FormerU.S.PresidentJohnF.Kennedy'swinterhome,alsocalledastheWinterWhiteHouse,islocatedat1095N.OceanBlvd,PalmBeach,FL,whichis20milesdrivingfrommyhomeinWellington.ThishousewasdesignedbyarchitectAddisonMizner,thishousewasbuiltin1923forPhiladelphiadepartmentstorefounderRodmanWanamakerII.The9300squre-foothomewasboughtbyJosephP.kennedyin1933andwasknownastheWinterWhiteHousewhenJFKwaspresendent.Teddyslept...[
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WELLINGTONTIMELINEJune26,1953—TheAcmeDrainageDistrictissetupbyFloridalawtodothenecessarydrainageworktomakeC.OliverWellington’spropertyinwesternPalmBeachCountyusableforagriculture.Residentialpopulation,mostlyfarmers,totaledabout100.
1959—APlanofReclamationisadopted,whichlaidoutasetofroads,canals,andpumpingstationsintheareanowcalled“Wellington.”
1960s—Thelandisusedforagriculturalpurp...[
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TheStoryOfWellington:AVisionBecomesRealityWellington’sstoryisoneofafewvisionariesandadreamofthe“perfectlyplannedcommunity.”ThestoryopenswhenCharlesOliverWellingtonmeetsA.W.“Bink”Glisson,aPalmBeachCountypioneerthenworkinginrealestate.ThishistoryofWellingtonistakenfrom“JustCallMeBink,”byGundaP.Caldwell.ExcerptedwithpermissionfromtheGlissonFamily.EditedandupdatedforthisprojectbytheTown-Crier...[
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Thissculpture,Siren,isdidplayedatthecommunitycenterofourvillage.Itwasreportedbyalocalnewspaperandthepictureswaspostedonthe2006firstissueofthePlayboymagazineandtheBodyinMind-abetterworldthroughbeautywebsite(http://www.bodyinmind.com/news.htm#).
TheSiren(Photo:MarkRandall/Sun-Sentinel)TheSiren,asculpturebyanartistNormanGitzen,fromLakeWorthofFloridahascreatedquiteastirwiththefolksinthissleep...[
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TheWellingtonWitch
Thefollowingparagraphwaswritenbya18yr'steenagewholivesaroundmyvillage.Itisaboutthewellingtonwitch,whoisaladywalksaroundintown.Isawheronceortwice.Everybodycallsherwellingtonwitch,butnobodyknownwhosheisandwheresheliveandisfrom.
Thereisthislady;wecallheraroundhere,theWellingtonWitch.She'sthisreallypaleladywho'sfuckeduponmedsallthetime.Apearently,allshedoesiswalkaroundW...[
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