by Rebecca Taylor The 1950’s After World War II Carolina Beach business owners worked hard to present the beach as a “family friendly” resort. The resort continued to attract large crowds, and on holidays cars might line the road as … read more
By Rebecca Taylor By the 1940’s Seabreeze had its own hotels, restaurants, amusement parks, and dance halls. Drawing crowds from all over North Carolina it became known as the “National Negro Playground.” Among the local businesses – many of them … read more
by Rebecca Taylor In February, 1930, the Wilmington Star reported that, “Electric poles are now being set from Wilmington to Seabreeze, a colored resort, by the Tide Water Power Company for the extension of electrical current.” Then in July of … read more
by Nancy Gadzuk Zach Hanner spoke at the July 18, 2016 monthly meeting of the Federal Point Historic Preservation Society. Zach was the creator of the informative and entertaining musical production, Summers at Seabreeze, produced in 2015 at TheatreNOW, a … read more
by Rebecca Taylor The Freeman Heirs In July 1902, Robert Bruce Freeman Jr., appeared in the New Hanover County Clerk of Court’s Office bearing his father’s will for probate. The surviving children (all sons) from Robert Bruce’s first marriage inherited … read more
Monday, July 18, 2016 7:30 pm The Federal Point Historic Preservation Society will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, July 18, 7:30 p.m. at the Federal Point History Center, 1121-A North Lake Park Blvd., adjacent to Carolina Beach Town Hall. … read more
by Rebecca Taylor “Because Sea Breeze was a leisure site, it has deep meaning for residents and former business owners, as well as for people who patronized it. The old resort has a remarkably wide constituency. All over North Carolina … read more
by Rebecca Taylor “Because Sea Breeze was a leisure site, it has deep meaning for residents and former business owners, as well as for people who patronized it. The old resort has a remarkably wide constituency. All over North Carolina … read more
The Other Side of the 50’s (Part 1) by Assata Shakur Excerpted from: Assata: An Autobiography, Lawrence Hill Books, 1987 Born JoAnne Deborah Byron, Assata Shakur is the granddaughter of Frank and Lulu Freeman Hill. She was born in … read more
by Assata Shakur Excerpted from: Assata: An Autobiography, Lawrence Hill Books, 1987 Born JoAnne Deborah Byron, Assata Shakur is the granddaughter of Frank and Lulu Freeman Hill. She was born in Jamaica, NY and when she was 3 the family … read more
