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(Photograph by Ron Jarrell for )Īlthough an unemployed Philadelphia salesman, Charles Darrow (1889-1967), was long credited as the creator of the world’s most popular board game, the origins of Monopoly stretch several decades before Parker Brothers purchased the rights from Darrow in 1935 and beyond the iconic streets of Atlantic City featured in the game. The Atlantic City street names were not adopted until 1929. Philadelphia, the Place that Loves You BackĮssay Elizabeth Magie’s original game boards used generic business and street names, as seen on this 1903 game board from Arden, Delaware.
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