Boardwalk Hall

Boardwalk Hall
	Boardwalk Hall in 2014
Former names	Convention Hall
Location	2301 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States
Public transit	NJ Transit bus: 505, 507, 508, 509 (at Atlantic Avenue)
Owner	Casino Reinvestment Development Authority
Operator	Spectra
Capacity	10,500
Opened	1929
Tenants
	Liberty Bowl (NCAA) (1964); Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies (ECHL) (2001–2005); Atlantic City CardSharks (NIFL) (2004); Albany Devils (AHL) (2010–2014); (Alternate venue); Atlantic City Blackjacks (AFL) (2019)
Website
	www.boardwalkhall.com
	Boardwalk Hall
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Coordinates	39°21′18″N 74°26′19″W / 39.35500°N 74.43861°W
Built	1926
Architect	Lockwood, Greene & Co.
Architectural style	Romanesque revival
NRHP reference No.	87000814
NJRHP No.	390
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	February 27, 1987
Designated NHL	February 27, 1987
Designated NJRHP	March 2, 1993

Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall, formerly known as the Historic Atlantic City Convention Hall, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It was Atlantic City's primary convention center until the opening of the Atlantic City Convention Center in 1997. Boardwalk Hall was declared a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1987 as one of the few surviving buildings from the city's early heyday as a seaside resort.^[3]^[4] The venue seats 10,500 people for ice hockey, and at maximum capacity can accommodate 14,770 for concerts. Boardwalk Hall is the home of the Miss America Pageant.

Boardwalk Hall contains the world's largest musical instrument, a pipe organ of over 33,000 pipes, eight chambers, its console the world's largest of seven manuals and over 1000 stop keys, and one of two 64-foot (20 m) stops (the other found in the Sydney Town Hall). Also included in this organ are pipes operating on 100 inches of pressure, the Grand Ophicleide being the loudest and also most famous. The Guinness Book of World Records noted "a pure trumpet note of ear-splitting volume, six times louder than the loudest train whistle." However, these stops are actually well-refined and are not overpowering in Boardwalk Hall due to its huge interior.

In October 2017, the New Jersey Senate approved legislation to dedicate Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall in honor of Senator Jim Whelan, the former mayor and state lawmaker who died earlier in the year.

^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Atlantic County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. June 2, 2011. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2006. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ ^a ^b "Atlantic City Convention Hall". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on December 10, 2007. Retrieved October 13, 2007.
^ James H. Charleton (June 17, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Atlantic City Convention Hall". National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying 12 photos, exterior and interior, from 1977, 1985 and undated. (2.75 MB)

[NJRHP-1] "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Atlantic County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. June 2, 2011. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2006. Retrieved July 12, 2011.

[nris-2] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[nhlsum-3] "Atlantic City Convention Hall". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on December 10, 2007. Retrieved October 13, 2007.

[nrhpinv2-4] James H. Charleton (June 17, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Atlantic City Convention Hall". National Park Service. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) and Accompanying 12 photos, exterior and interior, from 1977, 1985 and undated. (2.75 MB)

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