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Palm Beach Gardens Elementary School, 1962
When Palm Beach Gardens Elementary School first opened in 1962, it was the first of two schools built in the city. It was constructed on 11 acres located at 10060 Riverside Drive and cost $340,000. The school, which opened with 450 students, had 14…
Palm Beach Gardens Community Hospital, 1968
When the Palm Beach Gardens Community Hospital opened on Burns Road in 1968, its first patient was a seven-year old girl. The hospital cost $1.3 million to build and equip and originally opened as a nonprofit operation. This 89-bed facility was later…
Palm Beach Gardens Church of God, now Cross Community Church
Palm Beach Gardens Church of God, founded by A.T. and Imogene Lowery and Milton and Vonice Pinder, conducted its first service on March 12, 1967, in a private home. In December that year, construction began on a building that became known as…
Palm Beach Gardens Administrative Offices
In 1967, the city rented units at 10128 Meridian Way on a temporary lease agreement. The 2,000-square-foot complex accommodated administrative offices and housed the building inspector and the police department. Following a short stay in these…
Palm Beach Community College, 1988
The Palm Beach Junior College north campus at 3160 PGA Boulevard was dedicated on June 4, 1982. The college was built on land purchased from John D. MacArthur and opened as a full time facility, offering associate degrees in arts and sciences and…
Original Fire Station
During Fire Prevention Week in October 1978, Fire Chief Ed Arrants dedicated the original fire station "to the memory of the department's charter members, some of whom are still with us, some of whom have passed on, but all of whom have given a great…
Officer William S. Mathews, In Memoriam
Officer William S. Mathews, the only officer to die in the line of duty, was killed in a motorcycle accident on July 12, 1979, while attempting to stop a drunk driver. The plaque at the right is mounted on a granite base prominently displayed in the…
Notable Figures at the 50th Anniversary of the City
Strategically photographed in front of the MacArthur Statue, present and former city council members from Palm Beach Gardens attend a 50th Anniversary event for the city. From left to right are David Levy, Eugene Walker, Bert Premuroso, Don…
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…
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…