This eight-story, $1 million brick building, Atlantic City's first skyscraper, was designed by architect Addison Hutton (1834—1916),[7] and opened its doors to guests on July 2, 1904.

Soon after the modern Haddon Hall was completed, it was merged by Leeds & Lippincott with the adjacent Chalfonte via a skyway, which still exists and can be seen today.

(November 27, 1943—June 30, 1944), Chalfonte-Haddon Hall was leased by the US Military as part of Army Air Force Basic Training Center No.

The forty-seven Atlantic City resort hotels taken over by the United States Military[9] were collectively dubbed "Camp Boardwalk".

[11] The last patients left the hospital in June 1946,[12] and the Chalfonte-Haddon Hall was returned to its owners, reopening as a resort on August 1, 1946.

Resorts purchased 67 percent of Leeds & Lippincott Inc. in August 1976, and completed the acquisition the following month, paying a total of $2.489 million.

This situation produced massive lines outside of Resorts, and people waited hours to get inside after Governor Brendan Byrne cut the ceremonial opening ribbon.

Despite the initial success of its flagship Atlantic City property, Resorts International struggled to compete with its competition as more casinos were developed on the boardwalk.

Instead, the company focused on expanding its operations in the market by announcing in the mid-1980s its plans to develop a new property in Atlantic City called the Taj Mahal Casino.

In the deal Trump acquired three Sikorsky S-61 helicopters that belonged to Resorts International Airlines (RIA) used to shuttle high rollers to the casino.

Sun International was headed by Sol Kerzner, and under his leadership the company planned a $500 million revamping of the property after completing the purchase.

However, the company only completed a $48 million expansion and renovation to Resorts Atlantic City in 1999 before refocusing its efforts on its other international properties.

It capitalized on the success of the HBO series Boardwalk Empire, and changes accentuate the resort's existing art deco design, as well as present new 1920s-era uniforms for employees and music from the time period.

The resort opened "Prohibition", the city's first gay casino nightclub, as well as hired a director of LGBT marketing.

[32] Following a Supreme Court ruling in 2018 and passage of a New Jersey law legalizing sports betting, Resorts announced deals with DraftKings and SBTech to open a sportsbook on-property, online, and via mobile devices.

[34] Built in 1927, the 260 ft (79 m) tall[35] Ocean Tower is the original Haddon Hall Hotel building and contains 480 guest rooms.

The tower's exterior features an Art Deco design that was part of a "return to the classics" theme which Colony Capital implemented for the property.

It has hosted acts such as Frank Sinatra, Dolly Parton, Cher, The Beach Boys, Stevie Wonder, Barry Manilow and Aretha Franklin.