Friday

Palm Beach 1906- The Gift Shop

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Support this blog!  Visit the gift shop! A few products, designed by artist Pat Crowley are available here with more designs on t...
Sunday

Souvenir Vendor

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An extremely rare picture of a souvenir vendor in Palm Beach. The picture was taken by a hotel guest in 1899 or 1900 on the Breakers beac...

Guest Photo

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A rare view of the hotel taken by a guest in 1899 or 1900. The picture was taken with a Brownie style camera from the first bridge linkin...
Friday

The Casino and Pool

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The Casino saltwater pool viewed from the inside, west end looking east. Note the spectators sitting on the east end top deck. The Ca...
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Caddyshack

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A triptych featuring the Hotel Poinciana Hotel golf course. Click to enlarge! A man tees up at the first hole while friends and players...
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The Bathing Hour

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Children on the south side of the Breakers pier. The Breakers pier served as the first Port of Palm Beach. At one time it had train tr...
Thursday

The Bicycle Chair

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The bicycle chair- sometimes called the "Afrimobile" or "Palm Beach Cab" was the only wheeled conveyance (other than a...

Paradise Found

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A striking panorama featuring the famous gardens of the Hotel Royal Poinciana. The architecture of the building was a relatively modest Co...

The Palm Walk

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The Palm Walk ran parallel to the mule trolley line from the Royal Poinciana to the Breakers- about a half mile. A fashionable lady str...
Wednesday

Afternoon Concert

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Guests enjoy tea in the Coconut Grove while the hotel band serenades them from the end of the Piazza that extended west from the front ...

A Tour Of The Rotunda

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Welcome to Palm Beach. Your train arrived at the little station (where the Royal Poinciana Plaza stands today) where you were whisked aw...
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Sunday

Strictly Ballroom

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This rare view of the Ballroom (Florida Historical Society collection ) shows the entrance (center) as you enter from the top of the sta...
Monday

All Aboard! From the Hotel Royal Poinciana To The Breakers

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The top photograph shows the trolley track at the south end of Royal Poinciana. Guests had the choice of walking across the island ...

From the Breakers to the Hotel Royal Poinciana

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A stunning triptych taken by a Detroit Publishing photographer in 1900. This scene was taken from a perch on the Breakers casino looking ...