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In the early
1900's the original Casino Theatre was known as the Airdrome
and featured vaudeville acts. Under the direction of Bill Hunt
the theatre was soon refurbished and became The Casino. This
original building was destroyed by fire in 1922 but was quickly
rebuilt for the following season. Once again The Casino was
stuck by fire and destroyed on April 19, 1939. Hunt promptly
rebuilt the Casino building that most of us remember. This new
theatre had an ultra-modern art deco flair. Designed by architect
William H. Lee and constructed by Joseph Scully the new 1,200
seat movie house opened on April 11, 1940. The Casino operated
year round and was the classiest of all the theatres in the
Wildwoods. In the early 1980's the theatre was converted into
a hugh video and pinball palace called The Hollywood Casino.
It was quite an attraction and did well for a few years but
was soon converted into the Photon laser tag arena. This new
attraction didn't last long and the building was eventually
vacant and being used for storage. Sadly the Casino would never
get another chance to entertain - The building was demolished
in 1999 and another classic Wildwood structure was gone by way
of the wrecking ball. |
