Boomtime Boca: Boca Raton in the 1920s

by Susan Gillis and Boca Raton Historical Society

Book Overview

Boca 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1531627188
• ISBN13: 9781531627188
• Release Date: July 2007
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.7" x 9.6"