There is still plenty lovable about AC though--the new shopping pier, which houses forebodingly expensive shops like Gucci and Judith Ripka jewelry, also has an amazing view...especially at night when the wind howls around your ears, and you can almost imagine all the pirates' skeletons clackering at the bottom of the sea:

Unfortunately, said pier also houses obnoxious upscale bars like this one:

where everyone seems to be waiting (in vain, I suspect) for something to happen.
Not all has been renovated and de-charmed, however. There are still decrepit piers:

scenic sites:

and taffy that is cut to fit your mouth:

As the previous photo evidences, there is still lots of perplexing male behavior, including "tresspassing" (this guy was using the empty lot as his own personal driving range):

and odd choices of headware:

Luckily, some of my favorite stores are still there (although I couldn't find any 99cent porn this time):

But the number of fenced off and shuttered buildings:

along with the legions of construction workers sunning themselves on boardwalk during their lunchbreaks, gives the city the stink of new money a-comin'. Does America need yet another outdoor mall? I think not--but, sadly, I bet the developers running the place don't care what I think. After all, I only spent $35 the whole time I was there!
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