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This week in history: New West Palm Beach City Hall opens

On May 10, 1948, the city welcomed a new city hall on Second Street, across from the county courthouse. The former city hall, at Poinsettia Avenue and Datura Street became an office building. The 1948 building was demolished in 1981.

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The old “new” city hall (Courtesy Historical Society of Palm Beach County postcard collection)

MET CITY HALL
The 1980 city hall building (Palm Beach Post staff file photo)

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Posted in Flashback blog May 10, 2010 at 6:30 am.

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