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When Walt Disney was considering locations for a new theme park in Florida, he held discussions with John MacArthur about the up and coming City of Palm Beach Gardens. MacArthur needed some kind of industry to attract new residents and believed…

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.

In 1961, MacArthur transplanted a banyan tree to the site of Northlake and Garden Boulevards at the main entrance to Palm Beach Gardens. However, unforeseen problems arose during the transplant, including the cutting of the Western Union lines…

The city's first golf community, developed by John D. MacArthur, was known as PGA National Golf Club from 1964-1973. The clubhouse with its distinctive turquoise tile roof was designed by renowned Miami architect Alfred Browning Parker.

"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…

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…

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…

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,…

John D. MacArthur was instrumental in obtaining a Sunshine State Parkway exit into the City of Palm Beach Gardens. He financed the interchange project, and the opening of the exit was dedicated in 1965. The parkway was renamed the Florida Turnpike in…

Arline Kiselewski, the 1976 Woman's Club president, presented this needlepoint, handcrafted crest to the city as part of the country's bicentennial. It is currently located in the city council chambers. Every member of the club participated in…