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Along the Coast: Cocoanut dreams

Exhibit sprouts from fortunate photo find

7960721869?profile=originalNancy, Leila and Dorothy Pierson (l-r) display decorated coconuts at their roadside ‘Cocoanut Stand,’

possibly to raise money for the Red Cross during World War I.

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A hand-tinted photograph of what is now Stat

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7960595275?profile=originalTravel trailers and the simple sedans that towed them used to line Ruth Mary Drive in Briny Breezes.

7960596060?profile=originalFrom left, Susan Atlee, Ann Carmody, Donna Clarke and Sandy Dietzel work to rescue fading photos.

7960596084?profile=originalIn 1976, Bob and Mary Susdoft donned formal wear fo

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7960410076?profile=originalJanet DeVries (left) and Ginger L. Pedersen hold a copy
of the book they wrote, Pioneering Palm Beach.  

Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

 

By Ron Hayes

How does “Birdie Beach” sound to you?

Welcome to the city of Birdie Beach, Gateway to the Gulf Str

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