Pearl City (Boca Raton)
African-American history of FloridaBoca Raton, FloridaNeighborhoods in FloridaPopulated places established in 1915
Pearl City is a neighborhood in Boca Raton, Florida, immediately north of downtown. The neighborhood was originally platted on May 30, 1915 for the blue-collar African Americans employed at the Boca Raton Resort and similar establishments, on area farms, in construction, and various other jobs.There is little evidence on the origin of the name, but it is often theorized that Pearl City was named after the Hawaiian pearl pineapple, a major crop grown in the area at the time.
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Northeast 11th Street, Boca Raton
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N 26.360556 ° | E -80.084686 ° |
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Northeast 11th Street
Northeast 11th Street
33432 Boca Raton
Florida, United States
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