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Delray Beach: Screw-up blamed for pavilion’s early demise

Posted by The Coastal Star on October 1, 2025 at 14:26

Rebuild underway after salt corroded inferior fasteners

Damaged wood and corroded fasteners are now exposed on the structure. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star

By Jane Musgrave

Since Delray Beach built its first beachside pavilion more than a century ag

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