A history of Riviera Beach,
since 1922
Postcards, papers and photographs of Riviera Beach from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Riviera Beach was originally called Oak Lawn, but the settlement was renamed Riviera in 1893. It wasn't until 1941 that "Beach" was added, though it was incorporated in 1922 as only the "Town of Riviera". In 1959, it converted from a "town" status to the present-day "City of Riviera Beach". For the first half of the 20th century, its nickname was "Conchtown", after the many Conch people (Bahamians and Bahamian Americans) who resided in the city. The city was named after the French Riviera.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Riviera Beach’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
3 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewAttractive Villas at Spanish Cour…, 1939: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Riviera Beach
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Riviera Beach, decade by decade
1980s
Nothing in Riviera Beach is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Riviera Beach has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Kelsey City City Hall in Lake Park, 1.3 miles away.
Riviera Beach and the nearest listed places
Closest to Riviera Beach
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Attractive Villas at Spanish Court, located in exotic tropical gardens US 1 (NBY 9198) (1939) 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.