The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Sunday, March 24, 1996                 TAG: 9603220511
SECTION: LOCAL                    PAGE: B1   EDITION: FINAL 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   20 lines

THE RAZING OF A PIECE OF HISTORY

ILLUSTRATION: Color photo

DREW WILSON/The Virginian-Pilot

Workers tear down the 1945 annex of the Croatan Inn, one of the

oldest hotels - built in 1932 - on the Outer Banks. The Inn's annex

housed summer tourists until the mid-1980s, when the Inn closed.

Papagayo's Restaurant then took over the Inn and housed some of its

summer employees in the annex. Papagayo's closed in 1995, and a new

restaurant, Quagmire's, will open in May.

by CNB