Delray Beach is a city in

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, United States. The population of Delray Beach as of April 1, 2020, was 66,846 according to the 2020 United States Census. Located in the

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, Delray Beach is 52 miles (83 kilometers) north of

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History

Early years

The earliest known human inhabitants of what is now Delray Beach were the

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people.

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Indians likely passed through or inhabited the area at various times. Few other recorded details of these local indigenous settlements have survived. An 1841 U.S. military map shows a

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camp located in the area now known as Lake Ida. In 1876, the

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built the Orange Grove House of Refuge to rescue and shelter ship-wrecked sailors. The house derived its name from the grove of mature sour orange and other tropical fruit trees found at the site chosen for the house of refuge, but no record or evidence of who planted the trees was discovered. Arcade Tap Room

The first non-indigenous group to build a settlement was a party of African Americans from the

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, who purchased land a little inland from the Orange Grove House of Refuge and began farming around 1884. By 1894, the black community was large enough to establish the first school in the area. In 1894, William S. Linton, a Republican U.S. Congressman for

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, bought a tract of land west of the Orange Grove House of Refuge, and began selling plots in what he hoped would become a farming community. This community was named after Linton. In 1896,

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extended his

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south from

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, with a station at Linton. The Linton settlers established a post office and a store, and began to achieve success with truck farming of winter vegetables for the northern market. A hard freeze in 1898 was a setback, and many of the settlers left, including William Linton. Partly in an attempt to change the community's luck, or to leave behind a bad reputation, the settlement's name was changed in 1901 to Delray, after the Detroit neighborhood of

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("Delray" being the anglicized spelling of Del Rey, which is Spanish for "of the king"), which in turn was named after the

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. Settlers from The Bahamas (then part of the

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), sometimes referred to as Nassaws, began arriving in the early 1900s. After 1905, newspaper articles and photographs of Delray events reveal that Japanese settlers from the nearby Yamato farming colony also began participating in Delray civic activities such as parades, going to the movies, and shopping. The 1910 census shows Delray as a town of 904 citizens. Twenty-four U.S. states and nine other countries are listed as the birthplace of its residents. Although still a small town, Delray had a diverse citizenry. In 1911, the area was chartered by the state of Florida as an incorporated town. In the same year, pineapple and tomato canning plants were built. Pineapples became the primary crop of the area. This is reflected in the name of the present day Pineapple Grove neighborhood near downtown Delray Beach. Prior to 1909, the Delray settlement land was in Dade County. That year,

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was carved out of the northern portion of the region. In 1915, Palm Beach County and Dade County contributed nearly equal portions of land to create what is now

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between the two, leaving Delray situated within the southeastern portion of Palm Beach County. By 1920, Delray's population had reached 1,051. In the 1920s, drainage of the

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west of Delray lowered the water table, making it harder to grow pineapples, while the extension of the Florida East Coast Railway to

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resulted in competition from Cuban pineapples for the markets of the northern United States. The

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brought renewed prosperity to Delray. Tourism and real estate speculation became important parts of the local economy. Delray issued bonds to raise money to install water and sewer lines, paved streets, and sidewalks. Several hotels were built. At that time, Delray was the largest town on the east coast of Florida between

and

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. The collapse of the land boom in 1926 left Delray saddled with high bond debts, and greatly reduced income from property taxes. Delray was separated from the Atlantic Ocean beach by the Florida East Coast Canal (now part of the

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). In 1923, the area between the canal and the ocean was incorporated as Delray Beach. In 1927 Delray and Delray Beach merged into one town named Delray Beach. Beginning in the mid-1920s, a seasonal Artists and Writers Colony was established in Delray Beach and the adjacent town of

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. At the time, the city of Palm Beach did not welcome Hollywood personalities or all types of artists, so the Delray winter colony drew a more eclectic and bohemian populace. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Delray became a popular winter enclave for artists and authors. Two nationally syndicated cartoonists – H.T. Webster (creator of "Caspar Milquetoast") and

