movie ▁games ▁among ▁others . ▁▁ ▁Mar vin ▁Gard ens , ▁the ▁far th est ▁yellow ▁property , ▁is ▁a ▁miss p elling ▁of ▁its ▁actual ▁name , ▁Mar ven ▁Gard ens . ▁The ▁miss p elling ▁was ▁introduced ▁by ▁Charles ▁and ▁O live ▁Tod d , ▁who ▁taught ▁the ▁game ▁to ▁Charles ▁D arrow . ▁It ▁was ▁passed ▁on ▁when ▁their ▁hom em ade ▁Mon opol y ▁board ▁was ▁copied ▁by ▁D arrow ▁and ▁then ▁by ▁Parker ▁Brothers . ▁The ▁Tod ds ▁also ▁changed ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁City ▁Qu akers ' ▁Ar ctic ▁Avenue ▁to ▁Mediter rane an , ▁and ▁short ened ▁the ▁Sh ore ▁Fast ▁Line ▁to ▁the ▁Short ▁Line . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁that ▁Parker ▁Brothers ▁acknowled ged ▁the ▁miss p elling ▁of ▁Mar vin ▁Gard ens , ▁formally ▁apolog izing ▁to ▁the ▁residents ▁of ▁Mar ven ▁Gard ens . ▁ ▁Short ▁Line ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁Sh ore ▁Fast ▁Line , ▁a ▁street car ▁line ▁that ▁served ▁Atlantic ▁City . ▁The ▁B & O ▁Rail road ▁did ▁not ▁serve ▁Atlantic ▁City . ▁A ▁book let ▁included ▁with ▁the ▁repr int ed ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁edition ▁states ▁that ▁the ▁four ▁rail ro ads ▁that ▁served ▁Atlantic ▁City ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 3 0 s ▁were ▁the ▁Jersey ▁Central , ▁the ▁Se ash ore ▁L ines , ▁the ▁Reading ▁Rail road , ▁and ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Rail road . ▁ ▁The ▁Baltimore ▁& ▁Ohio ▁( now ▁part ▁of ▁CS X ) ▁was ▁the ▁parent