Opened in 1930 during The Great Depression, the Claridge became the last of the great hotels built in Atlantic City near the Boardwalk no new resorts rose in the city until the 1960s when a Howard Johnsons hotel was built along the boardwalk. It was the idea of Philadelphia architect John McShain who designed the 24-story, 400-room hotel. The Claridge Hotel is different from most Atlantic City resorts, because it did not grow out of a modest boarding house. The Claridge stands next to the site where the Sands Atlantic City used to be located. Located between Park Place and Indiana Avenue, with an attached parking structure extending to Ohio Avenue, the Claridge is set off the Boardwalk behind Brighton Park. In February 2014, the property was acquired by TJM Properties of Clearwater, Florida, which returned the property to a stand-alone hotel without casino gambling. The hotel was acquired by Bally's on December 30, 2002, as a hotel tower of Bally's Atlantic City.
Beginning in 1981, Claridge's operated for many years as a casino, known first as 'Del Webb's Claridge Hotel and Casino', then as 'Claridge Hotel and Casino'. The Claridge is a historic hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey, that opened in 1930.
