History

The Erosion of Deerfield Beach Groins Are the Solution From the 1940’s to the early 1960’s, tremendous damage was done to beach in Deerfield Beach primarily by storms coming in from the Northeast. Our city became recognized as one of the  most seriously eroded beaches on the Atlantic Coastline. Early attempts to prevent beach loss […]

The Birth of The Cove Farm Land Becomes A Neighborhood During the first half of the 1900’s, the area between U.S. 1 and the Intarcoastal waterway was mostly farms. Starting in the early 1950‘s the area was transformed into one of Deerfield Beach’s original neighborhoods. Local builder Robert Sullivan began building white CBS homes with

Train Wreck in Deerfield Beach WWII Soldiers Witness Crash In 1942, a train carrying soldiers on their way to The Boca Raton Hotel for basic training, stopped at the Seaboard Station in Deerfield Beach. The soldiers disembarked and stood on the platform. Many then witnessed the horrible sight of another train barreling down the tracks

Dairy Farm To Golf Course Deerfield Beach’s First Country Club Charles Parton was an advertising executive from New Jersey who liked Deerfield Beach and loved to golf. In Oct of 1961, he bought a house in the Cove and 72 acres of scrub pine located on the farthest western edge of Deerfield Beach. The land

A Public Library Deerfield’s  Legacy of Literacy Since the early days of Deerfield, the town has supported a public library.  After the Deerfield Woman’s Club was formed in 1918, one of their first community projects was to create a library that would be open to residents and visitors alike. In 1925, the public library was

Iconic “Cocktail” Sign The Cove’s Neighborhood Pub The iconic flashing neon sign that draws “Irish folks” of all backgrounds into the Tipperary Pub was installed in 1952 when the building in the Cove Shopping Center was built. The pub was originally the Famous Door Lounge, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Wok who ran a Chinese

President Gerald Ford Visits Deerfield Beach Campaign Stop To Dedicate International Fishing Pier President Gerald Ford dedicated the Deerfield Beach International Fishing Pier February 28, 1976, a day that began with an immigration ceremony in Miami. It then took him to almost every town between West Palm Beach and Coral Springs. At the time, he

Classic Style House Kraeer Funeral Home Kraeer Funeral Home opened in Deerfield Beach in 1964 at the corner of Hillsboro Boulevard and NE 2nd Avenue. The building was designed with stately white columns and green shutters on the outside and a fountain in the lobby that conveyed serenity. On the property were three historic Kester

Golf and Tennis Classics in Deerfield Deer Creek Country Club From 1980 to 1985 the Deer Creek Country Club hosted the Whirlpool Mazda Classics for the LPGA. In those same years, The Racquet Club at Deer Creek was home to the Maybelline Tennis Classic. Superwoman Lynda Carter was the face of the tournament. Tennis legend

Home Away From Home N.E. Focal Point Senior Center The N.E. Focal Point Senior Center is one of Deerfied Beach’s greatest facilities. It was developed as a partnership between the City of Deerfield Beach and the area wide Council on Aging to provide supportive services for individuals 60 years old and older residing in the northeast