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of "Toonerville Trolley" – had offices upstairs in the Arcade Building over the Arcade Tap Room; a gathering place where the artists and writers might be joined by aristocrats, politicians, entertainers, and sports figures. Other well-known artists and writers of the era who had homes in Delray Beach include: Herb Roth, W.J. "Pat" Enright, Robert Bernstein, Wood Cowan,

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, Charles Williams, Herb Niblick, Hugh McNair Kahler,

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, Nina Wilcox Putnam, and

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. These seasonal visitors helped soften the effect of the real estate downturn and The Great Depression on the city. During the Depression, not much money was available since the two banks had failed, but progress continued, and the town still looked prosperous because of the previous burst of new buildings during the boom years. The Artists and Writers Colony flourished and Delray Beach's fame as a resort town grew. This era is regarded as Delray Beach's "golden age of architecture;" a period in which the city ranked 50th in population, but 10th in building permits in Florida. Prominent architectural styles in Delray Beach from this period include

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, Monterey Colonial,

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, bungalows, and 'Key West style' cottage homes for the Artists and Writers Colony winter residents.

Post World War II

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For the four years of

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, citizens of Delray Beach volunteered to watch the beach and ocean 24 hours a day from the faux bell tower atop the seaside Seacrest Hotel. Military personnel patrolled the beach on horseback. Shipping attacks could be seen from the coast. During World War II, Delray Beach also saw an influx of service personnel stationed at the nearby

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. Some of the veterans who had trained at the airfield returned to settle in Delray Beach after the war. Steady growth of the city continued through the 1950s and 1960s. While Delray Beach had a sizeable African-American population from the beginning, it attempted to keep out Jews. In 1959, the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith called it "one of the nation's most completely

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communities". It quoted an unnamed realtor who "proudly called it the only city on the East Coast f Floridafully restricted to

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both in buying and selling". By the early 1960s, Delray Beach was becoming known for surfing. Atlantic Avenue was the biggest seller of surfboards in Florida at the time. Delray Beach's surfing fame increased somewhat serendipitously after a 1965 shipwreck. During

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, the freighter

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ran aground on

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, creating a windbreak that formed perfectly breaking waves. The ship was dismantled three years later, yet local surfers have retained an association with the area. In the 1970s,

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between Palm Beach Gardens and Miami was fully completed and development began to spread west of the city limits. This pattern continued and accelerated through the 1980s, as downtown and many of the older neighborhoods fell into a period of economic decline. Revitalization of some historic areas began during the last decade of the twentieth century, as several local landmark structures were renovated. These include the Colony Hotel and

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(the former campus of Delray Elementary School and Delray High School, since turned into a cultural center). The city also established five

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, listed in the Local Register of Historic Places, and annexed several other historic residential neighborhoods between

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and the Intracoastal Waterway in an effort to preserve some of the distinctive local architecture. In 2001, the historic home of teacher/principal Solomon D. Spady was renovated and turned into the

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. The Spady Museum houses black archives. In 2007, the museum was expanded by renovating a 1935 cottage as a Kid's Cultural Clubhouse, and the construction of a 50-seat amphitheater named for C. Spencer Pompey, a pioneer black educator. Downtown Delray, located in the eastern part of the city, along Atlantic Avenue, east of I-95 and stretching to the beach, has undergone a large-scale renovation and gentrification. The

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has brought business to the area. It has hosted several major international tennis events such as the April 2005

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(USA vs. Belgium), the April 2004

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(USA vs. Sweden), the

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( ATP Event), and the

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/Bank of America Pro Celebrity.

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was rebuilt in 2005 on a different site from the previous school, a plan which was met with much contention. When

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operated from 2007 to 2008, its headquarters were in Delray Beach. From 2009 to 2012,

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had its headquarters in Delray Beach. In 2012, Rand McNally "Best of the Road" named Delray Beach America's Most Fun Small Town. Delray Beach was rated as the 3rd Happiest Seaside Town in America by ''Coastal Living'' in 2015. Delray Beach won the title of Best Beach in Florida in the ''

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'' 2024 Readers' Choice Awards.

Opioid epidemic

Delray Beach has experienced a drastic spike in

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overdoses in recent years, reaching record numbers in 2016 and 2017. The number reached its pinnacle of 96 in October 2016. Most overdoses are a result of heroin mixed with

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. This is due to the high concentration of

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s throughout the city.

Geography

* The city's eastern boundary includes of beachfront along the Atlantic Ocean. * Directly to the south, the city is bordered by

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. * To the south and southeast, the city is bordered by Highland Beach on the same

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east of the

. * Directly to the north, the city is bordered by Boynton Beach. * To the north and northeast, the city is bordered by

on the barrier island and along a section of mainland east of

. * To the west, an urbanized area that includes High Point, Kings Point, Villages of Oriole, and multiple gated communities extends from the city's western boundary to the

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portion of the

. Many residences and businesses within this suburban corridor of unincorporated Palm Beach County possess a Delray Beach postal address despite technically lying outside the city limits. This area is sometimes referred to collectively and informally as "West Delray." Delray Beach's location in Southeastern Palm Beach County is in the middle of Florida's Gold Coast region. According to the

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, the city of Delray Beach has a total land area of .

Downtown location

View of the Gulf Stream Off Of Atlantic Avenue In Delray Beach

In earlier years, downtown Delray was centered along Atlantic Avenue as far west as Swinton Avenue and as far east as the intracoastal waterway. Downtown has since expanded. By 2010, downtown extended west to

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and east as the Atlantic Ocean; The north–south boundaries extend roughly two blocks north and south of Atlantic Avenue.

Climate

Delray Beach has a

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, more specifically a tropical trade-wind rainforest climate (

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''Af''), as its driest month (February) averages 64.8mm of precipitation, meeting the minimum standard of 60mm in the driest month needed to qualify for that designation. Northern Delray Beach facing southwards

Delray Beach has hot and humid summers. High summertime temperatures range from 87 to 93 °F with low temperatures around 75–78 °F. Winters are warm, with a marked drier season. Ordinarily wintertime high temperatures are typically in the range of 74–83 °F and low temperatures 57–65 °F. However, when occasional cold fronts hit

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, daytime high temperatures may only reach the low or mid 60s (°F). Overnight lows during these brief periods can sink into the 40s. These cold fronts do not typically last more than a day or two and only occur several times each winter. Its near sea-level elevation, coastal location, position above the

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, and proximity to the

shapes its climate. Hurricane season officially runs from June 1 through November 30, although hurricanes can develop outside those dates. The most likely time for hurricane activity is during the peak of the

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season, which is mid-August through the end of September. Delray Beach has received direct or near direct hits from hurricanes in 1903, 1906, 1928, 1947, 1949, 1964, 1965, 1979, 1992, 1999, 2004, and 2005.

Demographics

2010 and 2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 66,846 people, 28,914 households, and 15,279 families residing in the city. As of the 2010 United States census, there were 60,522 people, 27,116 households, and 14,211 families residing in the city.

2000 census

As of 2000, 18.9% of households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.4% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.7% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.87. In 2000, the city's population was spread out, with 18.2% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 25.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 males. In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $43,371, and the median income for a family was $51,195. Males had a median income of $33,699 versus $28,469 for females. The

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for the city was $29,350. About 8.2% of families and 11.8% of the population were below the

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, including 17.6% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over. As of 2000, speakers of

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as a

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accounted for 75.44% of all residents, and French Creole accounted for 11.73%,

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consisted of 7.02%,

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was at 1.87%,

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at 0.88%, and

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made up 0.75% of the population. As of 2000, Delray Beach had the sixteenth highest percentage of Haitian residents in the U.S., with 10.50% of the population.

Economy

Delray Beach is one of South Florida's most popular beach destinations. The area is noted for its restaurants, retail shops, nightclubs, art galleries, and hotels. East Atlantic Avenue is in particular is noted for its nightlife, dining, and shopping. One of the city's most prominent commercial centers is Delray Beach Market, a

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and event venue which is Florida's largest. Open since 2021, the opening ceremony was attended by Florida governor

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, though is closed temporarily for the first half of 2023 to make room for newer constructions.

