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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…

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.

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 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…

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…

"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…

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.

An eight-foot statue of John D. MacArthur, sculpted by Pennsylvania artist Zenos Frudakis, was installed, after some debate over its location, within the municipal complex of North Military Trail.

In the early 1960s, Walt Disney was looking to open a theme park on the East Coast. MacArthur (pictured) saw this as an opportunity for his new city and proposed land west of the Florida Turnpike, along PGA Boulevard. An agreement was reached, but…