Bunyan Job for a Banyan

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Title

Bunyan Job for a Banyan

Subject

City History - Banyan Tree

Description

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 Lake Park who was being forced to cut down an old banyan tree, 60 feet high and weighing about 75 tons, and he offered to transfer it to Palm Beach Gardens. This photograph was featured in LIFE Magazine.

Creator

Historical Society of Palm Beach Gardens

Source

Publisher

Date

1961-04-26

Rights

(c) 2013, Historical Society of Palm Beach Gardens

Relation

RG002CIH - City History
C01BAN - Banyan Tree

Format

JPEG

Language

English

Type

Image

Coverage

Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Photograph

Physical Dimensions

2069 x 2632

Files

Citation

Historical Society of Palm Beach Gardens, “Bunyan Job for a Banyan,” accessed April 27, 2024, http://pbgarchives.org/items/show/31.