 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.Due to the Claridge's tall, slick, slender appearance it gained the nickname “The Skyscraper By The Sea".The Claridge was a successful hotel during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s.