The Castle Theater (Dance Hall) was built as "Danse De La Mer. ( literal translation roughly "Dance of the Sea") Senator Reynolds built the dance hall on a bet (time wise) ! He had built the largest & most successful dance hall first in Coney Island and his LB 'Danse' topped it! The Castles' (famous ballroom dancers Verne and Irene) renamed it and put their opening there in "Whirl of Life" (silent movie, 1915). (documentation by Roberta F., Long Beach Historical Society)

Another great, old shot looking east from the Hotel Nassau (notice the flag's shadow on the boardwalk). The Music Pavillion is on the left and just to the right of it are the original Long Beach offices, later moved to the National Blvd City Hall complex. This shot prior to 1917, when the Castles Theater was build on this land. In the distance you can see Tom Healy's / the Casino from the pictures above ( I put a red star above the building) The buildings to it's right ( with the dark roof) are the Dauville and Trouville and other bath houses.

Here's another shot of "The Band Stand at Long Beach, 1910" as the caption on this photo reads.. This one was shot standing at the end of National Blvd looking east toward the boardwalk. The Hotel Nassau would be behind you and Broadway to your left. (see the boardwalk lights in the background). Sorry about the quality, this one wasn't very clear.

The National Bathing Pavillion as it appeared in 1909. The Hotel Nassau is just out of the photo on the right. This building was later replaced with another you will see below...I'm not sure if it burned (what didn't!!!) or was simply torn down and replaced...I would bet the former!!!

This was 1912. You can see the old Bathing Pavillion still stands in this photo (on the left).

This was 1917. You can see this is a completely new bathing pavillion standing in the same spot as the original (above photos). A much larger building it seems, to handle Long Beach's new found resort status no doubt ! The Hotel Nassau is down to the right.

The boardwalk, looking east, with the Hotel Nassau on the left. What a great photo !! The band stand seen in the photos below is just barely visible at the end of the hotel.

This was known as the Band Stand, Music Pavillion and Music Park, depending on the source. It stood immediately to the east of the Hotel Nassau on National Blvd., on the east side of the east boardwalk ramp...whew.. thats alot of east !! It did not stand for many years, as by the early 20's, the Castle by the Sea Baths and Theatre stood on this land.

This shot is captioned "Looking East on Boardwalk, Hotel Nassau, Long Beach, Long Island, NY". The old National Bathing Pavillion is the first building on the left. This was 1910-11.

This photo was taken from the west tower of the Hotel Nassau looking east. It would have had to have been after 1917, as I can see parts of the Castle by the Sea Dance Theatre (Dance Hall) on the left (notice the white building and the columns beyond it). The deck of the boardwalk has also been changed to concrete here. The dark building in the far distance I believe is the group of buildings that include the Dauville and Trouville Hotel at Long Beach Blvd.