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[[Image:Casino-Summer1931.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Casino circa summer 1931. Photo courtesy [[Pensacola Beach Preservation and Historical Society]]]]
The '''Pensacola Beach Casino''' (often called simply "'''The Casino'''") was a community recreation complex on [[Santa Rosa Island]] and the first tourist attraction on [[Santa Rosa Island]] accessible by automobile. It cost $150,000 to build and was one of a series of projects by the [[Pensacola Bridge Corporation]] that included the [[Thomas A. Johnson|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 Frisco Employees' Magazine'' described the facilities: