More than 40 members from the Boca Raton Museum of Art traveled on the bus for the tour which also included a visit to the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History.
The Narrated Bus Tour covers about 100 years of history and travels through five different historic areas and included for their tour Downtown Delray Beach, East Delray Beach,West Settlers Historic District, Frog Alley and the Pineapple Grove Arts District. The historic sites visited were the 1936 Sandoway House Nature Center where they toured the center's amazing shell collection; the 1926 Colony Hotel and the 1929 historic church building for St. Matthew's Episcopal Church which is a church established by black Bahamian settlers to Delray Beach. The finale of the tour was a visit to the exhibit galleries for the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History. Three distinct exhibits were viewed: Fashion Treasures; Queen of Prep: Lilly Pulitzer Rousseau; and Barbie: History, Fashions & More celebrating the 50th birthday of the Ken Doll.
The Narrated Bus Tours of Historic Delray Beach was introduced in 2004 and to date, more than 7,000 people have taken the hugely popular tour. In October 2011, MLFH introduced the new Taste History Culinary Tours of Historic Delray Beach & Boynton Beach, FL. The first six-months of the culinary tour sold-out therefore, due to popular demand, the Narrated Bus Tours of Historic Delray Beach were converted into the Taste History Culinary Tour which are now offered on both the third and fourth Saturdays of each month. The Narrated Bus Tours of Historic Delray Beach is no longer offered on the fourth Saturday of each month but they are available for private group tours during the weekday. Call 561-243-2662 to inquire about your own private group tour. The Taste History Culinary Tours are offered on the third and fourth Saturdays of each month, year-round plus private group tours are available for the culinary tour.Click here for more information.
Check out the photos from the private Narrated Bus Tour of Historic Delray Beach hosted for the Boca Raton Museum of Art Trustees and Auxiliary:
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| Shark Pool at the Sandoway House Nature Center |
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| Anne Conti and Parrot at the Sandoway House Nature Center |
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| Boca Raton Museum of Art member viewed the original Otis #2 Elevator at the 1926 Colony Hotel in Downtown Delray Beach |
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| Doreen Alrod in the vintage lobby at the 1926 Colony Hotel |
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| Members of the Boca Raton Museum of Art visit the 1926 Colony Hotel |
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| Boca Raton Museum of Art visit the St. Matthew's Epsicopal Church in their 1929 building. Their orignal building from 1911 got destroyed by the 1928 Hurricane. This was one of their favorites visits for the tour. |
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| Rev. Marcia Beam of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church is a descendant of the black Bahamian settlers who established the church. |
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| Boca Raton Museum of Art Auxiliary Members visit the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History for the Narrated Bus Tour of Historic Delray Beach |
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| Boca Raton Museum of Art Auxiliary Members visit the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History for the Narrated Bus Tour of Historic Delray Beach |
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| Boca Raton Museum of Art Auxiliary Members visit the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History for the Narrated Bus Tour of Historic Delray Beach |
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| Anne Conte with Lori J. Durante at the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History in front of the Palm Tree Mural |
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| Lori J. Durante with Doreen Alrod at the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History |
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| Mrs. & Mr. Conte visit the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History for the Narrated Bus Tour of Historic Delray Beach,FL |
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| Members of the Boca Raton Museum of Art Auxiliary visit the Museum of Lifestyle & Fashion History |
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