Adventurous and Spirited Women Set Out to Change Delray, 1902-1924

Adventurous and Spirited Women Set Out to Change Delray, 1902-1924

By Kayleigh Howald The Ladies Improvement Association In 19th century Florida’s undeveloped wilderness, women and men alike were dedicated to their families’ survival. Multiple first-person accounts describe women […]

Delray's Beloved Lake Ida: How It All Began

The area known as “Lake Ida” was once twice as big as it is now and part of the Everglades – a natural region of tropical wetlands in […]

Orange Grove House of Refuge

The US Lifesaving Services built 5 refuges in 1876 along Florida’s coast. The name refers to an ancient rock wall that was discovered surrounding an acre of wild […]

Walking Tour of Historic A1A

Delray Beach, Florida Today, a century after the days of the Barefoot Mailman, walking on the sidewalk where the beach is on the east of Ocean Boulevard/A1A, starting […]

History of Delray Beach 1845-1927