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This Is Park Place

A TRIBUTE FROM THE
CITY OF ATLANTIC CITY

CHARLES B. DARROW

1889 - 1967

INVENTOR OF THE GAME OF MONOPOLY

THIS IS PARK PLACE

ONE OF THE ATLANTIC CITY STREETS MADE FAMOUS
BY MR. DARROW'S GAME

CREATED 1930
MARKETED WORLD-WIDE BY PARKER BROTHERS, SALEM, MASS

 

Featured in 99pi episode 189 The Landlord's Game:

Image via Atlantic City Free Public Library.

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