, Wilmington, North Carolina
| Dates of Operation | 7/1905 - 1930* | ||||||
| Performance Types | musical performances , movies (7/1905) | ||||||
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| Description | It is difficult to pin down exactly what Lumina was in a single term. It was a dance pavilion, beach resort, special events venue, bowling alley, penny arcade, lunch room, and, beginning in the summer of 1905, a place many Wilmingtonians experienced movies. The main attractions of Lumina were its position on the beach and its 6,000 square foot dance pavilion, featuring a huge dance floor and seats ringing it for spectators | ||||||
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| Building Notes | In the Lumina’s first season of operation in 1905 a movie screen was erected on the beach, so that movies could be viewed from the beach porches, and, later, the terrace or “Hurricane Deck,” as it was known. “Movies over the waves” became a Lumina tradition. Rather than a pianist or orchestra, the waves of the Atlantic Ocean provided accompaniment to the silent films. | ||||||
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Postcard - Lumina - Front Street Looking North
