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2. The Breakers (hotel) - Wikipedia

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   The Breakers Palm Beach is a historic, Renaissance Revival style luxury hotel with 534 rooms. It is located at 1 South County Road in Palm Beach, Florida.During the 1895–96 winter season, business tycoon Henry Flagler opened the first Breakers resort, then the only oceanfront lodging south of Daytona Beach, to accommodate additional tourists due to the popularity of his Royal Poinciana Hotel.

3. 'The Breakers is on fire!': 120 years ago, blaze wiped out ...

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   From that fire department’s West Palm Beach headquarters, the Flagler Alerts, as they were known, pulled their carted hose reel loaded with 500 feet of hose. The Breakers reopened bigger and ...

4. The Breakers Palm Beach takes concierge to next level with ...

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   More: Fortune names The Breakers in Palm Beach one of 100 best companies to work for The Breakers debuted its redesigned Flagler Club, described as a 'boutique hotel-within-a-hotel,' in November.

5. Breakers in Palm Beach plans entry changes to ease traffic ...

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   A plan to alleviate potential congestion caused by large events at The Breakers in Palm Beach has received its first approval. The Town Council at its July 10 Development Review Committee meeting ...

6. Henry Flagler - Wikipedia

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   Henry Flagler. Henry Morrison Flagler (January 2, 1830 – May 20, 1913) was an American industrialist and a founder of Standard Oil, which was first based in Ohio. He was also a key figure in the development of the Atlantic coast of Florida and founder of the Florida East Coast Railway. He is also known as a co-founder and major investor of ...

7. Royal Poinciana Hotel - Wikipedia

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   Two months later, Flagler's Florida East Coast Railway reached West Palm Beach, while a railroad bridge built across the Lake Worth Lagoon in 1895 allowed guests direct access to the hotel. In 1896, Flagler opened a second hotel nearby, The Breakers. The success of both hotels led to expansions of the Royal Poinciana Hotel in 1899 and 1901.