The introduction “Hypocrit’s Row”; “during Prohibition the Royal Poinciana Hotel in Palm Beach featured a secret hallway that people could employ to sneak to a private area where they could drink. It was called “Hyprocrite’s Row.”
Few eras in few places are as exciting, outrageous and tragic as the period between the end of World War I and the Hammer fall of the Great Depression, when Florida partied, passed out and woke up with one heck of a hangover.
Enjoy these tales, most of which originally appeared int he Palm Beach Post as full-length freatures or segments of my “Post Time” local history column, which marked in 500th segment in Auguest 2009 and was the basis for my first History Press book, “Palm Beach Post: The Best of “post Time” (2006).
The Depression, of course, didn’t shut down the party; it was just on hiatus. It would be a world war, of all things, that restored propriety to the quiet state at the end of the line and started a population explosion that continues today.
Congratulations To JERI MUOIO Our New Mayor of West Palm Beach? by Garland E. Harris and EL Harris
There are many who are running but two of them reached out to Garland and EL Harris, you humble bloggers.
“May the best woman win.” However, we know from elections gone before, that is not always the case. That being said: Who is the best for the test? Running a good campaign doesn’t mean that they will speak for the people, but here we go!
WE DECIDE!