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High over Palm Beach

High over Palm Beach By Augustus Mayhew Tuesday, August 11, 2009 Curtiss and Wanamaker Partner for Aviation In 1914, Wanamaker and Curtiss had formed the America Trans-Oceanic Company, named for their intent on making the first non-stop trans-Atlantic crossing. Unfortunately, it was delayed by the onset of World War I; then, ill-fated, when…

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The Art of Stretching – Yoga with Natasha at the Curtiss Mansion

Our yoga program has been extended to include adults yoga and senior yoga in the following schedules: Every Tuesday & Thursday SENIOR Yoga with Natasha — 9:00 am Every Monday at 6:00pm and Saturday at 9:00am Yoga with Natasha if you need more information, you can reach Natasha at: (786) 484-4889

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High over Palm Beach

High over Palm Beach By Augustus Mayhew Tuesday, August 11, 2009 In 1911, John McCurdy brought a Curtiss plane to Daytona, Key West and Palm Beach for demonstration flights. During McCurdy’s flight over Palm Beach, the world’s first wireless message was reportedly sent from a plane to the ground. The following season there…

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High over Palm Beach

In addition to his flight over Palm Beach in 1911, John Alexander Douglas McCurdy flew similar demonstrations in Daytona and Key West. Seaplanes utilized the dock in front of the Royal Poinciana Hotel as a point of departure.Courtesy of Historical Society of Palm Beach County. High over Palm Beach By Augustus Mayhew Tuesday,…

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High over Palm Beach

With Palm Beach’s North End as a backdrop, these fashionable pilots pose for a puff with their Curtiss seaplane. From a hangar on the lakeside shore, Rodman Wanamaker’s company offered Palm Beachers same-day round-trip flights from their backyard to Havana, Miami, Key West and Florida’s West Coast. Courtesy of the Historical Society of…

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Just a Little Late, but Thank You, Mario Papas!

It was just after midnight on July 11, 1994 when the night watchman, Mario Papas, from the Travelodge Hotel (now the Clarion Hotel) noticed smoke pouring from the Curtiss Mansion and immediately called for help. Within a very short time, 20 fire units were on the scene, and by 2:30 a.m. the fire…

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