New Hanover County Public Library Digital Archives

The Orton and the People's Savings Bank, Wilmington, N.C.
Orton Hotel, People's Savings Bank, J. W. Murchison Company
109-117 North Front Street, West side of the Street, shows from left to right, Joel Wallace Murchison & Co. Hardware, the People's Savings Bank and overall The Orton (hotel), J. H. Hinton manager, as listed in the 1905 Wilmington City Directory...
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

"State Champions" in a truck in front of the Wilmington Morning Star's offices in the 100 block of Chestnut Street, with the Cape Fear Hotel in the background.
Chesnut Street, Cape Fear Hotel, Wilmington Morning Star
"State Champions" in a truck in front of the Wilmington Morning Star's offices in the 100 block of Chestnut Street, with the Cape Fear Hotel in the background. This could possibly be one of the championship teams of New Hanover High School, which...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Wrightsville Beach.
Wrightsville Beach, Beaches, Oceanic, Tarrymore, Hotels, Babies, Parade
A baby parade held on the boardwalk, just south of the Oceanic Hotel at Station One. First known as the Tarrymore Hotel, the building was opened in June 1905. The name was changed to the Oceanic Hotel around 1911/12. The landmark at Station One...
Louis T. Moore Collection

$Azalea Festival and Queens\03090$
Azalea Festival and Queens\03090
Azalea Festival
A baton twirler marches by onlookers during the annual Azalea Festival Parade (date unkown). The side entrance of the Brunswick Hotel is pictured in the background along North Front Street.
Azalea Festival Collection

$Azalea Festival and Queens\03084$
Azalea Festival and Queens\03084
Azalea Festival
A marching band makes its way down North Front Street during the Azalea Festival Parade. Date not listed, but appears to be around 1960. Pictured on the left are businesses including: Brunswick Hotel, Roxy Cafe, Sears, Firestone, Sutton Council...
Azalea Festival Collection

$Azalea Festival and Queens\03083$
Azalea Festival and Queens\03083
Azalea Festival
A marching band participates in the Azalea Festival Parade. Date not listed on black and white photograph, but appears to be from 1960. Also pictured is a large group of people lined up to watch parade on North Front Street in front of the...
Azalea Festival Collection

$Azalea Festival and Queens\03082$
Azalea Festival and Queens\03082
Azalea Festival
A marching band participates in the Azalea Festival Parade. Date not listed, but appears to be around 1960. Also pictured are businesses on North Front Street including: Brunswick Hotel, Roxy Cafe, Sears, Firestone, Sutton Council Furniture, and...
Azalea Festival Collection

Wrightsville Beach.
Wrightsville Beach, Beaches, Seashore Hotel, Hotels, Banks Channel
A panoramic view of the beach taken from Harbor Island across Banks Channel. The Seashore Hotel is the large building at left. Wrightsville Beach was named for Joshua Grainger Wright (1758-1811) who owned a vast amount of acreage along the sounds...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Wrightsville Beach.
Wrightsville Beach, Beaches, Seashore Hotel, Hotels, Banks Channel
A panoramic view of the beach taken from Harbor Island across Banks Channel. The Seashore Hotel is the large building at left. Wrightsville Beach was named for Joshua Grainger Wright (1758-1811) who owned a vast amount of acreage along the sounds...
Louis T. Moore Collection

Wrightsville Beach - Banks Channel - Panoramic view from Harbor Island.
Wrightsville Beach, Banks Channel
A panoramic view of the beach taken from Harbor Island across Banks Channel. The Seashore Hotel is the large building at left. Wrightsville Beach was named for Joshua Grainger Wright (1758-1811) who owned a vast amount of acreage along the sounds...
Louis T. Moore Collection

View of Orton Hotel
Orton Hotel, hotels, N. Front Street
A postcard capturing a view of the Orton Hotel, which was once owned by Kenneth Murchison, owner of Orton Plantation.
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

Young Woman at a Lifeguard Station at Carolina Beach
Carolina Beach, Lifeguard Station, bathing suits, beach lodging
A young woman stands on a lifeguard station in front of a hotel at Carolina Beach, while visitors look on.
Louis T. Moore Collection

Wrightsville Beach - Ocean Terrace Hotel.
Ocean Terrace Hotel, Hotels, Wrightsville Beach, Beaches
About 1935, Mrs. J. A. Snyder leased the old Sea Shore Hotel and renamed it the Ocean Terrace Hotel. It was badly damaged by Hurricane Hazel in 1954 and burned to the ground the following year. The Blockade Runner Hotel, which was opened in 1964,...
Louis T. Moore Collection

American Legion Hut in Post Office Park, Chestnut Street, 100 block. Front of the Cape Fear Hotel is at left.
Post Office Park, American Legion, Cape Fear Hotel, Chestnut Street
American Legion Hut in Post Office Park, Chestnut Street, 100 block. Front of the Cape Fear Hotel is at left.
Louis T. Moore Collection

Cape Fear Hotel - Northwest corner, North Second and Chestnut streets.
Cape Fear Hotel, N. Second Street, Chestnut Street
An unidentified group of what looks to be dancers pose in front of the hotel's main entrance. A nine-story structure, the Cape Fear Hotel (1923-1925) was designed by G. Lloyd Preacher, an Atlanta and Raleigh architect, whose other commissions...
Louis T. Moore Collection

North Second Street and Chestnut Street.
Post Office Park, Cape Fear Motel, Dr. Thomas Fanning Wood House, Cape Fear Club, N. Second Street, Chestnut Street
An unidentified man stands next to a flower bed in Post Office Park. At left is the corner of the Cape Fear Hotel. The Dr. Thomas Fanning Wood House is on the northeast corner, with the Cape Fear Club in the center across Second Street.
Louis T. Moore Collection

Scene After Destructive Fire at Wrightsville Beach in 1918
hotels, fires, beaches, Wrightsville Beach, Seashore Hotel
Another scene after the 1918 fire that destroyed the Seashore Hotel at Wrightsville Beach, N.C.
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

Seashore Hotel
Seashore Hotel, Wrightsville Beach, Fire
Another scene after the fire and destruction of the Seashore Hotel, Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, on 26 June 1919. According to Beverly Tetterton, Wilmington: Lost But Not Forgotten (pages 178-179), a new three-story hotel was erected on the...
Dr. Robert M. Fales Collection

Post Office Park - Corner, North Second and Chestnut streets.
Post Office Park, N. Second Street, Chestnut Street, Murchison Building, Cape Fear Hotel, Cape Fear Club, Post Office
At left is the old stone post office, with the Murchison Building towering in the background. The tops of the Murchison Bank/Acme Buildings, the Morning Star Building and the Friendly Cafeteria are from left to right on Chestnut Street. The Cape...
Louis T. Moore Collection

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