Foreshadowing in March 7, 1950 article on "new" casino building...

"The story of reconstruction is a long one, with the path of progress by the present city commission often beset by difficult problems and what appeared at times to be insurmountable handicaps.  The wreckage and salvage problem alone following the storm presented a tremendous task.
Then came the mapping of plans for a new, more beautiful and more spacious structure to rise in the place of the old Casino, which for many years has served as a landmark for passing ships, plying the sea lanes to all parts of the world, both in time of peace and in time of war.
After many long and arduous sessions, many of them lasting far into the night, Lake Worth's City Commission...devised ways and means whereby Lake Worth could again have a Casino to accommodate thousands of home folks as well as thousands of visitors who come to Lake Worth every year..."

The Lake Worth Leader, March 7, 1950