Wrightsville Beach, Beaches, Lumina, Lumina Pavilion, Movie Screen
The view of the outdoor movie screen at Lumina is taken from the upper level of the famous landmark. Silent movies were shown nightly during the summer season.
In 1901, the beach car line from Wilmington to Wrightsville Beach was sold by the...
Five children in bathing suits pose at the beach near Lumina. Note the movie screen in the water at left.
In 1901, the beach car line from Wilmington to Wrightsville Beach was sold by the Wilmington and Seacoast Railroad to the Consolidated...
Wrightsville Beach, Beaches, Lumina, Lumina Pavilion
A large gathering on the beach in front of Lumina. Note movie screen on left.
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...
Wrightsville Beach, Beaches, Lumina, Lumina Pavilion
A crowd assembles on ocean side of Lumina.
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...
Lumina Pavilion, Lumina, Wrightsville Beach, Beaches
In 1901, the beach car line from Wilmington to Wrightsville Beach was sold by the Wilmington and Seacoast Railroad to the Consolidated Railways, Light and Power Company (later the Tidewater Power Co.) and shortly thereafter, the line was converted...
Wrightsville Beach, Beaches, Lumina, Lumina Pavilion, Race
A crowd watches a foot race on the beach in front of Lumina.
In 1901, the beach car line from Wilmington to Wrightsville Beach was sold by the Wilmington and Seacoast Railroad to the Consolidated Railways, Light and Power Company (later the...
Wrightsville Beach, Beaches, Lumina, Lumina Pavilion, Movie Screen
Silent movies were shown on an outdoor movie screen in the surf at Lumina, with spectators sitting on benches on the ocean side of the pavilion. The movies appealed especially to children for they were most often comedies or westerns. Bathers are...
Wrightsville Beach, Beaches, Lumina, Lumina Pavilion, Movie Screen
View from the upper story of the famous pavilion, looking east at bathers in the ocean. Note movie screen at extreme left.
Wrightsville Beach was named for Joshua Grainger Wright (1758-1811) who owned a vast amount of acreage along the sounds and...
Pomander Walk Apartments, Lumina, Lumina Pavilion, Wrightsville Beach, Beaches
Wrightsville Beach, Pomander Walk Apartments in front of Lumina.
Pomander Walk Cottages were located on the western side of Lumina (shown in the background). In 1930, the twenty cottages, built on this site replaced a "Tent City," a project of the...