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When Walt Disney was considering locations for a new theme park in Florida, he held discussions with John MacArthur about the up and coming City of Palm Beach Gardens. MacArthur needed some kind of industry to attract new residents and believed…

With a snip of gold-plated scissors, the PGA National Resort Community became the new home of the Professional Golfers’ Association of America (PGA). Presiding over the ceremony were Frank Cardi, PGA President, E. Llwyd Ecclestone, Jr., president…

Political pundits were incredibly surprised when Richard Feeney upset Gordon Dunbar for a seat on the city council. Feeney, a former RCA and Univac executive, received nearly double the votes of his opponent, campaigning on a clean-air industry.…

As the City of Palm Beach Gardens became more and more established, Ted Dela Court, a former police commissioner, was selected from the city council to become the city’s first elected mayor.

Mayor Bob Diamond joins with members of the community as the ribbon is cut for Plant Drive Park. The park would provide play areas and ballfields to the residents and their children.

From left to right, Bill Earle, Eugene Walker, George Bonner, and Woody Dukes attend the Mayors Golf Tournament in 1968.

The City of Palm Beach Gardens invited all of its residents to a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Emergency Operations and Communications Center in 2011, held in the evening near Veterans Plaza at the City Hill complex on Military Trail.

The Emergency Operations Center, seen here under construction, has reinforced concrete block walls and two inches of concrete on its roof. It sits behind a stage between City Hall and the police department and is designed to withstand upper Category…

During the first few months of 2010, Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue was notified that fragments of the World Trade Center’s buildings were available as 09.11.01 memorial art pieces for local municipalities. The city council unanimously approved…

In 2010, David Levy mailed out this flyer to residents in the community. He was successfully re-elected to the city council and was soon selected to serve as the city’s mayor (2010-2012).