Recent development

Downtown Delray Beach has had a building boom since roughly 2003. Recent development reflects trends of

New Urbanism New Urbanism is an urban design movement that promotes environmentally friendly habits by creating Walkability, walkable neighbourhoods containing a wide range of housing and job types. It arose in the United States in the early 1980s, and has ...

downtown, and mansionization of waterfront property, sometimes creating pressures on Historic Districts and historic sites. New

mixed-use development Mixed use is a type of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning classification that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions ...

projects have recently been constructed, and more are planned, in the areas immediately north and south of Atlantic Avenue. To accommodate the anticipated growth the city has also built two new municipal parking garages.

Drug recovery programs

In 2007, an article in ''The New York Times'' labeled Delray Beach the drug recovery capital of the United States because it had one of the country's largest recovery communities and relative number of

sober living houses Sober living houses (SLHs), also called sober homes and sober living environments, are facilities that provide safe housing and supportive, structured living conditions for people exiting drug rehabilitation programs. SLHs serve as a transitional ...

. The local

drug rehab Drug rehabilitation is the process of medical or psychotherapeutic treatment for dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, prescription drugs, and street drugs such as cannabis, cocaine, heroin, and amphetamines. The general inten ...

industry has received mixed reviews from addiction experts and is considered a public nuisance by some residents and city officials. Persistent complaints of health care fraud, insurance fraud, strain on public resources, and a perceived lack of adequate regulation and rehab facility inspections have received media coverage. In July 2017, several national news outlets, including ''The New York Times'' and ''NBC News'', published investigative reports detailing fraud allegations within South Florida's billion-dollar drug rehab industry, focusing on Delray Beach's sober houses. At least 30 arrests for illegal "patient brokering" had been made between July 2016 and July 2017.

Top employers

According to Delray Beach's 2018–2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are:

Arts and culture

The city has of public beach accessible from

Florida State Road A1A State Road A1A (SR A1A) is a major north–south Florida State Road consisting of seven separate sections running a total of along the Atlantic Ocean, from Key West at the southern tip of Florida, to Fernandina Beach, Florida, Fernandina ...

. ''Travel Holiday'' magazine named Delray Municipal Beach as the top beach in the southeastern United States. The City of Delray Beach maintains five athletic fields, five beach and oceanfront parks, eight community parks, two intracoastal parks, a teen center and

skatepark A skatepark, or skate park, is a purpose-built recreational environment made for skateboarding, BMX, Freestyle scootering, scootering, and aggressive inline skating. A skatepark may contain half-pipes, handrails, funboxes, vert ramps, stairw ...

, a splash park, and a pool and tennis club, offering a variety of recreational activities and facilities.

Arts and music

Delray Beach also has a wide variety of venues for all types of art. The Pineapple Grove Arts District, located downtown north of Atlantic Avenue, is noted for its galleries, performance art, and cultural organizations. Arts Garage, a not-for-profit multi-media arts venue, hosts musical concerts, live theatre, arts education and outreach programs, and a visual art gallery. The Delray Beach Playhouse, which opened in 1947 in Lake Ida East Park, stages plays, musicals, interactive studio theatre, books on stage, children's theatre productions, classes and camps.

, the former campus of Delray Elementary School and Delray High School, has since been converted into a cultural center. The Old School Square complex now comprises the Crest Theatre, a venue for the performing arts, in the former High School building; the 1925 Gymnasium, restored to maintain its appearance, which has since become a venue for local events such as wedding receptions and dances; the Cornell Art Museum, built in the restored Elementary School; and The Pavilion, which serves as an outdoor venue for musical performances and other events such as political rallies. The Creative Arts School offers beginner through master level art, photography, and writing classes for children and adults. Atlantic Avenue is also a regular host for various art fairs and street festivals.

