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The Tower Baths Fire
The Tower Baths occupied the SE corner of National Blvd, between Broadway and the Boardwalk. It sat on property that was first the site of the Long Beach Inn in the late 1800's. After 1909 the tennis courts for the Hotel Nassau and the music pavillion were in that spot and later the Castle by the Sea Theater and the Castle Baths occupied the oceanfront lot Like the Castle Baths before it, the Tower Baths were destroyed in a tremendous blaze, in the early 1960's. Along with it went the arcades, Skee Ball and Shuffle Bowling, Izzy's Knishes, Kalin's Frozen Custard and Italian Ices, Keno and several other fun places. The King David Manor eventually occupied the site.
Thanks to Loren Meadowcroft for these photos.
Probably about 1940, looking east from National Blvd.
All that was left when it was over.....
Norton's Ice Cream (visible on the left) eventually became a Carvel with the miniature golf course continuing as part of its operation. There was a donut shop on the boardwalk that escaped the fire along with a couple of other types of refreshment such as a boardwalk ice cream place. Thanks to Jimmy Holmes for that info.
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Tower Baths Fire
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