Viña del Mar Before and After the Casino
A resort town's identity is rarely built by a single building. Rail links, a public beach promenade and a growing seasonal visitor economy all shaped the town's development alongside its casino building, which was one fixture in a wider leisure landscape rather than its sole attraction.
This page sketches that wider context in outline: transport links, the growth of the seasonal tourism calendar, and how the town's public spaces developed independently of any single venue.