Welcome to the Atlantic Beach Casino Resort!!!

<body background="images/water02.jpg" bgproperties="fixed"> <p align="center"><IMG src="images/Title.gif" width="603" height="33" align="top"></p> <center> <div align="center"> <center> <pre align="center"><b><font color="#FFFFFF" face="Tempus Sans ITC" size="3">319 Atlantic Avenue ¤ Westerly, RI 02891 ¤ Phone (888) 806-5202 ¤ Fax: (401) 322-0941</font></b></pre> </center> </div> </center> <p align="left"> </p> <p align="left"><font face="Arial Black" size="4" color="#FFFFFF">Welcome!  We are glad you came to see us here at the resort.</font></p> <p align="left"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="4" face="Arial Black">The Irish believe that there is treasure at the end of every rainbow... well you've found the Gem of the Ocean at the end of this one!</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial Black" color="#FFFFFF">Long before the era of Atlantic City and Las Vegas, a casino was just a place to gather together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Literally, it meant “little house.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>It eventually came to be used for a social gathering place, where one could dance, listen to music, and gamble.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Well… now we know why we are called a casino, right?</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial Black" color="#FFFFFF">How about “Atlantic Beach?”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Atlantic Beach was the name given to the northern end of Atlantic Avenue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>The whole area of Misquamicut used to be called “Pleasant View.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>The name was eventually changed to the name we know today, which just happens to be an Indian word for “Pleasant View.”</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial Black" color="#FFFFFF">Now that we have a little background, we’ll just cover the basics of the history of this property.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>The Norwich-Westerly Railway Company originally created this parcel of land, during the turn of the twentieth century, as the Atlantic Beach Casino.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>In 1921, Harry and Julia Trefes purchased the property from the trolley company and continued to run the property under this name until 1972.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>In 1972, the property was sold to their sons Charles and Elias H. Trefes, who incorporated under the name of the Atlantic Beach Park, Inc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial Black" color="#FFFFFF">Why are we calling it a casino, again?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>In spite of the name change, the citizens of the Town of Westerly still refer to the business as the Atlantic Beach Casino.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>The developer, who grew up here, also continued to call it the Atlantic Beach Casino, and decided it was the most appropriate name, given its history</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial Black" color="#FFFFFF">About the Developer <o:p> </o:p> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial Black" color="#FFFFFF">Barbara Stillman has worked her whole life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Many people say that, but as you will soon see, she really did. The following came from the New London Day, a local newspaper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>“Barbara Stillman’s first big investment was a riding mower she bought from Grant’s with 2 years of layaway payments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>She was 9 then, and figured she needed to upgrade the business she started at 7 if she was going to get anywhere”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>At that time she was mowing lawns for real estate agents.<o:p> </o:p> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial Black" color="#FFFFFF">That was just the beginning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>Since then, she has amassed several rental properties, and spearheaded the movement to make Misquamicut mean “family fun.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </span>She sits on the Board of Directors of the Westerly Chamber of Commerce, and has received several awards, including the Golden Key Award.<o:p> </o:p> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial Black" color="#FFFFFF">“Single, sturdily built and looking for the next challenge, Stillman is in the midst of returning Misquamicut to the family atmosphere she remembers when she parked cars, sold T-shirts and helped run one of the oldest businesses at the beach, the Atlantic Beach Park.”<o:p> </o:p> </font></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><font size="4" face="Arial Black" color="#FFFFFF">“Her largest task is changing the beach’s image from the rowdy days when the drinking age was 18 and the “strip” created by Atlantic Avenue…was crowded with bars and kids…. Stillman is advocating more family oriented activities.”</font></p> <p align="left"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="4" face="Arial Black">As a part of her task to clean up the beach, Barbara Stillman purchased the Seaview Motel and Apartments.  The first two of these buildings have been completely remodeled and have been converted into luxurious interval ownership condominiums.  Each unit features a Jacuzzi tub, fireplace, and full kitchen.  These units are all oceanfront.</font></p> <p align="left"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="4" face="Arial Black">We are an Interval International member resort.  Interval International is a 25 year old company which boasts over 1800 locations in 75 countries - including many major brands.</font></p> <p align="left"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="4" face="Arial Black">The third building in our complex is in the process of being converted to whole ownership condominiums, which will be sold by Pequot Properties, in Watch Hill Rhode Island.  The asking price will be approximately $550,000.</font></p> <p><b><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" size="5" color="#FFFFFF">Resort News</font></b></p> <table border="0" width="570"> <tr> <td width="42" bordercolor="#FFFFFF"></td> <td width="88" bordercolor="#FFFFFF" align="center"></td> <td width="936" bordercolor="#FFFFFF"></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="42" bordercolor="#FFFFFF"><b><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#FFFFFF">7/25/02</font></b></td> <td width="88" bordercolor="#FFFFFF" align="center"><b><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#FFFFFF">-</font></b></td> <td width="936" bordercolor="#FFFFFF"><b><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#FFFFFF">Website updated</font></b></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="42" bordercolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#FFFFFF"><b>7/24/02</b></font></td> <td width="88" bordercolor="#FFFFFF" align="center"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#FFFFFF"><b>-</b></font></td> <td width="936" bordercolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#FFFFFF"><b>Frankie and Cynthia say hello to everyone, from Bonita Springs</b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="42" bordercolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#FFFFFF"><b>7/18/02</b></font></td> <td width="88" bordercolor="#FFFFFF" align="center"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#FFFFFF"><b>-</b></font></td> <td width="936" bordercolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#FFFFFF"><b>Pool Open - Hooray!!!</b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="42" bordercolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#FFFFFF"><b>6/25/02</b></font></td> <td width="88" bordercolor="#FFFFFF" align="center"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#FFFFFF"><b>-</b></font></td> <td width="936" bordercolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#FFFFFF"><b>Due to popular request, the third building will be devoted to whole ownership condominiums.  They will be sold through Pequot Properties in Watch Hill, RI</b></font></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="42" bordercolor="#FFFFFF"><b><font color="#FFFFFF" face="Tempus Sans ITC" size="3">5/18/02</font></b></td> <td width="88" bordercolor="#FFFFFF" align="center"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#FFFFFF"><b>-</b></font></td> <td width="936" bordercolor="#FFFFFF"><font face="Tempus Sans ITC" color="#FFFFFF"><b>Regrettably, Frankie and Cynthia decided to move to Florida.  We will all miss them</b></font></td> </tr> </table> <p> </p> <p align="center"><font color="#FFFFFF" size="6">Pictures of our units</font></p> <p align="center"><a href="2brcondo.htm" style="color: #FFFFFF"><font size="5">2 Bedroom / 1 Bathroom Condo</font></a></p> <p align="center"><a href="townhouse.htm" style="color: #FFFFFF"><font size="5">2 Bedroom / 2 Bathroom Townhouse</font></a></p> <p align="left"> </p> <p><font color="#FFFFFF" face="Arial Black" size="5">Other Great Sites to visit</font></p> <ul style="color: #FFFFFF; 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