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Monthly Archives: June 2011

Let there be light…and there was light!

By Ginger Pedersen | June 19, 2011 - 10:37 pm |January 28, 2014 Businesses
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Today as I watched the Riviera Beach FPL power plant implosion, I wondered when electricity first came to Palm Beach County. Electricity was a marvel in the late 1800s, and really centered around one thing – lights! The ability to light streets and provide light in homes and businesses was… Continue reading →

How about a drive to Cuba – It was possible in the 1950s

By Ginger Pedersen | June 13, 2011 - 9:34 pm |January 28, 2014 Businesses, Old Attractions
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Now more than 50 years after Fidel Castro’s takeover of Cuba, it remains a mysterious, forbidden and foreign place. Few of us can picture a time when Cuba was a friendly neighbor of the United States, and a place for a quick weekend getaway. When Flagler’s train reached Key West in… Continue reading →

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