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Hetzel Brothers Christmas
The Hetzel brothers prepare scenery for the Christmas Pageant displayed annually at MacArthur and Northlake Boulevards. In 1933, Conrad Hetzel was an invalid in Asheville, North Carolina. In a dream, he was told to create a pageant, and in doing so,…
Transplanting the Banyan Tree to Palm Beach Gardens
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…
Christ Fellowship, North Campus
In April of 1984 five families gathered in the home of Tom and Donna Mullins for prayer and Bible study. This was the beginning of what is now Christ Fellowship Church. In the Fall of 1984 that group had already grown to nearly 40 people and had…
Bunyan Job for a Banyan
In 1959, the main entrance to Palm Beach Gardens was north of Northlake and Garden (now MacArthur) Boulevards. In 1961, MacArthur transplanted a banyan tree to that site, and the tree became the city's symbol. MacArthur had heard about a resident in…