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Boomtime Boca : Boca Raton in The 1920s by Boca Raton Historical Society and Susan Gillis (2007, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherArcadia Publishing

ISBN-101531627188

ISBN-139781531627188

eBay Product ID (ePID)240110736

Product Key Features

Book TitleBoomtime Boca : Boca Raton in the 1920s

Number of Pages130 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2007

TopicUnited States / 20th Century, United States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV)

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorBoca Raton Historical Society, Susan Gillis

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight14.6 Oz

Item Length9.6 in

Item Width6.7 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

SynopsisBoca Raton, Florida, was a tiny farming community on the southeastern coast of Florida when the state's 1920s real estate boom grew into a national phenomenon. Investors and new residents were drawn to the state from all over the country, a time Floridians referred to as "the Boom." In April 1925, well-known Palm Beach society architect Addison Mizner revealed his plans for an ambitious new development in Boca Raton. The plans included a gigantic oceanfront hotel, elegant mansions, golf and polo grounds, and palm-lined boulevards. The popularity of Mizner's projects stimulated many similar developments within the region, increasing the population of the town from 100 to several hundred residents. By the fall of 1926, however, the Florida land boom came to an end. Boca Raton returned, for the most part, to its small-town agricultural heritage by 1930. By the end of the 20th century, boomtime dreams were fully realized and Boca Raton became one of Florida's most prestigious addresses.