| Bradley Park |
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| This park is named after Col. E. R. Bradley, who for 50 years ran a popular private casino, the Beach Club or known as Bradley's Beach Club, on the site at Bradley Place and Royal Poinciana Way. When Bradley died in 1946, he donated the casino to the town on the condition that it be torn down and the land made into a park. A commemorative wall and a fireplace taken from Bradley's home still stand as part of the park. |
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The Paramount Building
Corner of North County Road and Sunrise Avenue |
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Built in 1927 to house the Paramount movie palace. Designed by noted architect Joseph Urban in the Arabian Art Deco style, the building today houses shops, galleries, the Paramount Church and an office area that features dozens of photographs of events at the theatre and
of films that played there during its heyday. |
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Royal Poinciana Way
Old Main Street |
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| Once known as Main Street, and its surrounding streets are home to a variety of retail shops, restaurants and the historical U.S. post office building still in use today. Testa's Restaurant dates from 1926 and is the oldest restaurant on Palm Beach. |
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St. Edward Catholic Church
144 North County Road |
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| This church is the second-oldest Roman Catholic church in the Palm Beach diocese, opened in 1926. The Spanish Colonial Baroque-style church was designed by Mortimer Dickerson Metcalfe of New York. Its $500,000 cost was paid for by 291 people, including Col. E. R. Bradley of Bradley's Casino fame. |
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| Lake Trail |
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| Dates to the 1880s and is the earliest street in Palm Beach. The longest strand in Palm Beach's emerald necklace of parks and green spaces is the 4.7 mile Lake Trail, a paradise along the Intracoastal Waterway for the walker, jogger or bike rider. Early pioneer life centered on Lake Worth with boats as the main vehicle of transportation. As Palm Beach started to develop, a trail along Lake Worth became the center of activity. The first church buildings of The Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea were on the Lake Trail, and are still visible. |
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| Royal Poinciana Plaza |
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| At Cocoanut Row and Royal Poinciana Way, this was designed by noted Palm Beach architect John Volk in the Regency style and opened in 1958. For more than 40 years it was the home of the Royal Poinciana Playhouse, which closed in 2004. |
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