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Home My WebLink About1958-03-09 a planned community (All Florida Magazine)GOLFING FACILITIES at the beautiful North Palm Beach Country Club are free to all residents of the new community. SPORTY LAYOUT of the 1 8-hole course in- cludes well -trapped putting greens. A com- plete marina for boating enthusiasts will be built on waterway (left center of photo). By HENRY J. CONNOR FAMILY GOLF —The villagers can play in the sun the year 'round, par- ticipating in almost every outdoor sport now played on land or water. Hari at its best, through the modern way of planning a city before it's buiiit NORTH PALM BEACH . . a PLANKED community .HE prevailing southeasterly breeze which blesses Florida's famed Gold Coast with an incomparable year 'round climate rustled through 4,000 acr,s of bull grass and scrub palms. This was a day two years ago *hen Richard E. and Herbert A. Ross stood on a spot of high land and looked eastward toward the waters of Lake Worth over part of a multimillion dollar real estate purchase. It has since become one of the most talked -about planned communities in the world. Imbued with an unshakeable faith in the area's future, in spite of the admoni- tions of less venturesome developers, the Ross brothers had already decided that their village of North Palm Beach was going to be "a planned community of fine homes." Located eight miles north of West raini DeaA C.++, ..0 v'iiia gc; Pvdo per- ated by legislative act on Aug. 13, 1956. .A $11 million water treatment and sew- age disposal system, the first one com- pleted in Palm Beach county, was con- structed. A beautiful village hall, costing $125,000, was erected. An 18-hole golf course included in the original land pur- chase was refurbished and the stately clubhouse on the grounds was com- pletely remodeled. Streets, water mains and sewer lines were laid in the first plat of the new village. An experienced vil- lage manager was employed. All of these things were done before a single homesite was sold. Realizing that good schools are an integral part of a good community, 10 acres of land with an assessed value of VILLAGE HALL —This $125,000 ranch -type structure, which blends with other North Palm (Beach architecture, is typical of the foresight and planning of the municipal development. $96,000 were donated to the Palm Beach County Board of Public Instruction by the developers and accepted as a site for a inew $294,000, 16-room elementary school. Junior high school students can attend the new Riviera Beach Junior High School only three miles away, and when the new Riviera Beach Senior High School is constructed under plans al- relady formulated by the County Board of Public Instruction, senior high stu- dents in North Palm Beach will have elle of the finest of school facilities. t4. complete zoning plan to eliminate any possibility of "hit and miss" growth was adapted by the village council in Aitgust 1957, providing for a limited commercial district along U. S. Highway Ore, a neighborhood commercial district to tatiS'-gale 01 a uuge snuppnig-center` of 24 stores to be completed by Novem- ber:' limited multiple -family dwelling dis- trilcts, a village marina area for boating en,husiasts, and one general industrial air trict to provide for a boat repair fa- cility. The rest of the land is zoned one - family residential. More than half of the 5,500 village homesites will be located on waterways which surround the village and on two artificial lakes within it. Florida's famed intracoastal waterway borders the vil- lage on the north, the Earman River (widened to 100 feet and deepened to 16 feet) is on the south, a North Palm Beach Canal linking the two lies on the west, and beautiful Lake Worth is on the el at. North Palm Beach residents are only a few minutes from.the Atlantic Ocean via Lake Worth and the Palm Beach Inlet. An indication of how enthusiastically homesites have been received is con- tained in the annual report of new home construction in the village for 1957, just released by L. E. Dickerson, building of- ficial. New home permits for the year totaled 152 and represented a valuation of $2,- 534,280. Since construction started in North Palm Beach in