Society’s Stylist- Addison Mizner Dec. 12, 1872 – Feb. 5, 1933
Originally from December 19, 1999
The ultimate society architect, Addison Cairn Mizner created the Palm Beach look and built Boca Raton. His client list: Vanderbilts, Warburtons and Wanamakers. He had no university training as an architect - just an eye for high style. While building country homes on Long Island, Mizner met Paris Singer, 24th child of...
Midwife To Generations- Millie Gildersleeve 1858 – Feb. 16, 1950
Originally from December 19, 1999
Millie Gildersleeve, a freed slave from Georgia, may have been the first permanent black resident of what is now Palm Beach County. She was midwife to many of its pioneers. Millie came to the "Lake Worth region'' in 1876 with the Dimick family. She married M.J. "Jake'' Gildersleeve (1857-1931) on the...
Poised For A New Century- Local History 1980-1999
Originally from December 19, 1999
ONE HUNDRED YEARS of change. And yet two things have come full-circle: We've come back to our historic downtowns. And we're trying to fix decades of mistakes along the Kissimmee River, Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades. We've learned the price of growth. And also its certainty. This era marked dramatic milestones: Palm...
Living Off The Land- Reuben Carlton, Born Nov. 3, 1920
Originally from December 19, 1999
Reuben Wright Carlton, grandson of a St. Lucie County pioneer, built a cattle business that straddles the Martin-St. Lucie county line. He's been involved in banking, water management and other businesses. He shares some of the family stories with a sharp memory, a sense of humor and a twinkle in his...
Clewiston’s Benefactor- Charles Mott, June 2, 1875 – Feb. 18, 1973
Originally from December 19, 1999
Charles Stewart Mott started at the top and went up from there. He founded South Florida's modern sugar industry and set up one of the nation's largest foundations. Mott was born into the apple sauce family in 1875 but opted for an engineering career. He got the family wheel company involved...
