Tuesday

Rotunda- looking south

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A rare view from inside of the Rotunda. Most views are taken from the opposite direction across the Rotunda. In this picture the main e...

Poinciana Blue

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This is a rare cyanotype taken of the HRP shortly after it opened in 1894. The building is only half its ultimate size and the great piazz...

The Rotunda

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At the top of the steps of the main entrance you'll pass through one of three doors into the Rotunda. The ceiling rises straight up...
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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