Clematis Street, Florida, United States
4.0 (800 reviews) Spent More than 3 hours Ranking #11 in West Palm Beach Points of Interest & Landmarks
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The History of Clematis Street & West Palm Beach Henry Flagler A history of the Clematis Street District or of West Palm Beach cannot be told without mentioning the name of Henry Flagler. Anyone who has been in Florida for even a short amount of time will recognize the name. It's all over Florida roads, bridges and beaches as well as countless other monuments and museums. Flagler's Dream: Palm Beach Henry Flagler co-founded Standard Oil Company with John D. Rockefeller and also built the Florida railroad from Jacksonville to Key West. He came to the West Palm Beach area in 1893. After being impressed with the natural beauty of the area, he sought to create the most famous resort in the world, Palm Beach. The resort would be conveniently accessible by his own railroad. He built two major hotels, The Breakers and the Royal Poinciana Hotel (later destroyed by a hurricane). He also built what is now West Palm Beach directly across Lake Worth for the service people who worked on the island and as a commercial district. Clematis Street Not only is it one of the trendiest places to be today, it also boasts a long and important history. Clematis Street began as the main thoroughfare of West Palm Beach in the early 20th century. It connected the train station on the west with the ferry to Palm Beach Island on the east. Early 20th Century: Storefronts logically multiplied and lined each way, as Clematis became the "Main Street" of West Palm Beach. The commuters of the day would traverse Clematis Street and frequent these shops before and after work, much like we do today. It's many older buildings display a fascinating journey through South Florida history. Automobiles Change Everything Eventually automobiles, bridges and highways replaced the train, ferry and buggies as the main means of transportation. While once the train station was the link to the outside world, visitors could now arrive via various routes. Okeechobee Boulevard would eventually become the main connec...
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Clematis Street, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
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http://ClematisStreet.org
Current local date and time now
Friday, May 10, 2024, 6:26
User Ratings
4.0 based on (800 reviews)
Reviews
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5Falcarragh13 5:00 PM Feb 18, 2020
Saturday night block parties
We happened upon their Saturday night block party (in the 500 block) that they have every Saturday night from January - March. DJs, Karaoke, all the bars and restaurants spilling out onto the street, Ping Pong, crafts, giant neon see saws, street murals, people of all types dancing everywhere. I don't know if we caught it on a good night, but it was enough to think that I would like to live in a place that has this kind of environment.
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3Frank G 5:00 PM Oct 8, 2022
Colonized by Street People
The street has many fine eateries and bars. Lynora's Kitchen located at the beginning of Clematis is a great restaurant with a fantastic lunch special during the weekdays. Unfortunately, Clematis has its share of street people that are mainly west of Olive. Recommend staying east of Olive (gives you only one block though).
