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The Palm Beach Gardens Khoury League Baseball Team during the 1964 Season. The League was first introduced in 1934 by George M. Khoury, as a way for children and pre-teens to get involved in sports without being clobbered by bigger players. Today,…

Vice Mayor Walter Wiley speaking at the Palm Beach Gardens Recreation Gymnastics Program.

{Image donated by Walter Wiley, former mayor of Palm Beach Gardens}

Palm Beach Gardens Recreation Gymnastics Program.

{Image donated by Walter Wiley, former mayor of Palm Beach Gardens}

Palm Beach Gardens Recreation Gymnastics Program.

{Image donated by Walter Wiley, former mayor of Palm Beach Gardens}

Vice Mayor Walter Wiley speaking at the Palm Beach Gardens Recreation Gymnastics Program.

{Image donated by Walter Wiley, former mayor of Palm Beach Gardens}

Lifeguard Don Kiselewski Jr. barks out safety instructions from his megaphone at the new city pool. Funds that were used to build the pool ($155,000) were earned on May 1, 1981 during a community project called "The House that Buz Built," setting a…

Palm Beach Gardens' first recreation director, Woody Dukes, proudly presents the first piece of playground equipment. It was located at Plant Drive Park when it opened in 1965. What the park lacked in equipment was made up for in parental enthusiasm.…

Children enjoying the playground equipment at Plant Drive Park after it opened in 1965; parents looking on with cautious enthusiasm.

Children enjoying the playground equipment at Plant Drive Park after it opened in 1965

Plant Drive Park opened in 1965 and become a small, but notable location for significant events within the Palm Beach Gardens Community. The Boy Scout Color Guard, Troop 132, included Mark Hathaway and Mickie Pullen, who raised the flag along with…