‘Surfing Florida: A Photographic History’ incorporates images and boards at FAU’s University Galleries.
Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Ron Hayes
Paul Aho started surfing off Ocean Ridge in 1964. His parents owned Henry’s Motel, a block fro
Bathers relax on the beach at the old Boynton Beach Hotel, probably around 1920. Images courtesy of the Boynton Beach Library
By Ron Hayes
In the winter of 1899, it was “a quiet place with pleasant surroundings … away from the hurly-burly of large,
The Historical Society of Palm Beach County and the Delray Beach Historical Society host a collaborative event as part of a Public Program Initiative for local families. Held from 11:00 am-2:00 pm, April 29 at Sandoway House Nature Center, 142 S. Oce
The most popular Florida building may be in our neighborhood.
Results of an online poll of the state’s top 100 architectural buildings in the “Florida Architecture: 100 Years, 100 Places” competition will be reveal
The 1950 Lantana Bridge will be replaced with a taller, wider span. The first bridge on the site was built in 1911. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
Inconvenience ahead; might as well throw a party | Towns join forces to patrol Hypoluxo Island | Optimis
By Emily J. Minor
Feeling old, like you’ve lived in Florida since the beginning of time?
Think again.
Human bones unearthed at an ocean-side estate construction site in Delray Beach are those of an adult and an adolescent and are probably ab
The current Lake Worth bridge (above) was built in 1973 to replace the concrete bridge built in 1937 (below).
Photo by Tim Stepien
By Tim O’Meilia
In the mid-1910s, when Lake Worth city fathers figured it was time for a handsome wooden bridge to r
ABOVE: Bethesda Memorial Hospital opened in 1959 with 70 beds and 32 physicians.
Firstborn remains impressed with hospital | Phantom of the Opera theme | Meet the Co-Chairs
By Paula Detwiller
As supporters of Bethesda Memorial Hospital clink cockt
Manalapan’s police history
1931 —Town of Manalapan created by Commodore Harold Vanderbilt
1935 — Manalapan creates its Police Department and names Robert D. Wertz police officer and town clerk.
1938 — After being hired as a seasonal police officer, M. D
The current Ocean Avenue Bridge was built in 2001 in Boynton Beach. The first span was built in 1911. Photo by Tim Stepien
By Tim O’Meilia
Perhaps it was the drowning of a 19-year-old girl in 1909 as she tried to ferry across what was called the
By Ron Hayes
Would you spend a little time to give the past a future?
In 1986, the Delray Beach Historical Society created a time capsule to mark the city’s Diamond Jubilee.
Among other items, the capsule held a cassette tape from C. Spencer
More than 60 years after it was built, Wright-by-the-Sea still is owned by the same family, and welcomes back many of the same guests each year. Photo by Jerry Lower
By Mary Jane Fine
Here’s what it is: an oceanfront motel on A1A in Delray Beach, one
Left: Ye Tower Restaurant was a landmark along Dixie Highway in southern Lantana. Paul Dunbar operated the restaurant from 1925 until it was torn down in 1987. Photos courtesy of the Lantana Historical Society
By Liz Best
When the red
By Paula Detwiller
They called her “the holdout.”
The year was 1997, and the city of Delray Beach wanted to take Pat Healy-Golembe’s historic house by eminent domain to expand a parking garage near the beach. She said “no sale.”
The developer proposed
Organizers said the ‘Old Delray’ evening was a resounding success. Underwriters included The Corcoran Group, The Colony Hotel, Cafe Luna Rosa, Weekes and Callaway, Kientze Jewelers and several individuals.
Enjoying the evening were:
Barron Snyder,
The Bank of Boynton building, on the south side of Ocean Avenue. Photos courtesy of the Boynton Beach City Library Archives
1915 — Bank of Boynton opens on the south side of Ocean Avenue between the FEC railroad tracks and Federal Highway. The first
