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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…

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…

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…

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…

$300,000 in bonds were delivered to the City of Palm Beach Gardens in 1969 so that a new City Hall could be built for the community and city council. Signing those bonds were (left to right) Bank Executive Vice President William Kendrick, Mayor Henry…

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…

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 2010, David Levy mailed out this flyer to residents in the community. He was successfully re-elected to the city council and was soon selected to serve as the city’s mayor (2010-2012).

Mayor Bob Diamond joins with members of the community as the ribbon is cut for Plant Drive Park. The park would provide play areas and ballfields to the residents and their children.

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.