February 25, 2010 Hampton Beach Fire Destroys Surf Hotel and other “A” Block businesses

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Surf hotel, Happy Hampton Arcade, Mrs. Mitchell’s Country Shoppe & two other businesses

The Surf Hotel, Mrs. Mitchell’s, Happy Hampton Arcade before the fire.
[Courtesy photo Jim Harrington]
Aerial view of the fire damage
  1. Hampton Beach Hotel Fire Destroys Block
  2. Fire Destroys Hampton Beach Block of Businesses
  3. Surf Hotel Block Leveled
  4. Burned Hampton Beach Landmark site to be seen
  5. Fire chief blames budget in Hampton Beach blaze
  6. Selectmen at odds over need for more firefighters
  7. Thoughts on Hampton Beach Tragedy
  8. Mrs. Mitchell’s could rise from ashes
  9. Beach Fire Underscores Failures & Inefficiencies
  10. Out of the ashes: Hampton Beach businesses plan economic development summit
  11. Cause of Fire Undetermined
  12. Owners of Burned Block Seek Tax Relief
  13. John Stevens Keeps Tradition Alive
  14. Burned down businesses seek to rebuild at beach
  15. Zoning Board OKs Mrs. Mitchell’s plans
  16. Zoning Board OKs New Surf Motel
  17. Hotel won’t be part of new project
  18. Unitil sued, blamed for blaze that destroyed Hampton Beach block

Gallery of aerial photos of all buildings at the beach taken after the storm (May load s-l-o-w-l-y!)
Gallery of photos taken by Brian Blackden
Gallery of photos taken by Douglas Mahar
Gallery of photos taken by Linda Libbey
Gallery of photos taken by Judith Park

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