An Illustrated History of Palm Beach - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook An Illustrated History of Palm Beach write by The Historical Society of Palm Beach County. This book was released on 2020-11-20. An Illustrated History of Palm Beach available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An Illustrated History of Palm Beach is a nostalgic journey through the history of the town of Palm Beach as told through the photographic collection of the Historical Society of Palm Beach County. From an early pioneer community, Palm Beach evolved over the past 150 years into today's sophisticated resort, starting with the grand hotels of Henry Flagler, the Royal Poinciana and The Breakers, and elegant mansions of the Gilded Age. An Illustrated History of Palm Beach is a primary source look into the development of one of America's most prosperous and enchanting communities.
Landmark Architecture of Palm Beach
Landmark Architecture of Palm Beach - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Landmark Architecture of Palm Beach write by Barbara D. Hoffstot. This book was released on 2015-02-24. Landmark Architecture of Palm Beach available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Palm Beach is a remarkably small town to be so famous; its population is only a little over 10,000. Nor is it an old town: the oldest extant building dates from about 1885, and the town itself was not incorporated until after 1900. What has granted Palm Beach its fame is the same combination of elements that made Bath famous in the 18th century: a very few clear-sighted men—they can be counted on the fingers of one hand, wealthy families attracted to what these men had to offer, and some remarkable architecture built when wealth and vision intermingled. This book records that architecture. The contents are strategically arranged, so that the visitor can drive or walk the area and see the buildings sequence of location. Within this compendium of photographs and descriptive text, you will find more than 150 Palm Beach buildings written and photographed by a resident active in historic preservation. The book does not attempt to evaluate, but rather to exhibit the richness and diversity of this extraordinary place. The work of famous architects is featured, notably that of Addison Mizner, Marion Wyeth, Maurice Fatio, Howard Major, John Volk and the designer Joseph Urban. Also covered are the famous Breakers Hotel, the Bath and Tennis Club, the Everglades Club, and the shops of Worth Avenue.
Palm Beach County at 100
Palm Beach County at 100 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Palm Beach County at 100 write by Jan Tuckwood. This book was released on 2009-01-01. Palm Beach County at 100 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Historic Photos of Palm Beach County
Historic Photos of Palm Beach County - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Historic Photos of Palm Beach County write by Seth H. Bramson. This book was released on 2013-02-12. Historic Photos of Palm Beach County available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Palm Beach is known all over the world as a place synonymous with the Good Life. Named for the beautiful beaches and trees lining the area, Palm Beach was first founded in 1909. As the epicenter of fashion for the elite social season, Palm Beach has attracted tourists and new residents alike for many years! For everyone from Hollywood stars to heads of state, from literary and artistic icons to millionaires and international business magnates, the allure of this lush area has been irresistible. The perfect coffee-table book, Historic Photos of Palm Beach contains nearly 200 photographs collected from Florida s top historic archives.
The Swamp Peddlers
The Swamp Peddlers - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Swamp Peddlers write by Jason Vuic. This book was released on 2021-05-11. The Swamp Peddlers available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Florida has long been a beacon for retirees, but for many, the American dream of owning a home there was a fantasy. That changed in the 1950s, when the so-called "installment land sales industry" hawked billions of dollars of Florida residential property, sight unseen, to retiring northerners. For only $10 down and $10 a month, working-class pensioners could buy a piece of the Florida dream: a graded home site that would be waiting for them in a planned community when they were ready to build. The result was Cape Coral, Port St. Lucie, Deltona, Port Charlotte, Palm Coast, and Spring Hill, among many others—sprawling communities with no downtowns, little industry, and millions of residential lots. In The Swamp Peddlers, Jason Vuic tells the raucous tale of the sale of residential lots in postwar Florida. Initially selling cheap homes to retirees with disposable income, by the mid-1950s developers realized that they could make more money selling parcels of land on installment to their customers. These "swamp peddlers" completely transformed the landscape and demographics of Florida, devastating the state environmentally by felling forests, draining wetlands, digging canals, and chopping up at least one million acres into grid-like subdivisions crisscrossed by thousands of miles of roads. Generations of northerners moved to Florida cheaply, but at a huge price: high-pressure sales tactics begat fraud; poor urban planning begat sprawl; poorly-regulated development begat environmental destruction, culminating in the perfect storm of the 21st-century subprime mortgage crisis.
