Wrightsville Beach

The island of Wrightsville Beach is 1,000 to 5,000 feet across at its widest point and is only about four miles long. Wrightsville Beach lays between Masonboro inlet on the south to Mason inlet on the north.

Wrightsville Beach suffered from several hurricanes including Bertha, Fran, Irene, Bonnie, Dennis, and Floyd. Although these hurricanes caused a lot of destruction on the beach, the growth of the island has continued.

One of the primary attractions of Wrightsville Beach, the pier was destroyed by Hurricane Fran in 1996. It was rebuilt with heavy concrete and opened in the early 2000s.

In 1902, a train that ran to the island to carry vacationeers was converted to electric streetcars, known as the beach trolley. The most significant structure on the island was the large dance floor and entertainment center, the Lumina Pavilion, which opened in 1905. Most of the famous Big Bands of the era performed there.. Cars were allowed on the beach in 1935, making the beach trolley obsolete , which last ran in 1940. Lumina Pavilion however continued to be a landmark and didn't closed until 1973;