Carolinian, Nags Head, North Carolina
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Identifier: 21.48.g.464
Postcard showing The Carolinian hotel. Date approximated.more...
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Description
Postcard showing The Carolinian hotel. Date approximated.
Date
1900 - 1950
Call Number
21.48.g.464
Additional Resources
Collection(s)
Eastern North Carolina Postcard Collection
Architecture

Subject(s)
Hotels--North Carolina--Nags Head
Carolinian (Hotel : Nags Head, N.C.)
Finding Aid
Fletcher, Inglis, Papers

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Publisher(s) of Original
Curt Teich & Co., Chicago, Ill.
Location (spatial)
United States--North Carolina--Dare County (N.C.)--Nags Head (N.C.)
Type
still image
Medium
postcards
Physical Description
137mm x 88mm
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Comments
11
 Wed Oct 10 07:23 PM  by renee

We also went to the Comedy Club several times over the summers we spent in Corolla/Duck. My entire family loved Papygayos......sad that it is no longer.
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 Fri Nov 25 09:03 PM  by Tommy

I worked at the Carolinian in the summer of 1971 as a waiter. I have a very vague memory of an Eddie, maybe mentioned in this thread, driving some huge clunker of a car. I was a waiter up until a big storm came into town in late August. Then headed off to Georgia Tech. Anybody else from the summer of 1971 waiter crew?
9
 Sat Aug 6 11:00 AM  by Susan

My now husband and stayed at the Carolinian around 1987. It was looking weathered and worn, but it's original grandeur was still evident. My now deceased uncle made a reference to a president staying there for the opening of The Lost Colony play. I think the story went about an unguarded touring car and a boy crawling into the car, pretending he was the president. Is anyone familiar with that story? Are there more images of the hotel?
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 Sat Feb 26 01:11 PM  by lz

Just saw a forensic files on tv.....there was a murder there, right on the beach in the late 90's!
7
 Tue Jan 11 01:15 PM  by Rueben

I worked at Carolinian in summer of 1967, before going off to college. I remember Larry and Eddie and a pretty little girl named June. We worked in the kitchen and we couldnt get along but it was one of the best times of my life. Hi June !
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 Fri Jul 9 09:33 AM  by Vicky

We used to always go the comedy club in the Carolinian. They had some great comics and it was always a great time. So sorry to see both the Carolinian and Papagayos gone, best spots in Nags Head. Guess that is why I stick to Hatteras Island now.
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 Thu Jul 8 03:02 PM  by Jim

*Man, what memories! I worked there in the 1969,70, & 71 waiting tables. The Carolinian was the place to stay back in those days, and I was fortunate work with some great people. James & Allen were the chefs, along with Larry. Larry's brother, Eddie, was a terrific waiter. A college kid working at the beach in the summer(s) of love....didn't get much better than that!
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 Sun Apr 18 08:20 PM  by Sherry Hylton

As a child I visited the Carolinian with my parents for many years...then worked there as a waitress in 1973. It was beautiful, vintage, and gracious. In 1998 I went back to Nags Head with my children and stopped by the Carolinian...the lack of care & maintenance had destroyed this once lovely hotel. It broke my heart to see it and it breaks it again knowing it's gone forever.
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 Sun Feb 28 04:46 AM  by RUEBEN SHARPE

I WORKED AT THE CAROLINIAN BACK IN SUMMER 1967. ENJOYED THE EXPERIENCE. I WORKED IN THE KITCHEN . SORRY TO HEAR IT IS NO LONGER.
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 Sun Sep 13 05:16 PM  by Denny K

Stayed here several times during its last 10 years...loved it. The first time I was there was around 1984..it was well taken care of at that point and the Comedy Club in the lower level was what probably helped keep it going. Even in its last years I still enjoyed the place and preferred the little annexes off the main hotel. Very sad that it's gone.
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 Wed May 20 01:58 PM  by Steve

The Carolinian was a hot spot in Nags Head up until the late 80s/early 90s when started deteriorating from lack of maintenace. it was demolished in 2001. It was a beautiful hotel in it's day (50s and 60s), but became a little seedy near the end. Poor management and maintenance ultimately led to it's demise. It was sad for many Nags Head lovers to see it go away.
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