BOCA RATON – The Boca Raton Historical Society & Museum at 71 N. Federal Highway is presenting an exhibit called “Over Boca Raton: Then and Now.” It is currently open and runs through Jan. 11, 2013.
The display shows photos of Boca Raton years ago, and pictures taken from that same angle today. It features 11 enlarged historic aerials of Boca Raton from the 1940s-1970s and the same view shown today (22 total views). Photography is courtesy of Hasselblad of Boca Raton.
The pictures allow you to see how radically the community has grown from small town to metropolitan area in a short span of years.
The Museum is open Monday thorugh Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost is $5 for adults; $3 for students; free to Boca Raton Historical Society members. Call (561) 395 6766 or visit www.bocahistory.org.
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1 – Photo taken circa late 1940s shows Camino Real looking east from Federal Highway. The Boca Raton Club (now Boca Raton Resort & Club) is visible on the western shore of Lake Boca Raton