Non-art museums and nature

Some museums within Delray Beach have a more historical focus. Cason Cottage House Museum, once home to a family of Delray Beach pioneers, offers visitors a glimpse at daily life in

from 1915 to 1935. The Museum is maintained and operated by the Delray Beach Historical Society. The historic home of teacher and later principal Solomon D. Spady was renovated and turned into the

. The Spady Museum houses black archives and hosts exhibits and programs designed to recognize the efforts of blacks who were instrumental in shaping Delray Beach and Palm Beach County. In 2007 the museum was expanded by renovating a 1935 cottage as a Kid's Cultural Clubhouse, and the construction of a 50-seat amphitheater named for C. Spencer Pompey, a pioneer black educator. Among the city's most niche museums is the

pinball Pinball games are a family of games in which a ball is propelled into a specially designed table where it bounces off various obstacles, scoring points either en route or when it comes to rest. Historically the board was studded with nails call ...

-centered Silverball Museum, which features more than 150 classic, playable pinball machines and arcade games. The remains of the British Steamship Inchulva that sank on Sept 11, 1903 are located in shallow water near the public beach, acting as habitat for native fish and corals. Known today as the Delray Wreck, the site is noted for snorkeling and scuba diving. Some historic houses have been repurposed. The historic Sundy House now operates as a luxury eco resort. The premises includes The Sundy family's former apartments and cottages which have been converted into guest accommodations, a café, an antique shop, and tropical Taru Gardens. The J.B. Evans House at 142 South Ocean Boulevard, has been repurposed into the Sandoway Discovery Center, a natural history museum and environmental center which features native plants, live animals, and a large collection of shells from around the world. Delray Beach is also the home of the

Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens The Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens is a center for Japanese arts and Culture of Japan, culture located west of Delray Beach, Florida, Delray Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida, Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The campus includ ...

, a center for Japanese arts and culture. The campus includes two museum buildings, the Roji-en Japanese Gardens: Garden of the Drops of Dew, a

bonsai Bonsai (; , ) is the Japanese art of Horticulture, growing and shaping miniature trees in containers, with a long documented history of influences and native Japanese development over a thousand years, and with unique aesthetics, cultural hist ...

garden, library, gift shop, and a Japanese restaurant, called the Cornell Cafe, which has been featured on the Food Network. Rotating exhibits are displayed in both buildings, and demonstrations, including tea ceremonies and classes, are held in the main building. Traditional Japanese festivals are celebrated several times a year. Wakodahatchee Wetlands is a wetlands park open to the public. Facilities include a three-quarter mile (1.2 kilometer) boardwalk that crosses between open water pond areas, emergent marsh areas, shallow shelves, and islands with shrubs and snags to foster nesting and roosting. The site is part of the South section of the

Great Florida Birding Trail Great Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail (''GFBWT'') is a 2,000 mile (3200 km) long collection of more than 500 locations in the U.S. state of Florida where the state's bird habitats are protected. The trail promotes birdwatching, environmen ...

and offers many opportunities to observe birds in their natural habitats. Over 151 species of birds have been spotted inside the park, including pied-billed grebe,

snowy egret The snowy egret (''Egretta thula'') is a small white heron. The genus name comes from Provençal French for the little egret, , which is a diminutive of , 'heron'. The species name ''thula'' is the Araucano term for the black-necked swan, a ...

s, and

black-bellied whistling duck The black-bellied whistling duck (''Dendrocygna autumnalis''), formerly called the black-bellied tree duck, is a whistling duck that before 2000 bred mainly in the southernmost United States, Mexico, and tropical Central America, Central to sout ...

s. The park is home to turtles, alligators, rabbits, frogs, and raccoons.

