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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…
Bonnette Hunt Club, 1968
Bonnette Hunt Club in Palm Beach Gardens was started in 1961 by William A. Bonnette Jr. Bill, a long time resident and visitor to Palm Beach County, realized that there was little land left for hunters. So he started the club as a private hunt club…
BRCC Time Capsule Extraction, 2003
During the construction of a new recreation center in Palm Beach Gardens, Bill Kazakavage, a member of the public works crew recalled that he had buried a Burns Road Community Center (BRCC) time capsule some 21 years earlier. Kazakavage contacted…
BRCC Time Capsule Extraction, 2003
During the construction of a new recreation center in Palm Beach Gardens, Bill Kazakavage, a member of the public works crew recalled that he had buried a Burns Road Community Center (BRCC) time capsule some 21 years earlier. Kazakavage contacted…
Breaking Ground on PGA National Golf Course
Early residents of Palm Beach Gardens, including John D. MacArthur, break ground on the PGA National Golf Course. Eventually, the name was changed from PGA to JDM, but the final name to which the site is known today is Ballen Isles.
Bunyan Job for a Banyan
In 1959, the main entrance to Palm Beach Gardens was north of Northlake and Garden (now MacArthur) Boulevards. In 1961, MacArthur transplanted a banyan tree to that site, and the tree became the city's symbol. MacArthur had heard about a resident in…
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…
Christmas in Dixie Parade, 1982
Mayor Don Kiselewski rides in the rumble seat of an antique Ford in the 1982 Christmas in Dixie Parade. He was the grand marshal for the annual event sponsored by the Town of Lake Park. Palm Beach Gardens, North Palm Beach, Riviera Beach, and Lake…
Christmas in Dixie Parade, 1983
John Kiedis (far left) rides the sleigh with fellow council members, from left to right, Linda Monroe, Don Kiselewski, and Mike Martino aboard the City of Palm Beach Gardens Float in the 1983 Christmas in Dixie Parade. The parade began in the parking…
Christmas in Dixie Parade, 1984
City Council Members riding an antique fire truck during the 1984 Christmas in Dixie Parade. Pictured left to right are Linda Monroe, Don Kiselewski, Dick Aldred, and Michael Martino.