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‘The Nation’s Winter Home’

Early 20th century promotional brochures for the Palm Beaches promised more than sunny beaches and palm trees. From a Mizner Development Corporation brochure promoting Addison Mizner’s Boom-era developments in Boca Raton:

I am the rendezvous of the rich
Each passing day sees a new era in my existence
I am the dream of a genius
The materialization of a magical mirage
I am the sun porch of America
I am Boca Raton in 1927