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Palm Beach Gardens
Historical Society
Preserving our history since 2008


Loehmann’s Plaza, opened in 1982, demolished in 2024
Site cleared in October and November by owner Drury Development, which has not announced its plans. When PGA Cinema VI opened at...
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Nov 17, 20243 min read


The legend of Trapper Nelson: What brought him here and how he died
In the mid 1920s, fleeing difficult childhoods in New Jersey, Vince and step-brother Charlie Nelson took to the rails to see the country....
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Nov 6, 20242 min read


Palm Beach Gardens' brush with Disney World
John D. MacArthur knew how to sell. He became one of the richest men in the world in the 1940s by selling insurance policies through the...
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Jul 14, 20243 min read


How John D. MacArthur started Palm Beach Gardens 65 years ago
On June 20, 1959 — 65 years ago — the city of Palm Beach Gardens came into existence. The news was not heralded with fanfare in local...
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Jun 15, 20243 min read
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