Attorneys of FL

Around Boynton Beach (FL) (Postcard History)

Description

Named for an early entrepreneur who arrived by boat in 1894, the tiny settlement of Boynton Beach emerged around the luxury hotel Maj. Nathan S. Boynton built on the beach. This enterprise brought carpenters, truck farmers, and railroad workers. Pineapple plantations, tomato fields, and citrus groves flourished. Shell shops, drift fishing, roadside fruit stands, and motor courts transformed the landscape. In Postcard History Series: Around Boynton Beach, author Janet DeVries uses more than 200 postcards from her own collection and others to show a carefree lifestyle long gone. Featured are picture postcards, some over 100 years old, of Boynton Beach and neighboring Briny Breezes, Ocean Ridge, Hypoluxo, and Gulf Stream.

Reviews

Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2009-10-19
Summary: "PICTURE POSTCARDS"

As a resident of Boynton Beach I loved seeing the city as it was before I arrived. I moved here from NYC in 1980 and even since THEN, the changes have been tremendous. Janet has captured the heart of Boynton in every photo and description. This book is a little gem and makes a wonderful gift for friends and family! It's fun to own a little piece of history and have it right on your shelf to share with others.

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2008-06-29
Summary: "Around Boynton Beach is a delicious collection of images..."

Although I did not arrive to South Florida until 1977, Around Boynton Beach is a delicious collection of images which have truly sparked the imagination of being there. It is a time capsule which portrays how simple life must have been, yet brings many hopes for the future. It has brought me a perspective of greater appreciation for life today. I believe that it will have a similar effect for readers of all ages.

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2007-04-25
Summary: "I felt like I was in Mayberry by the sea"

Boynton Beach was such a great place to live and grow up in the 50's, 60's and 70's and Janet DeVries has captured the special feeling of the time very well with her unique depiction of history through post cards. I learned more history of my home town through her book than any other way I can imagine. It was obvious reading her captions on pictures that she had done a great deal of research and that she actually likes the place she is writing about. Her passion for Florida small town history is showing on every page. Read it, put it on your coffee table and enjoy.

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2007-04-16
Summary: "Around Boynton Beach"

This book is one of the most enjoyable and informative works of nonfiction I have ever read. Since I am also a resident of Boynton Beach, it is a fun book to read, and a treat to see some of the local landmarks that were demolished, refurbished, and built. Author Janet DeVries has captured the essence of Boynton Beach with her first (co-authored) book: Boynton Beach (FL) (Images of America), and has delivered another great book and captured the hearts of Boynton Beach locals with "Around Boynton Beach." [...].

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Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2007-01-14
Summary: "This book is a fun walk down Memory Lane!"

My family vacationed in South Florida from the 60's to the 80's and moved to Boynton Beach in 1984. This book brought back so many great memories of staying at roadside motor courts and deep sea fishing on The Two Georges. It was also great fun to learn more about this ever-changing tropical town. The postcard captions were very well written and interesting.