# Monopoly...Reading Railroad **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 23, 2024, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-reading-railroad/1003238 "2024-06-23T20:00:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-reading-railroad/1003238/61 "2024-06-26T06:51:05Z")
What is it about 500 miles in music? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UJmbn1sQw2A/maxresdefault.jpg "500 Miles (2004 Remaster)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJmbn1sQw2A) ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-reading-railroad/1003238/62 "2024-06-26T07:05:23Z")
_"Well, I said, I’m traveling on the one after 909. I said move over honey, I’m traveling on that line Move over once, Move over twice, come on baby don’t be cold as ice…_ ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-reading-railroad/1003238/63 "2024-06-26T08:27:33Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > What if you put hotels on the railroads? Could you do that? I mean, it makes sense (inasmuch as the hotels are not actually on the tracks any more than the hotels are not literally in the middle of the street in Park Place). It might work with a house… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YgvQiBjVS-s/hqdefault.jpg "Rusty Draper - In the Middle of the House (1956)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgvQiBjVS-s) ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-reading-railroad/1003238/64 "2024-06-26T09:14:48Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Is it prohibited, though? yes It’s an example of “the exception proves the rule (applies only in stated cases).” Because the properties which are allowed to be developed have listed prices for developments, you can assume that when there are no listed prices (rents) for stages of development, development is not possible. There also are no listed costs per house or hotel. I could go look at the Monopoly rules in the game in my closet, but I’m getting ready for work, and don’t have time-- I’ll do it this afternoon if you want. I do know that it is specifically prohibited in tournament play, and they are sticklers for the OFFICIAL rules that come in the box. I have that from someone I know who plays in tournaments. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2024, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-reading-railroad/1003238/65 "2024-06-26T10:37:26Z")
You better do something, you idiot, because in ten minutes, you’re going to have 200 tons of locomotive smashing into Central Station on its way to Marshall Fields! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-reading-railroad/1003238/66 "2024-07-03T19:27:54Z")
One trivial fact I know about the OG Monopoly board is that all the street names are supposedly actual streets in Atlantic City, NJ. My first question: is that a factual bit of trivia. My second question: did each of the railroads actually make at least one stop in AC? ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-reading-railroad/1003238/67 "2024-07-03T19:58:32Z")
Here you go… [![](https://i.imgur.com/0caWUtx.png) ](https://i.imgur.com/0caWUtx.png) [![](https://i.imgur.com/9UbbN1S.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/9UbbN1S.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-reading-railroad/1003238/68 "2024-07-03T20:11:59Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Is it prohibited, though? What if you put hotels on the railroads? Could you do that? Although not allowed in the rules, the building of “stations” was one of the variations listed 40 (!) years ago in: > **[What is supposed to happen when you land on “Free Parking” in Monopoly?](https://www.straightdope.com/21341630/what-is-supposed-to-happen-when-you-land-on-free-parking-in-monopoly)** ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-reading-railroad/1003238/69 "2024-07-03T20:32:15Z")
Wow. I had forgotten that. Gonna read the book again soon. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-reading-railroad/1003238/70 "2024-07-03T21:29:27Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > One trivial fact I know about the OG Monopoly board is that all the street names are supposedly actual streets in Atlantic City, NJ. My first question: is that a factual bit of trivia. All real and I’ve either been on or passed through the intersection of all of them. Boardwalk is the boardwalk and isn’t an actual street. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-reading-railroad/1003238/71 "2024-07-04T07:55:26Z")
So is Park Place the ritziest part of town and Mediterranean Ave the cheapest? ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-reading-railroad/1003238/72 "2024-07-04T17:37:25Z")
> [@markn\_1](#): > > So is Park Place the ritziest part of town and Mediterranean Ave the cheapest? Park Place is a very short street the runs perpendicular from the boardwalk for about two blocks. It’s not ritzy. It’s not much of anything. It’s just the road next to Bally’s Casino (originally called Bally’s Park Place). ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-reading-railroad/1003238/73 "2024-07-04T18:32:42Z")
It looks like in the 30’s Park Place had 3 hotels that I’m guessing were popular for people visiting the boardwalk ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-reading-railroad/1003238/74 "2024-07-04T19:16:54Z")
Back then before the advent of air conditioning I’m going to bet that the desirability of any hotel was proportional to how few blocks back from the beach it was. The closer the better. Park Place then being no more than 2 blocks back was probably a pretty desirable location. No different than the first two blocks of any other street parallel to it, but being only two blocks long made anywhere on Park Place an “oooh, (almost) beachfront!” address. That beach proximity =\> value was certainly true in Art Deco era Miami. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-reading-railroad/1003238/75 "2024-07-04T19:28:55Z")
I never noticed a beach on the Monopoly board. 😀 ---
**Author:** ![vbob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vbob/32/4439_2.png) [@vbob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vbob)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-reading-railroad/1003238/76 "2024-07-04T19:33:53Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > It’s too hot for badminton. Croquet. One hand for the mallet, one hand for the gin & tonic. When played by the rules, the strategies can be fiendish. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-reading-railroad/1003238/77 "2024-07-04T19:37:42Z")
It’s amazing how Son-of-a-wrek can play badminton with a beer in his hand. And win regularly. The Pickle ball tournament is happening now. He’s had to put the beer down. Seems it takes more skill to play it than he thought. The learning curve has been difficult for this bunch of goofs. (And, No, I won’t be mentioning croquet to him. Wooden mallets might be painful by the time they get to the _fight_ portion of the game) ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-reading-railroad/1003238/78 "2024-07-04T19:48:05Z")
> [@Zyada](#): > > It looks like in the 30’s Park Place had 3 hotels that I’m guessing were popular for people visiting the boardwalk The Claridge Hotel is still there across Park Place from Bally’s. It used to be a casino but after it was bought by Bally’s the gaming was removed. Now it’s just considered a separate tower of the Bally’s complex. I always liked its old style. ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-reading-railroad/1003238/79 "2024-07-04T19:49:30Z")
One discrepancy of the board is that the old jail is on Atlantic Ave; no where near Connecticut Ave or St. Charles Pl…and there ain’t no such thing as free parking. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-reading-railroad/1003238/80 "2024-07-06T08:15:45Z")
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