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• Facing U. S. No. 1 is the North Palm Beach Village Hall built at a cost of $125,000. Air-
conditioned throughout, the structure houses all municipal offices as well as the business
offices of the developers.
By ELENA K. MEAD
"A home is not a detached unit, but a part of a neighborhood which in
turn is part of a town; and the good quality of the home usually depends
at least as much on its surroundings as on its design and construction.
Hence the vital importance of ground planning and control of the develop-
ment of neighborhoods."—Thomas Adams.
North Palm Beach is located on land
This is the story of the Village of North Palm Beach, an astonishing new city formerly owned by the late. Sir Harry
just north of the famous Palm Beaches — beautifully planned and ideally located Oakes. Only structure on the vast estate
on Florida's famed "Gold Coast' was a country club and golf course
You know, even as you drive through board dream. My friends thought I was which Sir Harry had built for the
North Palm Beach along U. S. Highway crazy to take a job where there was pleasure of his friends when vacation -
No. 1, that this is not "just another de- no population. But to me it was a ing in Florida.
velopment." There is an air of business challenge." Purdhased in September 1955 by
about the place from its attractive city Mr. Olson wasn't so crazy. He had Richard E. and Herbert A. Ross —
hall to its beautiful country club. But checked and found who and what was brothers who came originally from New
you don't realize how very different it back of this new planned city — and York — the development became a mu -
is until you stop and talk to personable he liked what he saw. The reasons why nicipality August 13, 1956 by an act
City Manager Albin R. Olson. he accepted the job of managing the of the State Legislature.
He'll tell you "When I was appointed, Village of North Palm Beach are the " The Bosses, while gaining an envi-
there was nothing here but four square very reasons many of you may event- able reputation over the past 10 years
miles of bare land — and a drawing- ually make your home there. in Florida as builders through the com-
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