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History of Boca Raton, Florida:
The Name "Boca Raton" Predates The City, And Was Given To The Cove Where The City Stands By Spanish Settlers. "Boca Raton" Literally Translates From Spanish As "mouth Of The Mouse", But Was An Idiom Meaning "pirate's Cove".
The Town's Early History Was As The Site Of Addison Mizner's Boca Raton Hotel, Its Most Prominent Building. The "pink Hotel" Today Is Visible From Miles Away As A Towering Building On The Intracoastal Waterway. The Pearl City Neighborhood Of Boca Raton Was Established To Originally House The Service Personnel For The Hotel. Japanese Farmers Converted The Land West Of The City Into Pineapple Plantations About 1905. During World War II Much Of Their Land Was Confiscated And Used As The Site Of A Major Training Facility For B-29 Bomber Crews. The Airbase Was Later Donated To Become The Grounds Of Florida Atlantic University, Many Of Whose Parking Lots Are Former Runways Of The Airbase.
In 1934, Pine Crest School, One Of The Top 10 Schools In The Nation, Was Founded In Ft. Lauderdale. At A Later Date, A Campus Was Brought To Boca Raton. It Was Originally Named Boca Academy. Many Things, Including The Bell Tower And Gym, Are Still Left From The Good 'ol Days.
In The 1970s Boca Raton Became Home To A Special Subdivision Of IBM Which Was Responsible In 1981 For Designing The First IBM PC. IBM Relocated Their Manufacturing Facilities For The PC To North Carolina And Eventually Closed Down And Sold Their Blue Lake Facility To Other Tenants.
Boca Raton Became Famous For Passing A Town Ordinance Banning The Further Develoment Of Multi-family Housing Within The City Limits And For Special Zoning That Limits The Size And Types Of Commercial Buildings And Advertisement Signs Which May Be Erected Within The City Limits. There Are No Traditional Car Dealerships In Boca Raton Because Of These Limits On Roadside Use, But A Luxury Car Dealer Did Showcase A Few Cars Inside A Roadside Building Having Glass Walls. Corporations Such As McDonalds Had To Redesign Their Classic "golden Arches" Restaurant To Conform To Boca Raton's Sign Zoning Restrictions. The Effects Can Be Seen In The City In Which A Number Of Buildings Were Constructed With Classic Addison Mizner Architecture And In The Subdued Roadside Advertising.
In The 1990s A New Downtown Shopping Center, Mizner Park, Was Built Which Has Become A Cultural Center For The City. Featuring A Landscaped Central Park Between Two Cobblestone Paved Roads With Stores Only On The Outside Of The Roads, Mizner Park Resembles A Turn-of-the-century Town More Than A Shopping Center. It Features Many Fine Restaurants And Is Home To The Boca Raton Museum Of Art. In 2002 An Amphitheater Was Built, Providing A Large-capacity Outdoor Venue. Movies Are Shown For Free Every Saturday At The Amphitheater.
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