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[[Image:Casino-Summer1931.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Casino circa summer 1931. Photo courtesy [[Pensacola Beach Preservation and Historical Society]]]] | [[Image:Casino-Summer1931.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Casino circa summer 1931. Photo courtesy [[Pensacola Beach Preservation and Historical Society]]]] | ||
− | + | '''The Casino''' was a community recreation complex on [[Pensacola Beach]]. It cost $150,000 to build and was one of a series of projects by the [[Pensacola Bridge Corporation]] that included the [[Pensacola Bay Bridge]] and the [[Santa Rosa Sound Bridge]]. It opened on [[June 13]], [[1931]]. | |
− | The complex featured a dance pavilion, bath houses, shops and a restaurant. Events included boxing tournaments every Tuesday, sponsored by the [[YMCA]], and the [[Miss Florida]] beauty pageant. | + | The complex featured a dance pavilion, bath houses, shops and a restaurant. Events included boxing tournaments every Tuesday, sponsored by the [[YMCA]], and the [[Miss Florida]] beauty pageant. |
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− | + | The Casino endured as a popular tourist destination and was renovated several times over the years. It was demolished in the late 1960s. Beams from the ballroom were salvaged and incorporated in the "Apple Annie's" courtyard in [[Seville Quarter]]. The beach near the site of the Casino is still called [[Casino Beach]]. | |
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− | The Casino endured as a popular tourist destination | ||
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− | Beams from the ballroom were salvaged and incorporated in the "Apple Annie's" courtyard in [[Seville Quarter]]. | ||
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− | The beach near the site of the Casino is still called [[Casino Beach]]. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
− | + | Photos courtesy of the [[Pensacola Beach Preservation and Historical Society]][http://pensacolabeachhistory.com/]. | |
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Image:Casino02.jpg | Image:Casino02.jpg | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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*[http://pensacolabeachhistory.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=646 The Pensacola Beach Casino] - pensacolabeachhistory.com forums | *[http://pensacolabeachhistory.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=646 The Pensacola Beach Casino] - pensacolabeachhistory.com forums | ||
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