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Best of The Press February 18 2013

A gallery of the day's photographs by the photographers at The Press of Atlantic City.

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Danny Drake

boardwalk reborn

The Atlantic City boardwalk at Mississippi Avenue, in Atlantic City. Businesses near and far vie for the lumber, many to refashion into curios or projects that boast that they're made from Atlantic City Boardwalk lumber. Monday, February, 18, 2013( Press of Atlantic City/ Danny Drake)

Ben Fogletto

Downtowns in the Velocity Zone

A closed sign sits in the window of the empty Avera's Bakery store on Ventnor Avenue. Monday February 18 2013 Margate's downtown is right in the middle of a bowl-shaped depression that is part of the proposed velocity zone on the new FEMA flood maps - one of the few in the area to do so. (The Press of Atlantic City / Ben Fogletto)

Ben Fogletto

boardwalk reborn

Monday February 18 2013 Older boards stick up from wear on the boardwalk ramp at Albany Avenue in Atlantic City. (The Press of Atlantic City / Ben Fogletto)

Ben Fogletto

boardwalk reborn

Monday February 18 2013 A jogger passes a section marked for repair on the boardwalk at S. Hartford Avenue in Atlantic City. (The Press of Atlantic City / Ben Fogletto)

Ben Fogletto

Downtowns in the Velocity Zone

Employees of Marketplace Realty on Ventnor Avenue work at folding desks until the build is complete. Monday February 18 2013 Margate's downtown is right in the middle of a bowl-shaped depression that is part of the proposed velocity zone on the new FEMA flood maps - one of the few in the area to do so. (The Press of Atlantic City / Ben Fogletto)

Ben Fogletto

Downtowns in the Velocity Zone

John Pendlebury of Northfield works on renovations inside Marketplace Realty on Ventnor Avenue as employees work at folding desks until the build is complete. Monday February 18 2013 Margate's downtown is right in the middle of a bowl-shaped depression that is part of the proposed velocity zone on the new FEMA flood maps - one of the few in the area to do so. (The Press of Atlantic City / Ben Fogletto)

Ben Fogletto

Downtowns in the Velocity Zone

Richard Neer of Nashville Tenn., with Restore One of Nashville, carries damaged wood to a dumpster from the Heritage Surf Shop on Ventnor Avenue. Monday February 18 2013 Margate's downtown is right in the middle of a bowl-shaped depression that is part of the proposed velocity zone on the new FEMA flood maps - one of the few in the area to do so. (The Press of Atlantic City / Ben Fogletto)

Danny Drake

boardwalk reborn

Pieces of boardwalk wood, washed away by Hurricane Sandy, sit in a pile at the end of Pacific Avenue, in Atlantic City. Businesses near and far vie for the lumber, many to refashion into curios or projects that boast that they're made from Atlantic City Boardwalk lumber. Monday, February, 18, 2013( Press of Atlantic City/ Danny Drake)

Danny Drake

boardwalk reborn

The Atlantic City boardwalk near Fl;orida Avenue, in Atlantic City. Businesses near and far vie for the lumber, many to refashion into curios or projects that boast that they're made from Atlantic City Boardwalk lumber. Monday, February, 18, 2013( Press of Atlantic City/ Danny Drake)

Danny Drake

boardwalk reborn

Pieces of boardwalk wood, washed away by Hurricane Sandy, at the end of Pacific Avenue, in Atlantic City. Businesses near and far vie for the lumber, many to refashion into curios or projects that boast that they're made from Atlantic City Boardwalk lumber. Monday, February, 18, 2013( Press of Atlantic City/ Danny Drake)

Danny Drake

boardwalk reborn

Businesses near and far vie for Boardwalk lumber, such as these pieces still attached to pilings at Atlantic and Maine avenues in Atlantic City on Monday. Many refashion the wood into curios or projects that boast that they're made from the Atlantic City Boardwalk.

Danny Drake

boardwalk reborn

Boardwalk wood, from Hurricane Sandy, sits in the far corner of Bader Field, in Atlantic City, looking more like debris than a commodity. Businesses near and far vie for the lumber, many to refashion into curios or projects that boast that they're made from Atlantic City Boardwalk lumber. Monday, February, 18, 2013( Press of Atlantic City/ Danny Drake)

Danny Drake

boardwalk reborn

Ben Fogletto

Downtowns in the Velocity Zone

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