Courier Post | Purple properties have rich historyNow if only I had the street address of "Go"...
Low-rent district, indeed. Mediterranean Avenue carries a rent of $2 for anyone who lands on the property during Monopoly.
... But back in the day when Parker Brothers breathed life into Monopoly, Baltic and Mediterranean deserved the designation, said Sid Trusty, an Atlantic City historian.
The two were the only through streets on the north side of Atlantic Avenue, the primary demarcation point between the city's white and African-American communities.
Tuesday, June 15, 2004
Not just a space on a game board
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