Iconic North Carolina beach hotel reopens with swank new look (Photos)
Lawrence Lewis Jr. opened the 151-room Blockade Runner in 1964 and sold it to Joseph Baggett in 1971. The Baggett family sold ...
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From the archives: A historic Carolina Beach hotel goes up for auction
After more than 50 years, a Carolina Beach hotel was in the midst of tough times. According to an article in the Jan. 19, 1995, Wilmington Morning Star, the Hotel Astor was set to be auctioned off ...
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Survey ranks Hotel du Pont in Wilmington as one of the most stylish in the country
The massive hotel sits at 11th Street and Market Street in downtown Wilmington. It was originally constructed in 1913, according to its website. It has gone through many renovations since ...
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Wrightsville Beach
Wrightsville Beach is located just 10 miles east of the Historic District, and it receives high praise for its wide ribbon of sand, which is easily accessible and lined by hotels, vacation homes ...
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Wilmington, NC and its beaches: Feel the strength of the labor of love
Historic Downtown Wilmington is a medley of English-colony ... The Blockade Runner Resort, a sage grand-ole-dame of a beach ...