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New City Councilman Walter Wiley takes Oath of Office
Mayor George Black gives the oath of office to newly elected Councilman Walter Wiley in the temporary City Hall facility that would later become the Public Works building. Walter Wiley would serve as councilman from 1970 to 1978, including a period…
Nativity Lutheran Church, 1973
The American Lutheran Church Board of American Missions bought five acres on Holly Drive in 1962, just behind what was also known as Plant Drive Park. Construction began on the new Nativity Lutheran Church by June of that year, with the founding…
Mindstorm Program at HL Watkins Middle School
Luke Pidgeon, 13 (left), and Nasean Cole, 12, both eighth-grade students, work on a NXT Robot that uses Mindstorm programming in the Math, Science and Robotics Academy room at H.L. Watkins Middle School in Palm Beach Gardens. Florida Power & Light…
Mayor Ted Dela Court, First Elected Mayor of Palm Beach Gardens
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 Mike Martino
Although he was also the owner of a Family Flooring business, Mike Martino first made a name for himself in Palm Beach Gardens by pleading with the city council to maintain the athletic ballfields. When Jim DeLonga encouraged him to run for city…
Mayor Dick Feeney of Palm Beach Gardens
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.…
Mayor David Levy, 2010-2012
Mayor David Levy, who served from March 2010 through December 2012, is a native Floridian who has lived in Palm Beach Gardens since 1989. Levy received a Bachelor of Science in Geology from Florida State University and a Master of Science in…
MacArthur and the Golf Capital of the World
John D. MacArthur stands with a sign indicating his intention to make golf a catalyst for turning scrubland into prime residential property. Curiously, MacArthur knew very little about golf and did not play the game. However, he recognized a good…
Lt. Henry "Hank" Nolan & the Chevrolet Nova
Seeking economical performance, the city purchased Chevrolet Nova police cars in September 1975, which doubled the life of the tires while using half as much gasoline as the larger police cars. Lt. Henry "Hank" Nolan stands beside one of the Novas.…
List of Past Mayors, 1965-2009
Photographs and administration dates for all prior Palm Beach Gardens Mayors through 2009. Since the printing of this image, Eric Jablin completed his term as mayor in 2009, followed by Joseph Russo from 2009-2010, David Levy from 2010-2012, and the…