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Page impressions since 4/25/06 Counter by digits.com
Hampton Beach NH
Click on the small Hampton Beach pictures, which link to larger versions
All text and photos copyright James Harrington & Saugus Photos Online
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Photos and text Copyright Jim Harrington 2008
Additional New Hampshire Stock Photos by Jim
Be sure to scroll to the end where readers share their memories of Hampton Beach.
To add your Hampton Beach memories to this page,
send e-mail to jim at saugus dot net (correct to normal e-mail format)
Put "Hampton Beach" in the subject line
Your entry can be added with or without your name / e-mail.
Hampton Beach Attractions
Big waves are often found at this beach. A recent change in the Hampton Beach
Hampton Beach ArcadesHampton Beach has at least 4 big arcades for enjoyment by kids of all ages. Most are full of video games of all shapes and sizes. Pinball, ski-ball, air-hockey, video-poker, shoot-em-up, knock-em down, table-tennis, ping-pong, pool-tables, slot-car race track, spin art, toddler rides, photo booths...etc. You name it, it's there. Other things that can be found at Hampton Beach, New Hampshire include: T-shirts, toe-rings, temporary tattoos, fortune tellers, fried dough, candy shops, gift shops, post cards, large playground, nightly entertainment on the Hatch Shell stage, aka band stand, deep sea fishing, fireworks, caricature portrait artists...send e-mail if missed something important. (You'll need to fix the address.) Miss Hampton Beach Pageant
Hampton Beach Casino
Hampton Beach Casino building was also home to Pat Dee's glass blowing shop, where hundreds of hand-made glass ornaments were on display. As kids we spent lots of time watching Pat work his magic on the glass, forming it into beautiful shapes like swans and the famous clipper ship. Pat Dee worked behind his orange-flame torch, wearing special glasses. The image on this page shows the Hampton Beach Casino building as I remember it from the early 1960s.
Today the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom hosts concerts all Summer long. Junkin's Candy, no longer in operation, always had a salt water taffy machine running in the window, with a familiar chinkita-chink sound.
An annual sand sculpting contest attracts some of the best sand artists in the area, not to mention the people who love to gawk at these shaped piles of sand. Deep-sea fishing trips leave every day from Hampton Harbor for full and 1/2 day trips.
Next to Christmas, the Saturday that started our Hampton Beach vacation was the best day of the year for me. We'd rent a cottage for a 1 week stretch, sometimes 2, usually from Harris Real Estate. My sister Mary reminded me the a few times we stayed 2 weeks. Perkins Ave, a dead end off of Ashworth Ave, was the location of many of our rentals, providing a quieter setting than some of the cottages closer to the busy Ocean Blvd. The empty lots at the end of Perkins Ave. provided a Very often on Friday nights, during our Hampton vacation, we'd drive down to Salisbury Beach amusement park. There were many more amusement rides there years ago. A roller coaster and merry-go-round (which I called flying horses) are some of the long gone rides.
In the 90's, with a son of my own, I took my family to vacation at Hampton Beach. If you have or would like to create Hampton Beach, NH material (your written text or photographs) please send it an e-mail to jim at saugus dot net (correct to normal e-mail format). Maybe you met your spouse at Hampton or lost them there. Hampton Beach fans would love to hear about it! Your Hampton Beach pictures or stories will be considered for publication on this page. Contributions can be with or without credit to you, depending or what you specify. Please write to share your Hampton Beach, New Hampshire experiences. If you enjoyed this page, you'll certainly enjoy my Anna Maria Island Florida photographs page and my other photography at Saugus Photos Online. Another page that may be of interest is my Fenway Park - Red Sox photographs page. Below is the start of entries from readers of this page, who wrote to share their memories of Hampton Beach New Hampshire
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If you have or would like to create Hampton Beach, NH material (your written text or photographs) please send it an e-mail to jim at saugus dot net (correct to normal e-mail format). Your Hampton Beach pictures or stories will be considered for publication here. Your contributions can be with or without credit to you, depending or what you specify. Please write to share your Hampton Beach, New Hampshire experiences. I'll soon be publishing a similar page of White Mountains - New Hampshire pictures and information. This page is part of Saugus Photos Online and is hosted by Saugus.net. |
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