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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…
Palm Beach Mayor Earl Smith at the Bonnette Hunt Club
Palm Beach Mayor Earl E. T. Smith (who passed away in 1991) with young Earl at the Bonnette Hunting and Fishing Club in 1968.
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…
7th Annual Miss Palm Beach Gardens, 1972
Lynn Cox wins the 7th Annual Miss Palm Beach Gardens Pageant in 1972, receiving a bouquet of flowers from Mayor Walter Wiley. All girls living in Palm Beach Gardens and in the 11th or 12th grade were eligible to enter in the contest from its…
10th Annual Miss Palm Beach Gardens, 1975
Linda Voigt wins the 10th Annual Miss Palm Beach Gardens Pageant in 1975, surrounded by members of the city council (left to right: John Kiedis, Walter Wiley, Linda Voigt, Michael Martino, and John Orr). All girls living in Palm Beach Gardens and in…
2nd Annual Parade of Homes, 1962
The 2nd Annual Parade of Homes in 1962 was meant to attract many contractors to the Palm Beach Gardens area and promote John D. MacArthur's vision of a "garden city." This photograph shows one of the flyers that was passed around the community,…
2nd Annual Parade of Homes, 1962
The 2nd Annual Parade of Homes in 1962 was attended by over 40,000 visitors, and Palm Beach Gardens was on its way to becoming one of the fastest growing cities in the country.
Dale Robertson at the 1962 Parade of Homes
The 2nd Annual Parade of Homes in 1962 was attended by several famous individuals, including Dale Robertson, the "TV Cowboy," who is shown here visiting with Palm Beach Gardens residents.
The Flyover on PGA Boulevard
Each of the four towers atop the PGA Boulevard flyover bridge house an elegant steel mesh sculpture by Maryland artist Wendy Ross. Each suspended metal sphere is about five feet in diameter. Below each sphere is transparent steel mesh fabricated to…