The document provides a historical overview of Boynton Beach, Florida through images and captions. It summarizes that Boynton Beach was named after Major Nathan Smith Boynton, shows early pioneer families and activities like picnicking on Hypoluxo Island. It also highlights the growth of the area with the Florida East Coast Railway station, pineapple and tomato farming, Boynton High School, and the original downtown area on Ocean Avenue. Finally, it notes some of the community institutions and developments that helped the city expand like Bethesda Memorial Hospital and residential communities in the 1960s-70s.

1. History
of
Boynton Beach
By: Janet De Vries, Archivist
Boynton Beach City Library

2. The Florida East Coast Canal

3. Namesake of Boynton Beach
Major Nathan Smith Boynton

4. Major Boynton and his Family

5. Fraternal Offering 1906
Gov. of Florida, “Father” Boynton, and Gov. of Michigan

6. The Boynton Beach Hotel

7. Private residence
Located on site of the
original Boynton Beach Hotel

8. The Florida East Coast Canal
Bordering Boynton Hotel ca. 1900

9. Early Pioneer Families

10. Picnic under the coconut trees
On Hypoluxo Island

11. Coquimbo Shipwreck

12. Florida East Coast
Railway Station
Henry Flagler ca. 1913
1830-1913

13. Pineapple Field Workers

14. Growing &
Shipping
Tomatos

15. The Boynton School

16. First Graders

17. Boynton High School Drill Team

18. Carver High School Track Team & Coach
Spencer Pompey

19. Boynton High School

20. Boynton High School Today

21. Downtown Ocean Avenue

22. The 500 Building on Ocean Avenue
Demolished in 2006

23. Boynton Beach
Casino
1928 to 1967

24. Wilson Swimming Pool
Ca. 1960

25. City Hall Complex

26. Boynton Woman’s Club

27. The Boynton Woman’s Club Today

28. The Weaver Dairy

29. Captain Walter Lyman

30. Gateway to the Gulf Stream

31. Briny Breezes Park

32. The Beach at Briny Breezes Park
ca. 1939

33. Rainbow Tropical Gardens

34. Dr. Harold Waite was
a child when his
family ran this bird,
reptile and alligator
farm.
This is Minnie, the pet
baboon.
Waite Bird Farm U.S. Hwy. No. 1

35. Tourist Attractions

36. City Shuffleboard Courts

37. Drive Down
Scenic Route
A1A
Dine at
Tropical Acres
Restaurant

38. Fish Haven

39. Knollwood Groves
1930-2005

40. Souvenir Shops

41. Gator Tales Postcard

42. Ocean & Federal

43. Palm Beach International Airport
Opened in 1936 as Morrison Field

44. Boynton Movie Theater

45. May, 1956
Movie Brochure
Boynton
Theatre

46. Kwik Chek Shopping Center

47. Sterling Village - Built1965

48. Sea-Crest Realty

49. Colonial Club on the Intracoastal
ca. 1973

50. Bethesda Memorial Hospital
32 doctors, 65 employees and 70 beds when opened in
1959

51. Bethesda Memorial Hospital
More than 500 physicians and 2,000

52. For more Boynton Beach and
Local History

53. Boynton Beach City Library
Local
History & Archives

54. Thank you!