They had purchased a plot of land at North Carolina Avenue and Pacific Avenue from John DaCosta for $6500.00.
The Chalfonte House was built in 1868 by Elisha and Elizabeth Roberts. History First hotels on the site Chalfonte Hotel
The Resorts site was originally occupied by two three-story wooden Quaker rooming houses, The Chalfonte House and The Haddon House. The resort completed an expansion in 2004, adding the 27-story Rendezvous Tower, and underwent renovations in 2011, converting the resort to a Roaring Twenties theme. Resorts was the first casino hotel in Atlantic City, becoming the first legal casino outside of Nevada in the United States, when it opened on May 26, 1978. Resorts Casino Hotel is a hotel and casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. 1133 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S.
