Back To The Future: The Lake Worth Beach and Casino
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Back To The Future: The Lake Worth Beach and Casino
Sale price
$21.99
Regular price $26.99
Back to the Future: The Lake Worth Beach and Casino tells the fascinating story of one of South Florida's most beloved landmarks and offers a unique contribution to Florida history, architectural history, and 20th-century U.S. history.
When Lake Worth was founded in the early twentieth century, the ocean beach was little more than a remote strip of sand beyond a mangrove-covered barrier island. Over the next century, the city built three different casinos on the site, each reflecting changing ideas about recreation, tourism, public investment, architecture, and community identity.
Drawing on newspapers, city records, photographs, and other primary sources, Steve Lockwood traces the rise, decline, and reinvention of the Lake Worth Beach and Casino. Along the way, readers discover the broader story of South Florida's development, from the land boom years and hurricanes to postwar growth and modern redevelopment.
Richly illustrated with historic postcards, photographs and documents, Back to the Future is the first comprehensive history of this iconic Palm Beach County destination. Combining local and regional U.S. history with insights into civic planning, preservation, and architectural design, this book will appeal to readers interested in Florida's past, coastal communities, and the forces that shaped modern South Florida.
Steve Lockwood is President of the Historical Society of Lake Worth and the author of several books on Palm Beach County history.
When Lake Worth was founded in the early twentieth century, the ocean beach was little more than a remote strip of sand beyond a mangrove-covered barrier island. Over the next century, the city built three different casinos on the site, each reflecting changing ideas about recreation, tourism, public investment, architecture, and community identity.
Drawing on newspapers, city records, photographs, and other primary sources, Steve Lockwood traces the rise, decline, and reinvention of the Lake Worth Beach and Casino. Along the way, readers discover the broader story of South Florida's development, from the land boom years and hurricanes to postwar growth and modern redevelopment.
Richly illustrated with historic postcards, photographs and documents, Back to the Future is the first comprehensive history of this iconic Palm Beach County destination. Combining local and regional U.S. history with insights into civic planning, preservation, and architectural design, this book will appeal to readers interested in Florida's past, coastal communities, and the forces that shaped modern South Florida.
Steve Lockwood is President of the Historical Society of Lake Worth and the author of several books on Palm Beach County history.