By the early 1900s, the Boardwalk had replaced the ocean as Atlantic City's greatest and most romantic attraction. It had the strollers, the rolling chairs, the bathers and the lovers. Below are 40 incredible black and white vintage photographs from Shorpy show everyday life in Atlantic City and the Jersey Shore from the early 20th century. Circa 1901. The Islesworth and Virginia Avenue, Atlantic City. The Jersey Shore circa 1900. Hotel Windsor, Atlantic City. At left, the Traymore. The Jersey shore circa 1904. Young's Hotel and Boardwalk, Atlantic City. Circa 1904. Virginia Avenue -- Atlantic City, New Jersey. The Jersey Shore circa 1904. Steeplechase Pier and bathers, Atlantic City. The Jersey Shore circa 1904. Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1905. The Jersey Shore circa 1905. Along the beach, Atlantic City, N.J. New Jersey circa 1905. The Jersey Shore circa 1905. Atlantic City circa 1905. Hotel Chalfonte and Boardwalk. The Jersey Shore circa 1907. Hotel Chalfonte and Boardwalk, Atlantic City. Virginia Avenue strollers (and rollers) in Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1905. Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1905. Grand Atlantic Hotel. Atlantic City circa 1910. The beach and Steeplechase Pier. The Atlantic City Boardwalk circa 1908. Hotel Dennis. And the Marlborough-Blenheim at right, along with a number of supporting players high and low. The Jersey shore circa 1906. Rolling chairs on the Boardwalk, Atlantic City. Hotel Traymore in the background. Circa 1906. Atlantic City, N.J., hotel busses at P.R. depot. Circa 1906, Atlantic City bathers peering a century into the future. Hotel Traymore and Brady's Baths." At left, the domed Marlborough-Blenheim hotel. The Jersey Shore circa 1906. The Jersey Shore circa 1910. Bathers at Atlantic City. Many of them gamely striking a pose for the camera as they peer into the existential void. The Jersey Shore circa 1910. Circa 1910. Atlantic City, N.J. -- the bathing hour. Nattily attired in a variety of suits. Atlantic City, New Jersey, circa 1907. The Jersey Shore circa 1907. Haddon Hall and Boardwalk, Atlantic City. Atlantic City circa 1907. Seaside Hotel (Seaside House). Circa 1905. Boardwalk, Atlantic City. Strollers on parade, at least one beach baby, and a number of ponies. The Jersey Shore circa 1905. Ponies on the beach -- Atlantic City. The Jersey Shore circa 1908. On the Boardwalk, Atlantic City. The Jersey Shore circa 1910. Steel Pier, Atlantic City. The Jersey Shore circa 1910. Steeplechase Pier and Boardwalk, Atlantic City. The Jersey Shore circa 1908. Atlantic City bathing beach and Steeplechase Pier. The Jersey Shore circa 1908. Atlantic City boardwalk and bathing beach. Atlantic City circa 1908. Virginia Avenue from the Boardwalk. Atlantic City circa 1905. The Jersey Shore circa 1906. On the beach, Atlantic City. The Jersey Shore circa 1905. Crowded beach, Atlantic City. The Jersey Shore circa 1917. Life-saving lookout, Atlantic City, N.J. Circa 1908. Atlantic Avenue -- Atlantic City, N.J. The Jersey Shore in 1904. Pier at the inlet, Atlantic City.