October 1956, per- mits for 194 homes, completed or under construction, have been granted for a total value of $3,263,593. Drainage in the new village was given a severe test in an early January nor'- easter which buffeted Florida's southeast coast for 60 hours. The run-off of heavy rains left streets "high, dry and undam- aged" —a municipalTaiiiy aiiu a uriuute to the engineering skill of the developers. In a recent survey of water treatment and sewage disposal facilities in the state, representatives of the U. S. Public Health Service hailed the North Palm Beach facilities as the "finest and most efficient" in their tour of inspection. Believing that it is more practical and economical to provide for the solution of municipal problems before they arise, North Palm Beach already has a more complete governmental set-up than the vast majority of larger communities in the United States. This is truly Florida living at its fin- est. But, more than that, .North Palm Beach represents engineering and neigh- borhood planning at its national best. PLANNED IN ADVANCE—$11/2 million water and sewage disposal plant was built before a homesite was sold. In background: Lake Worth, Atlantic Ocean. Village Manager A. R. Olson RIGHT: The homes at North Palm Beach are attractive, imagind- tively designed for modern Florida living. BELOW: Two new homes under construction are typical of 152 others completed during 1957. ABOVE: Architect's ma-. dition of new 16-room elementary school, to be ready for use next WC.. LEFT: These residents are all set for a quick run through one of the wa- terways to Lake Worth. Al! Honda Magazine 3-9-58 9 All Florida Magazine 3-9-58 HE prevailing southeasterly breeze which blesses Florida's famed Gold Coast with an incomparable year 'round climate rustled through 4,000 acr,s of bull grass and scrub palms. This was a day two years ago *hen Richard E. and Herbert A. Ross stood on a spot of high land and looked eastward toward the waters of Lake Worth over part of a multimillion dollar real estate purchase. It has since become one of the most talked -about planned communities in the world. Imbued with an unshakeable faith in the area's future, in spite of the admoni- tions of less venturesome developers, the Ross brothers had already decided that their village of North Palm Beach was going to be "a planned community of fine homes." Located eight miles north of West Palm Beach, the village was incorpor- ated by legislative act on Aug. 13, 1956. A $11/2 million water treatment and sew- age disposal system, the first one com- pleted in Palm Beach county, was con- structed. A beautiful village hall, costing $125,000, was erected. An 18-hole golf course included in the original land pur- chase was refurbished and the stately clubhouse on the grounds was com- pletely remodeled. Streets, water mains and sewer lines were laid in the first plat of the new village. An experienced vil- lage manager was employed. All of these things were done before, a single homesite was sold. Realizing that good schools are an integral part of a good community, 10 acres of land with an assessed value of community $96,000 were donated to the Palm Beach County Board of Public Instruction by the developers and accepted as a site for a new $294,000, 16-room elementary school. Junior high school students can attend the new Riviera Beach Junior High School only three miles away, and when the new Riviera Beach Senior High' School is constructed under plans al- ready formulated by the County Board of Public Instruction, senior high stu- dents in North Palm Beach will have one of -the finest of school facilities. complete zoning plan to eliminate any possibility of "hit and miss" growth was adapted by the village council in August 1957, providing for a limited commercial district along U. S. Highway One, a neighborhood commercial district to take care of a huge shopping center of 24 stores to be completed by Novem- ber, limited multiple -family dwelling dis- tricts, a village marina area for -boating enthusiasts, and one general industrial district to provide for a boat repair fa- cility. The rest of the land is zoned one - family residential. More than half of the 5,500 village homesites will be located