America 1919

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The Atlantic City of today has become completely different from the historical Atlantic City; at the peak of its population in history, there were no more than sixty or seventy thousand people. By the time Donnie traveled back in time, the population of Atlantic City had even dropped to less than 40,000!

But looking at the development of Atlantic City now, breaking through a population of 200,000 is not impossible, let alone reaching the 100,000 that Donnie mentioned!

Therefore, Donnie must prepare for the future, otherwise, Atlantic City will become a very crowded city, and a crowded city is not suitable to be a tourist destination.

"Are you thinking about expanding the territory of Atlantic City?"

Nucky was a very smart man, so as soon as Donnie hinted at this intention, he immediately came up with the idea that Donnie wanted!

"Exactly!" Donnie nodded and said, "Atlantic City has reached the time when it must be expanded, otherwise, as it becomes a crowded city in the future, it will lose its existing charm!"

Nucky pondered for a moment and shook his head, "It's difficult. The current layout of Atlantic City has already taken shape, and if we want to expand, we will definitely need to expand northward, which would make the North District a problem."

To the east, south, and west of Atlantic City, limits have been reached; any further and it's the Atlantic Ocean... Atlantic City is essentially a small island.

Although the north of Atlantic City connects to the highways leading to Philadelphia, in reality, it is made up of several connected small islands, so if Donnie really wants to expand Atlantic City, these lands must be involved.

Lands belonging to New Jersey are easy to deal with. After all, given the influence that Donnie and Nucky wield, if they want to expand this area, then New Jersey will certainly not have any objections.

But don't forget, at this time, Donnie's racetrack has already occupied a lot of land. In fact, to be accurate, the expansion of Atlantic City means continuing to build north of the racetrack.

City expansion requires various approvals from City Hall, the State Government, and even the White House, which would make the whole matter very complicated.

Additionally, there's the situation with the North District. If it's to be expanded, the location of the North District will become increasingly important, possibly even becoming another center of Atlantic City. Thus, neither Donnie nor Nucky would allow these Black people to occupy one of the future prime locations of Atlantic City.

Therefore, these people must move away, but if that is the case, those Black people will definitely cause trouble!

"If it were before, those Black people would surely make a fuss, but now, after the last incident, there must still be a considerable fear in their hearts, so I believe their resistance will be weakened. Didn't you say before that you wanted to have schools and hospitals in the North District? If the new North District has these facilities, I think they'll accept it!"

Donnie laid out his plan.

"In fact, the real obstacle doesn't lie with them, but with you and me. Do we have the determination to expand Atlantic City? If so, then these people's obstruction will no longer be an obstruction!"

Nucky thought for a moment and agreed with Donnie's opinion, but there was still a problem: "Expansion requires funds. Even if those Black people are willing to relocate, constructing the new North District will definitely be a substantial financial pressure. And don't forget that after they move, the old North District will also face reconstruction. The financial pressure of these two projects will be immense!"

Donnie nodded, agreeing with Nucky's thoughts. In truth, both understood one thing: according to the current development of Atlantic City, if they put out the word that they wanted to expand Atlantic City, it would certainly attract the attention of numerous financial conglomerates, but both men had the same idea now.

This matter appeared to be a profitable venture, so they didn't want to share Atlantic City's benefits. They intended to monopolize these profits!

"We can use the profits from the bootlegging business for this matter, especially since the profits from the bootlegging business have been increasing lately. The Surf Hotel is also feeling some pressure, so the profits from the bootlegging business can be fully invested in this project."

The profits from the bootlegging business always required a money laundering process for Donnie and Nucky. Previously, they used the operations of the Surf Hotel to launder money, but doing this frequently inevitably put pressure on the Surf Hotel. Furthermore, many American tycoons have been using the special attributes of the Surf Hotel to launder their money... The Surf Hotel certainly charges some fees for this service.

Therefore, to ease this financial pressure, relocating the Black people of the North District, and the construction of the new and old North Districts would become much easier.

In fact, for the construction of the racetrack, Donnie has been paying the workers in cash.

Nucky said excitedly, "This is a good suggestion. If so, this project really could be considered."

Donnie nodded and said, "I plan to turn the old North District into a brand-new community, one focused on shopping and entertainment."

Entertainment options are still too limited in today's society, but Donnie can definitely plan for the future. As the most famous tourist city in the United States, shouldn't it have the most luxurious cinema?

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