As part of an in-depth exploration of Atlantic City's struggles, NewsWorks' took an audio tour of A.C. with Temple Professor Bryant Simon, an expert on the Jersey Shore's history and author of Boardwalk of Dreams. Simon contrasted the "idealized version of Atlantic City as a mass resort" that can be seen at the Atlantic City Historical Museum to the reality of the city's public spaces, including a shuttered supermarket (the only one in town) and blighted city blocks in the shadow of casinos.