Page updated: September 17, 2009
The Hampton Beach Casino
In Business since 1899
The Hampton Beach Casino celebrated its official grand opening Saturday, July 15, 1899. More than one hundred years later it is still going strong. You can visit their website at www.casinoballroom.com. Below are some articles on the Casino's history.
HISTORY
- Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom, 1899-1999
- A special insert of Seacoast Newspapers, May 25-28, 1999
- The Hampton Beach Casino: 89 Years Young (And She is Still Kickin' Up Her Heels)
- By Bob Young, Seacoast Life, Summer 1988
- The Casino: 88 And Growing
- By John Grady, New Hampshire Seacoast Sunday, June 28, 1987
- History of the Hampton Beach Casino
- By Carmelle (Caron) Druchniak, New Hampshire Sunday News, February 12, 1983
- The Casino: The Way It Was
- By David Vaughan, Atlantic News, July 5, 1977
- Baseball in Hampton - The Early Years
- By Michael Biseglia, Jr., Hampton Union, December 11, 2007
- The Soundtrack Of Our Lives
- By Mike Bisceglia, Hampton Union, March 31, 2006
- Singing the Praises of the Casino Ballroom
- By Cindy Burke, Herald Sunday, February 7, 1999
- Casino Owner Gambles on Grit and Good Judgment
- By Clare Kittredge, Business Digest, August 1984
- Hampton Beach Casino and Ocean House Renovated
- A 1950 article from the Hampton Union
- Baseball At The Casino
- Photographs of the Baseball oval at the rear of the Hampton Beach Casino, 1900s - 1920s.
- An old Casino Menu with advertisements
- Street Railway Pavilion
- From the Exeter News-Letter, April 21, 1899
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A serving platter from the Casino, ca. 1900
[Courtesy John & Connie Holman] |
CONTEMPORARY NEWS STORIES
- Hampton Beach Casino Settles Lawsuit
- By Patrick Cronin, Hampton Union, November 13, 2007
- Fire Cause May Be Announced
- By Patrick Cronin, Hampton Union, July 10, 2007
- Cause of Beach Fire Unknown
- By Patrick Cronin, Hampton Union, July 6, 2007
- The 2000 season, and a bit of history
- From the Seacoast Newspapers "Spotlight" section, May 4, 2000
- Club Casino Lures Crowds To Hampton Beach With 'A Little Bit Of Everything'
- From New Hampshire Business Review, July 16-31, 1986
RELATED LINKS
- Trolleys to the Casino
- Read what trolley historian O.R. Cummings had to say about the Casino in his excellent history of the trolley lines.
- Hampton: A History of Town and Beach
- Read Hampton historian Peter Randall's chapter on the coming of the trolleys and the Casino.
- Hampton Beach Band Concerts
- These took place both inside and outside of the Casino
- History of the Miss Hampton Beach Pageant
- Included is a history of the Casino.
