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Jack Nichlaus Receives a Key to the City
The City of Palm Beach Gardens, in recognition of his win in the 53rd PGA Championship and the benefit of PGA to the city, presented Jack Nichlaus with a key to the city. Pictured here, from left to right, are Councilman Tom Prentiss, City Manager…
John & Catherine MacArthur with Lulu Belle
MacArthur and his second wife, Catherine, pose in 1965 with their poodle, Lulu Belle. Catherine became MacArthur's business partner and helped him in his upward climb.
John D. MacArthur and Zeck
John D. MacArthur, founder of the city of Palm Beach Gardens, seen here with his dog Zeck in the mid-1960s, was born poor, the son of a Scottish preacher in rural Pennsylvania. After dropping out of high school, he became a self-made…
John D. MacArthur, Founder
In the early 1960s, Walt Disney was looking to open a theme park on the East Coast. MacArthur (pictured) saw this as an opportunity for his new city and proposed land west of the Florida Turnpike, along PGA Boulevard. An agreement was reached, but…
John D. MacArthur, Founder
Financier-developer John D. MacArthur announces on Thursday, April 5, 1973, that he will sell all his holdings in Palm Beach County and Florida and return to Illinois. The first sale was WEAT-TV (Channel 12) in West Palm Beach to Photo Electronics…
John D. MacArthur, Statue
An eight-foot statue of John D. MacArthur, sculpted by Pennsylvania artist Zenos Frudakis, was installed, after some debate over its location, within the municipal complex of North Military Trail.
John MacArthur Gets a Street Named After Him
John D. MacArthur, who founded Palm Beach Gardens, finally has his name on a street. Here, MacArthur undrapes the sign which makes official the new name for the old Gardens Boulevard, the main entrance to the city. Mayor Walter Wiley looks on.
John MacArthur with the Legends of Golf
"Mr. Mac," John D. MacArthur, seen here basking in the glory of his dreams come true, is surrounded by some of golf's legendary players at the award-winning golf club that he built. To the right of John D. MacArthur (second from left) are golf…
Khoury League Baseball Team
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,…
Linda Monroe, First Female Mayor of Palm Beach Gardens
Linda Monroe served on the Palm Beach Gardens city council from 1980 until retiring from her seat in 1998. In 1984, she became the Vice Mayor under Michael Martino who would, by 1985, hand her the gavel (pictured) as she became the first and only…