Julian Casino Augusta Georgia Rating: 7,9/10 7602 reviews
(WRDW/WAGT) - Four places in the Garden City have made it onto Historic Augusta’s 2021 endangered properties list: The Julian Smith Casino, 2200 Broad St. Julian Smith Casino Augusta, GA. About, Augusta, GA, US Get directions. Unofficial Page. Do you represent Julian Smith Casino? The Julian Smith Casino in Augusta, Georgia is not a gambling establishment as persons outside the CSRA might think from its name. The casino part of its name is in the older sense of a place of.
Julian Casino Augusta Ga
Above: The description for this photograph, taken in May 1938, reads, 'August, Ga. - The Casino - Julian Smith Park - built by the WPA is used by the community for group entertainments.' Note the WPA sign near the middle of the building. Photo courtesy of the National Archives.
Above: A closer look at the WPA sign from the previous photo.
Above: The Julian Smith Casino today. The building is not a gambling casino, but instead utilizes a more general definition of the word 'casino,' to indicate a social gathering place. According to the Augusta Chronicle newspaper, the building has hosted many events, including a 'rehearsal by the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, high school dances and countless first meetings of couples who remain married to this day' ('Building preserves memories,' April 6, 2006). Photo courtesy of the Augusta city government.
Julian Smith Casino Augusta Georgia
Above: WPA workers constructing the Julian Smith Casino, September, 1936. Julian Smith was a mayor of Augusta, Georgia in the 1920s. Photo courtesy of the National Archives.
Above: WPA workers building a stage in the Julian Smith Casino, September, 1936. Photo courtesy of the National Archives.