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The Orange Loop is a neighborhood near the beach in downtown
The loop runs perpendicular from the boardwalk inland roughly to
Historically, Tennessee Avenue was a shopping and dining district in the city, prior to urban blight. The vicinity of New York Avenue on the loop and what was then Snake Alley (now Schultz-Hill Boulevard) one block over was once known as a bustling 1970s-era gay neighborhood and nightlife district. Venues like the Saratoga Club (now the site of Cardinal at 201 S. New York Ave), the Chez, the Rendezvous, the underground club Pukalani and the Chester Inn contributed to the culture and nightlife of the area.
In the late 2010s, a number of investors began efforts to revamp properties in the area with the aim of attracting back and growing more walkable dining and nightlife in the neighborhood along with residents and the arts.
Atlantic City
Atlantic City, sometimes referred to by its initials A.C., is a Jersey Shore seaside resort city in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.
Atlantic City comprises the second half of the Atlantic City- Hammonton metropolitan sta ...
with a focus on live music establishments such as indie rock venue Anchor Rock Club and Tennessee Avenue Beer Hall.
Location
The loop runs perpendicular from the boardwalk inland roughly to St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church
St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church is a historic church in Atlantic City, New Jersey, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1905 and added to the National Register of Historic Plac ...
, and includes the three beach blocks of New York Avenue, St. James Place, and Tennessee Avenue. It is bounded by Tennessee Avenue, New York Avenue, Pacific Avenue and the boardwalk (with St. James Place running down the center) and derives its name from the orange color of those three beach blocks on a traditional Monopoly gameboard.
History
Historically, Tennessee Avenue was a shopping and dining district in the city, prior to urban blight. The vicinity of New York Avenue on the loop and what was then Snake Alley (now Schultz-Hill Boulevard) one block over was once known as a bustling 1970s-era gay neighborhood and nightlife district. Venues like the Saratoga Club (now the site of Cardinal at 201 S. New York Ave), the Chez, the Rendezvous, the underground club Pukalani and the Chester Inn contributed to the culture and nightlife of the area.
In the late 2010s, a number of investors began efforts to revamp properties in the area with the aim of attracting back and growing more walkable dining and nightlife in the neighborhood along with residents and the arts.
Establishments and events
The outdoor Orange Loop Amphitheater hosted the Frantic Citypunk
Punk or punks may refer to:
Genres, subculture, and related aspects
* Punk rock, a music genre originating in the 1970s associated with various subgenres
* Punk subculture, a subculture associated with punk rock, or aspects of the subculture s ...
and indie rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent reco ...
music festival on the loop in 2022, emceed by Fred Armisen
Fereydun Robert Armisen (born December 4, 1966) is an American actor, comedian, musician, and writer. With his comedy partner Carrie Brownstein, he co-created and co-starred in the IFC sketch comedy series '' Portlandia''. He also co-created ...
. The inaugural Orange Loop Rock Festival, with rock acts from the 1980s and 1990s, took place in 2022 at the Showboat Festival Grounds (several blocks east of the actual district). A number of venues on the loop hosted shows during the North to Shore Festival
The North to Shore Festival (aka North to Shore Arts and Ideas Festival, North to Shore, North2Shore, or N2S) is an annual three-week-long music, comedy, film and technology festival in New Jersey. The event is hosted in June by three New Jerse ...
in 2023.
See also
* New Jersey music venues by capacity * LGBT history in Atlantic City * Dante Hall Theater * Noyes Arts Garage * Nightclubs in Atlantic City * Stockton University's Atlantic City campusReferences
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