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Intracoastal Waterway on PGA Boulevard
The first two-lane drawbridge spanning the Intracoastal Waterway was completed in 1966 on PGA Boulevard. This bridge was an important link to US Highway 1 from the newly created City of Palm Beach Gardens. The PGA Bridge was also known to locals as…
Beeline Route to Pratt & Whitney
When Pratt & Whitney first opened for business on June 15, 1958, just west of the site where Palm Beach Gardens would be founded almost a year later, there were no gas stations or traffic lights. The state of Florida agreed to build a road (later to…
Space Shuttle Main Engine by Pratt & Whitney
In 1967, the US Air Force funded a study into advanced rocket propulsion systems, employing Pratt & Whitney to research more efficient engines for the NASA Space Shuttle. This photograph shows Bill Creslein and Walter Wiley, both of Pratt & Whitney,…
RCA, the First Commercial Building
The city's first commercial building permit was issued in 1960 for the construction of RCA, a manufacturing and electronics company. On May 25, 1961, the $4 million plant opened. It was located at the western end of Monet Road, later renamed RCA…
Assembly Workers at the RCA Building
Workers assemble personal computers at the RCA plant in Palm Beach Gardens. The company employed 3,400 people during its heyday, but closed its operations in 1972.
Holiday Inn on PGA Boulevard, History
The city's first hotel, a six-story, 126-room Holiday Inn, opened for business in 1970 on PGA Boulevard. It was built by Pappalardo Construction Co. on a seven-acre site close to the PGA Headquarters. The hotel served the area's winter visitors as…
Holiday Inn on PGA Boulevard, History
The city's first hotel, a six-story, 126-room Holiday Inn, opened for business in 1970 on PGA Boulevard. For a brief time, as seen in this brochure, the hotel was referred to as MacArthur's Holiday Inn, after John D. MacArthur, the city's founder.
Christ Fellowship, North Campus
In April of 1984 five families gathered in the home of Tom and Donna Mullins for prayer and Bible study. This was the beginning of what is now Christ Fellowship Church. In the Fall of 1984 that group had already grown to nearly 40 people and had…
Transplanting the Banyan Tree to Palm Beach Gardens
In 1961, MacArthur transplanted a banyan tree to the site of Northlake and Garden Boulevards at the main entrance to Palm Beach Gardens. However, unforeseen problems arose during the transplant, including the cutting of the Western Union lines…
Plant Drive Park - Children at Play
Children enjoying the playground equipment at Plant Drive Park after it opened in 1965