Record #:

3755

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

The Lumina, built in 1905 by Hugh MacRae, was three stories tall, lit by 1,000 candles, and 25,000 square feet of fun, swimming, and dancing at Wrightsville Beach. Special trains ran from Wilmington, and it was \"the\" place to be up to the 40s. It was torn down in 1973.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 66 Issue 2, July 1998, p18-20, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Amusements; Wrightsville Beach--History; Pavilions--Wrightsville Beach

Record #:

4178

Author(s):

Allen, Joseph Baneth

Abstract:

Called the \"Pleasure Palace of the South,\" the Lumina, built at Wrightsville Beach in 1905, was 25,000 square feet of fun, swimming, and dancing. For little or no money people could dance to the music of Kay Kaiser or Guy Lombardo. The building, illuminated by thousands of lights, was \"the place to be\" from 1910 to 1940. In 1973, it was torn down to make space for apartments and condominiums.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 58 Issue 3, Aug 1990, p10-11, il

Subject(s):

Wrightsville Beach--History; Amusements--Wrightsville Beach; Pavilions--Wrightsville Beach

Record #:

22109

Author(s):

Eades, Oren

Abstract:

The Lumina at Wrightsville Beach, built in 1905 by Hugh MacRae, was three stories tall, lit by 1,000 candles, and 25,000 square feet of fun, swimming, and dancing. Special trolleys ran from Wilmington, and it was \"the\" place to be until the 40s. With the coming of the automobile the trolley system ended in 1940. Though it remained popular into the 1950s, its best days were behind it. Hurricane Hazel badly damaged it in 1954 and the Lumina Pavilion was torn down in 1973.

Source:

Greenville Times / Pitt's Past (NC Microforms), Vol. 28 Issue 2, January 20 2010, p200, 202, il

Subject(s):

Pavilions--Wrightsville Beach