atlantic City Convention Center includes 500,000 sq ft (46,000 m2) of showroom space, 5 exhibit halls, 45 meeting rooms with 109,000 sq ft (10,100 m2) of space, a garage with 1,400 parking spaces, and an adjacent Sheraton hotel. Both the Boardwalk Hall and Convention Center are operated by the Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority.

qas: question: What is Atlantic City sometimes referred to?
answers: text: Monopoly City

question: The names of many properties near Atlantic City are used in which popular board game?
answers: text: Monopoly

question: Who learned the game of Monopoly and took it to Atlantic City?
answers: text: Ruth Hoskins

question: What location was originally featured in the  Monopoly game? 
answers: text: Indianapolis

question: Who did Ruth Hoskins teach the game of Monopoly to?
answers: text: a group of local Quakers
context: Atlantic City (sometimes referred to as "Monopoly City") has become well-known over the years for its portrayal in the U.S. version of the popular board game, Monopoly, in which properties on the board are named after locations in and near Atlantic City. While the original incarnation of the game did not feature Atlantic City, it was in Indianapolis that Ruth Hoskins learned the game, and took it back to Atlantic City. After she arrived, Hoskins made a new board with Atlantic City street names, and taught it to a group of local Quakers.

qas: question: What popular property in Monopoly was actually a misspelling?
answers: text: Marvin Gardens

question: What is the name of the original property that Marvin Gardens takes its name from?
answers: text: Marven Gardens

question: Whose game did Parker Brothers model the board game after?
answers: text: Charles Darrow

question: In what year did Parker Brothers acknowledge and apologize for a spelling error in the game?
answers: text: 1995

question: Who copied Charles Todd's Monopoly board?
answers: text: Charles Darrow
context: Marvin Gardens, the leading yellow property on the board shown, is actually a misspelling of the original location name, "Marven Gardens". The misspelling was said to have been introduced by Charles Todd and passed on when his home-made Monopoly board was copied by Charles Darrow and thence Parker Brothers. It was not until 1995 that Parker Brothers acknowledged this mistake and formally apologized to the residents of Marven Gardens for the misspelling although the spelling error was not corrected.