A history of Boynton Beach,
since 1895
Postcards, papers and photographs of Boynton Beach from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Archaeological evidence indicates Native American inhabitation of the region dating back thousands of years, with Ais, Calusas, Jaegas, Mayaimis, and Tequesta settling in or near modern-day Palm Beach County. A complex of mounds west of present-day Boynton Beach and near the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge includes shards of pottery possibly from 150 BCE. An excavation of the site also yielded beads and glass from as recently as the 16th century, which are believed to have been influenced by the Spanish.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Boynton Beach’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
4 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewOcean Avenue in Boynton Beach in …, 1915: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Boynton Beach, decade by decade
![Florida [Hamilton County - Sarasota County (part)]](https://images.towntapestry.org/story/2383/92ede23348abef7db99e-s.jpg)
![Florida [Hamilton County - Sarasota County (part)]](https://images.towntapestry.org/story/2383/d78b995a21f0d7afe297-s.jpg)
1970s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Ocean Avenue in Boynton Beach in 1915 (1915) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.