The Story of Boca Raton
Author | : Theodore Pratt |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 79 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : Boca Raton (Fla.) |
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Author | : Theodore Pratt |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 79 |
Release | : 1969 |
Genre | : Boca Raton (Fla.) |
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Author | : Theodore Pratt |
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Total Pages | : |
Release | : 1984-01-01 |
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ISBN | : 9780820010076 |
Author | : Boca Raton Hotel and Club |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 16 |
Release | : 1950 |
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Author | : Sally J. Ling |
Publisher | : Brief History |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781596291355 |
Where fields of pineapple, tomatoes and beans previously grew to support farmers who occupied the fertile land, luxurious resorts, upscale homes and plush golf courses now stretch to the horizon. From pirates burying doubloons in sand dunes to the farms and land booms that brought the city into being, this is the story of Boca Raton.
Author | : Stanley Johnson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Boca Raton (Fla.) |
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Author | : Susan Gillis |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 134 |
Release | : 2007-07-25 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1439617767 |
From farming community to prominent neighborhood, this book gives a unique look at the past of Boca Raton, Florida using vintage images. Boca Raton, Florida, was a tiny farming community on the southeastern coast of Florida when the state's 1920s real estate boom grew into a national phenomenon. Investors and new residents were drawn to the state from all over the country, a time Floridians referred to as "the Boom." In April 1925, well-known Palm Beach society architect Addison Mizner revealed his plans for an ambitious new development in Boca Raton. The plans included a gigantic oceanfront hotel, elegant mansions, golf and polo grounds, and palm-lined boulevards. The popularity of Mizner's projects stimulated many similar developments within the region, increasing the population of the town from 100 to several hundred residents. By the fall of 1926, however, the Florida land boom came to an end. Boca Raton returned, for the most part, to its small-town agricultural heritage by 1930. By the end of the 20th century, boomtime dreams were fully realized and Boca Raton became one of Florida's most prestigious addresses.
Author | : Boca Raton Hotel and Club |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 16 |
Release | : 1940 |
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Author | : Jeffrey L. Rodengen |
Publisher | : Write Stuff Syndicate |
Total Pages | : 170 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
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Founded as a small fine chemicals manufacturer in 1849, Pfizer has established itself as one of the most innovative healthcare companies in the world. Using its famous fermentation process, Pfizer was able to mass produce the wonder drug penicillin during World War II and save thousands of Allied lives. Today, with revenues topping $11 billion, Pfizer's drug pipeline is the envy of competitors, and its animal products are the world standard. The company nears its 150th year in business intent on becoming the world's largest pharmaceutical company. Illustrated with images from the Civil War to present day, The Legend of Pfizer tells the story of a company that has become an integral part of our lives. Individually boxed.
Author | : Stanley Johnson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 79 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Boca Raton (Fla.) |
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Author | : Caroline Seebohm |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 337 |
Release | : 2023-03 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1683343417 |
Addison Mizner’s Mediterranean-style mansions are much-admired Florida icons, where even today you can find many homes modeled with stucco walls and tiled roofs. In the paperback release of Boca Rococo, Caroline Seebohm’s successful biography on the flamboyant architect is more accessible now than ever as it reaches more readers interested in the man himself. Mizner had global experience from San Francisco to China during his early days, before landing in New York and eventually, South Florida. He had no formal training but did possess natural talent, establishing him as architect of the rich and famous. His designs made the city of Palm Beach one of America’s most elegant resort spots—and fed his dream of developing a “Venice-on-the-Ocean” in nearby Boca Raton. Mizner’s plans ended with the collapse of Florida’s real estate boom. He died in 1933, broken and bankrupt. With inspiration from and inclusion of never-before-seen material like floor plans and autobiographical works, and a new foreword written by the author, Seebohm gives readers a complete view of Mizner as one of the greatest architects and more flamboyant Americans.