Oil House Not Oldest Structure In County
Originally from June 8, 2005
On May 11, I told you of the finding that the oil house next to the lighthouse was actually finished first, making it, not the lighthouse, the oldest structure in Palm Beach County. But recent research at the National Archives by veteran journalist James D. Snyder, author of two recent books...
Mighty Hurricane Andrew Had Little Impact On Our County
Originally from October 11, 2000
Q: Did Hurricane Andrew have any impact on Palm Beach County? A: Not a lot, but it wasn't for lack of effort. A tightly wound storm, its hurricane-force winds were only about 30 miles across (Hugo, by comparison, was the size of South Carolina when it struck that state in 1989)....
Slots one part of Lake Worth Casino
Originally from May 3, 2012
Q: I remember going to the Lake Worth Casino back in the 1960s, and it was all about dances for us teenagers. Was the Lake Worth Casino an actual gambling casino ? — Elissa Crawford, Hypoluxo A: Yes! Here’s what we wrote in 2005: In 1919,...
La Coquille Once Hosted Rich, Famous
Originally from November 19, 2003
Readers: Last week reader Nicholas R. DeVita of South Palm Beach asked about the rerouting of State Road A1A in Palm Beach. DeVita had another question. Q: When was the La Coquille Beach Club, which was at the present site of the Ritz-Carlton Manalapan, built? A: Spelman Prentice,...
Seminole Words Used In Many Names
Originally from February 23, 2005
Readers: In the past, we've done segments on place names based on Seminole words. Here's a roundup: Okeechobee: "big water." Hypoluxo (island, town, road): "Water all around, can't get out." (Original name of Lake Worth, which was once a closed-in freshwater lake.) Okeeheelee (park, middle school): "good water." Cholee (Cholee Park, Cholee Lake Elementary):...
