Friday, November 5, 2021

A brief note about the new graphic for the masthead of the blog. . .

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The new masthead is from a Sanborn Fire Insurance Map c. 1940 showing the vicinage about the Lake Worth Beach Casino building. Noteworthy is...

Old Covers: Palm Beach Life magazine. Sunny images for just ¢25!

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March 22, 1927: January 12, 1932: January 26, 1932:
Monday, October 25, 2021

Come watch Wes play the euphonium this Saturday!

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Am honored to once again be a euphonist (one who plays the euphonium ) for the Symphonic Band of the Palm Beaches. And this coming Saturday,...
Monday, October 18, 2021

2021 Florida CNU Summit: Lake Worth Beach takes the spotlight!

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It was a pleasure to be a part of the three-day 2021 Congress for New Urbanism (CNU) Summit held in Palm Beach County from October sixth thr...
Thursday, October 14, 2021

The Symphonic Band of the Palm Beaches is back for the 2021–2022 Season!

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The Symphonic Band performs in Lake Worth and in Palm Beach Gardens and the first two performances are coming up later this month. Below is ...
Monday, October 11, 2021

A drone’s eye-view of the Gulfstream Hotel.

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The image below was posted to this blog in July, 2015: Six years later. . .
Saturday, October 9, 2021

That vacant block, a long-time eyesore on N. Dixie Hwy. between Dartmouth and Cornell drives in Lake Worth Beach.

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That prominent eyesore is located in the Lake Worth Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) district. It wasn’t always an eyesore. It was once...
Friday, September 24, 2021

On the agenda at this year’s CNU Florida Summit: The Cottages of Lake Worth Beach take center stage!

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The City of Lake Worth Beach will be featured by the Congress of New Urbanism (CNU) at this year’s summit to be held on October 6th–8th. Lat...

“We take a look back at the road that created Florida”, Post reporter Barbara Marshall wrote.

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“100 years ago, Dixie Highway began winding through Palm Beach County, spawning today’s tourism industry.” Dixie Highway is a historic ...
Friday, September 17, 2021

Series of historic postcards of the Gulfstream Hotel

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Two historic hotels in two downtowns. The Gulfstream Hotel stands tall. The Pennsylvania Hotel stands tall no longer.

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Here is an excerpt from a Letter to Editor in The Palm Beach Post dated April 4th, 1994 written by “Wes Blackman”: “It [the Pennsylvania ...
Friday, September 10, 2021

Meet the final five candidates for city manager in Lake Worth Beach.

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Here are the details for the upcoming event: Click on image to enlarge.
Tuesday, September 7, 2021

Beach Scene in Lake Worth (now City of Lake Worth Beach), 1921, Courtesy of FAU Library.

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Wednesday, September 1, 2021

The City of Lake Worth Beach in the Movies: “Body Heat.”

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A friend let me borrow this DVD from her collection. She’s a big fan of film noir  and likes this 80s version of the genre due to its setti...
Tuesday, August 24, 2021

“At first I thought it was a joke,” board member Phillip Spinelli said. . .

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“[T]hey were dead serious, and then I was like, ‘Oh my God.’ It’s like calling the Vatican Church Joey.” Below is more recent history ab...