The Pass-a-Grille Beach Hotel

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The Pass-a-Grille Beach Hotel was located between 9th and 10th Avenue on the Gulf side. It was owned by the Eckerd family and was great for visiting guests and tourists. It burned down in 1967 from an electrical fire, I was told. We used to climb under the lunch deck shown in the photo and sift the sand for coins. Once we found .50 cents and were off like the wind to get a soda at the drugstore on 8th Avenue. The hotel was a great meeting place. 

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