on waterways which surround the village and on two artificial lakes within it. Florida's famed Intracoastal waterway ;borders the vil= lage on the north, the Eastman River (widened to 100 feet and deepened to 16 feet) is on the south, a North Palm Beach Canal linking the two lies on the west, and beautiful Lake Worth is on the e; qt. North Palm Beach residents are only a few minutes from the Atlantic Ocean via Lake Worth and the Palm Bach Inlet. An indication of how enthusiastically homesites have been received is con- tained in the annual report of new home construction in the village for 1957, just released by L. E. Dickerson, building of- ficial. New home permits for the year totaled 152 and represented a valuation of $2,- 534,280. Since construction started in North Palm Beach in October 1956, per- mits for 194 homes, completed or under construction, have been granted for a total value of $3,263,593. Drainage in the.new village was given a severe test in an early January. nor'- easter which buffeted Florida's southeast coast .for 60 hours. The run-off of heavy rains left streets "high, dry and undam- aged" --a municipal rarity and a tribute to the engineering skill of the developers. In a recent survey of water treatment and sewage disposal facilities in the state, representatives of the U. S. Public Health Service hailed the North Palm Beach facilities as the "finest and most efficient" in their tour of inspection. Believing that it is more practical and economical to provide for the solution of municipal problems before they arise, North Palm Beach already has a more complete governmental set-up than the vast majority of larger communities in the United States, This is truly Florida living at its fin- est. But, more than that, .North Palm Beach represents engineering and neigh- borhood planning at its national best. VILLAGE -PHOTOS #4 .r 'ti4s'i;2 l rr.�}}..,,LLM�• 'ti:v .WPv., r.t:\, 1 -0 '.<'�: ti k'';°`rid'. :•. '•�, t.•. 2.,\,hv�•v vh.. k: vv M1i.':L• .. ..:?k'rr '}i. p rh;�-'`,%<H^�m:•`..:vtu:?T;�rTii?,y;.r.y%�:u'?:;'.;.�i�)24•�15��-'hf5�;'��•r'.3c 2+., P'+i'Gi,Stiyc�;i,-�7>j%'�•%i'�i••i .�^ s% L: GOLFING FACILITIES at the beautiful North Palm Beach Country Club are free to all residents of the new community. SPORTY LAYOUT of the 18-hole course in- cludes well -trapped putting greens. A com- plete marina for boating enthusiasts will be built on waterway (left center of photo) . �C'-}C:�.�'..•n.o'�'�<� ..-•°:'C-`; ., .:•3?;:�.•, r �iY:: kq,-9 •i �. ?"••'''• �a �iv';L v��', ,��:.'•�?.: •y:. H ` 4 cif �'.-.-`-.��• y , } i�.''1.J.».¢'{c.`y,'i'�`v:•}" . `.. v ,V �v f'� ', .. vl- ~ - ` \L Y, � ,' ::'F � , 4, • , '�.. . , k.`�f'r^'•%`'Sl,}%:)2S %@'r Yti :..; ti.: ;F; N':L: Y.�� `ti p. �n <.: `�• ` • <��'-'v' ,'ter rYs tti,;.;'�;"•'� ±� vY� ts-`ri•:,v %t��,,��kk''R' '�:..a•�`"' ;ti:'3;�vv FAMILY GOLF —The villagers can play in the sun the year 'round, par- ticipating in almost every outdoor sport now played on land or water. •• •:iov::fw • LEFT: These residents are all set for a quick run through one of the wa- terways to Lake Worth. VILI AG. ;-.P OTCS �,�.!+� , :y : • .. .`:?�}„4•wc• .. , ..:• .... ....:.. .. •;:{: .....�, •:�'.. r o.<.Y?R•i,+�., `.'r� •�r•,.>r:�`.M,v:::q. ;%r::t;;, •`: • . .y ...i.rn;,• v:>. ., .. +} .n... v.:... ,.: "" ' vv.•.. 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'�t°542L'{Av'.. �.�•• t'S2'.- �I,i VILLAGE HALL —This $125,000 ranch -type structure, which blends with other North Palm Beach architecture, is typical of the foresight and planning of the ' municipal development. • `•tr}i �'G: •.,• `:�{virY•fk iy+K ,r} •:�;}•!� ,: f,`•• ABOVE: Architect's ren- dition of new 16-room elementary school, to be ready for use next foil ..•�'•:�tM vc' • a• "0 }ttii yyy i.`.viJ.•n'�'. is• PLANNED IN ADVANCE--$11/2 million water and sewage disposal plant was built before a homesite was sold. In background: Lake Worth, Atlantic Ocean. Village Manager A. R. Olson RIGHT: The homes at North Palm Beach are attractive, imagina- tively designed for modern Florida living. BELOW: Two new homes under construction are typical of 152 others completed during 1957. • . :v:a'.4 .. \: --. _ •\ \��-. •:• ulr. :i:3\:\,n,�•'�$CS{�:i • R`+Ni•V All Florida Magazine 3-9-58