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,...
Wrightsville Beach, Beaches, Tarrymore, Oceanic, Hotels
View of the Atlantic Ocean at Station One. Large building on left is the back of the Oceanic Hotel.
Wrightsville Beach was named for Joshua Grainger Wright (1758-1811) who owned a vast amount of acreage along the sounds and the coast. The beach is...
Carolina Beach, Hotel Royal Palm, Fountain's Rooms and Apartments, Hotels
People pose on the front porch of the Royal Palm Hotel. Fountain's Rooms and Apartments are next door to the right.
Carolina Beach is located on the Federal Point peninsula, bounded on the west by the Cape Fear River, and on the east and south by...
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...
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...
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...
Wrightsville Beach, Beaches, Oceanic, Tarrymore, Hotels
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 burned in the tragic fire of February 28, 1934, which destroyed every structure on the...
Wrightsville Beach, Banks Channel, Oceanic, Hotels, Frying Pan Boat Club
Boats tied up at the Frying Pan Boat Club dock on Banks Channel, north of the bridge. The Oceanic Hotel is in the background. The hotel's pavilion is at right, where boats were kept to carry guests out into the ocean via Moore's Inlet, which was...
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...
Wrightsville Beach, Beaches, Life Guard, Oceanic, Hotels
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 burned in the tragic fire of February 28, 1934, which destroyed every structure on the...
Oceanic, Tarrymorore, Hotels, Wrightsville Beach, Beaches
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 burned in the tragic fire of February 28, 1934, which destroyed every structure on the...
Wrightsville Beach, Beaches, Banks Channel, Oceanic, Hotels, Coast Guard
Wrightsville Beach was named for Joshua Grainger Wright (1758-1811) who owned a vast amount of acreage along the sounds and the coast. The beach is a part of the North Carolina Banks, a chain of barrier islands, which spans almost all of the North...