Howard Park’s ‘Hiker’ Statue Honors Spanish-American War
Originally from October 3, 2001
Q: What is the statue in Howard Park? A: The 8-foot sculpture, near the Kravis Center and just south of Okeechobee Boulevard on Parker Road in West Palm Beach, honors the soldiers who served during the Spanish-American War. It's one of about 50 such figures, called The Hiker. They are the...
Ashley gang robbed bank at different corner
Originally from January 14, 2010
Our Dec. 17, 2009, column on the Ashley Restaurant drew this response from Josephine Paradise of Stuart:
"The 2/23/1915 robbery was not at the restaurant location but at the first Stuart bank, which was on the corner across from the Ashley Restaurant. "This building is still there but now houses some...Coastline A German Target In WWII
Originally from March 28, 2007
Readers: For March, we've been running columns in honor of Neighborhood Post's expansion into the West Palm Beach-Palm Beach-Riviera Beach area and the Treasure Coast. Here are some key Palm Beach County dates to illuminate our new readers and refresh our regulars: 1840-1842: Soldiers discover and name Lake Worth, in...
New PBIA Terminal is 20 Years Old
Originally from October 23, 2008
Readers: Twenty years ago this week, a new terminal opened at Palm Beach International Airport. The area had gone from a field with a windsock in 1929, to Morrison Field through the Depression, to a military base in World War II and the Korean War. Returned to the county for good...
Historic Pahokee Hit Hard Times
Originally from May 14, 2009
Larry Wright, who is active in the local history of the Glades, writes to ask about his alma mater. The historic 11-building Pahokee High School complex -- built in 1928 and which stood in the great hurricane later that year -- officially opened for the 1930-31 school year at 360 E....
