Palm Beach, FL

Palm Beach is a city located in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 94,096. It is part of the West Palm Beach– Boca Raton– Boynton Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The area that would become Palm Beach was originally inhabited by the Tequesta Indians. In 1763, Spanish explorer Ponce de León made an expedition to Florida and landed on what is now called Singer Island; he named it Isla de la Paz (Island of Peace). The first European settlement in Palm Beach County occurred in 1815 when General Andrew Jackson and his troops marched through present-day West Palm Beach on their way to attack St. Augustine. The soldiers built a small fort on the banks of the Intracoastal Waterway at what is now Wellington Circle and called it Fort Dallas. In 1838, General Zachary Taylor built a larger fort on Singer Island at what is now Worth Avenue and Military Trail; this became known as Fort Taylor.

In 1892, Henry Flagler developed Royal Poinciana Resort near present-day Worth Avenue and Military Trail; this became known as Flagler's Palace Hotel. The first railroad line into Palm Beach County arrived in 1912 when the Atlantic Coast Line built a line from Delray beach to West Palm Beach via Wellington Circle; this became known as the Wellington Lighthouse Railway. In 1915, Henry Morrison Flagler developed Belle Glade Resort near present-day Glades Road and US 1; this became known as Belle Glade Plantation Inn.

In 1924, John Dreyfus developed Lake Worth Playhouse just north of where US 1 crosses Lake Worth Road (now Clematis Street); this became known as Dreyfus Plaza Hotel (later renamed Dreyfus South Tower). In 1925, William Kissam Vanderbilt II developed Orchid Island Club south of Lake Worth Playhouse; this became known as Orchid Island House (later renamed Commodore Place). In 1926, Frederick Law Olmsted Jr.'s design for Royal Poinciana Golf Club was accepted by the club's members; construction began that year and finished in 1928. That same year saw construction begin on Mar-a-Lago Club just west of Royal Poinciana Golf Club; this would be completed two years later in 1930.

In 1927, Joseph Eichler designed The Breakers hotel just east of Mar-a-Lago Club; construction began that year but was halted due to the Wall Street Crash of 1929. Construction resumed in 1933 and finished two years later in 1935; it would be renamed Trump National Doral Golf Course shortly thereafter (in 1988 it would be renamed Trump National Golf Club Miami). Also in 1927, architect Wallace Ketchum designed The Elks Lodge #2236 at 5990 South Ocean Boulevard (now International Drive); construction began that year but was halted due to World War II . Construction resumed after the war ended and finished two years later in 1949 . That same year saw architect Raymond Loewy design The Breakers' sister hotel—The Regent—just north of Elks Lodge #2236 at 6001 South Ocean Boulevard ; construction began that year but was halted due to Hurricane Donna . Construction resumed after Donna passed and finished two years later in 1951 .

This list does not include all notable real estate developments throughout Palm Beach County during these decades: for example there were numerous developments along Southern Boulevard including Bel Air Estates (1941), Boca Raton Estates (1945), La Costa Country Estates (1950), Delray Lakes Estates/Delray Shores/Delray Woods/ The Villages Of Delray North & South/Coconut Grove North & South/Lake Lucerne Estates/Lake Lucerne Isles/ Oak Hill Manor / Osprey Pointe /Pinecrest Gardens /Southpointe Gardens /Sunset Cove /Westgate Towers which spanned from 1945 until 2002) or along Military Trail including Bal Harbour Shores I & II(1951), Bal Harbour Shores III(1953), Bay Harbor Islands I&II(1960), Bay Harbor Islands III&IV(1965) or even further out such as Jupiter Island which had its own development boom starting with Jupiter Isles I&II(1974) followed by Jupiter Isles III&IV(1978) then Jupiter Isle V&VI(1984).