Sports

The

Delray Beach Open The Delray Beach Open is an ATP World Tour 250 series men's professional tennis tournament held each year in Delray Beach, Florida, United States. Played on hard courts, it was previously known as America's Red Clay Championships, Citrix Tenni ...

is an ATP Tour 250 series men's professional tennis tournament held each year. The

has hosted the

, the

, and the

Pro-Celebrity Tennis Classic. The ProWorld Tennis Academy is located in Delray Beach. The Delray Beach Tennis Center is a full-service public tennis facility with 14 clay courts, 6 hard courts, and an 8,200-seat stadium located near downtown on Atlantic Avenue. The center includes an upstairs pavilion and conference room, pro-shop with locker rooms, racquet stringing, and merchandise. The club offers a variety of adult and junior programs, leagues, clinics and camps. A second location, the Delray Swim & Tennis Club, features 24 clay courts and a clubhouse that has a pro shop with merchandise and locker rooms. On July 20, 2010, the city's commissioners proclaimed that the city's name would be officially changed to Tennis Beach for one week in honor of its nomination by the

United States Tennis Association The United States Tennis Association (USTA) is the national governing body for tennis in the United States. A not-for-profit organization with more than 700,000 members, it invests 100% of its proceeds to promote and develop the growth of tenn ...

as one of the top tennis towns in the United States.

Media

Delray Beach is covered by two major daily newspapers, the ''Palm Beach Post and Sun Sentinel'', as well as local publications, including the ''Coastal Star'', Delray Newspaper and the ''Delray Beach Times''. There are also two lifestyle magazines, Delray Magazine and Atlantic Ave Magazine. Local television stations covering the county are channel 5 NBC WPTV, channel 25 ABC WPBF, channel 12 CBS WPEC and channel 29 FOX WFLX.

Infrastructure

Transportation

Delray Beach has a street-legal golf cart community among residents as well as local businesses.

Highways

, locally known as "Ocean Boulevard", is a north–south Scenic and Historic Coastal Byway passing through the city between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean. * US 1

, also known as "Federal Highway", is a north–south road passing through downtown, commercial districts, and residential areas in the eastern part of the city. US1 splits into a divided

one-way pair A one-way pair, one-way couple, or couplet refers to that portion of a bi-directional traffic facilitysuch as a road, bus, streetcar, or light rail linewhere its opposing flows exist as two independent and roughly parallel facilities. Descriptio ...

through downtown. * I-95

bisects the city from north to south with two Delray Beach interchanges. *

Florida's Turnpike Florida's Turnpike, designated as unsigned highway, unsigned State Road 91 (SR 91), is a controlled-access highway, controlled-access toll road in the U.S. state of Florida, maintained by Florida's Turnpike Enterprise (FTE). Spanning approximate ...

is a north–south toll road passing through unincorporated Delray Beach, with an interchange at Atlantic Avenue. * US 441

U.S. Highway 441, also known as State Road 7, is a north–south highway passing through residential and commercial areas west of the city limits. * Other major north–south roads include

Congress Avenue Congress Avenue is a major thoroughfare in Austin, Texas. The street is a six-lane, tree lined avenue that cuts through the middle of the city from far south Austin and goes over Lady Bird Lake leading to the Texas State Capitol in the heart ...

, Military Trail, and

Jog Road Jog or JOG may refer to: * Jogging * Jog (dislocations), a term in materials science, dislocation theory * Jog (raga) * Jog Falls, India's highest waterfall * jog.fm, a music website * Yogyakarta, Indonesia ** Adisucipto International Airport in ...

. *

Florida State Road 806 State Road 806 (SR 806), locally known as Atlantic Avenue, is the primary east–west highway of Delray Beach in Palm Beach County, Florida. Not to be confused with parallel Atlantic Boulevard ( SR 814) to the south, Atlantic Avenue ...

, locally known as "Atlantic Avenue", is the primary east–west route between State Road A1A and US 441, and the central commercial thoroughfare downtown. * Linton Boulevard and George Bush Boulevard are the other two roads connecting to State Road A1A with

drawbridge A drawbridge or draw-bridge is a type of moveable bridge typically at the entrance to a castle or tower surrounded by a moat. In some forms of English, including American English, the word ''drawbridge'' commonly refers to all types of moveable b ...

crossings over the Intracoastal Waterway.

Rail

Tri-Rail Tri-Rail is a commuter rail service linking Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach in Florida, United States. The ''Tri'' prefix in the name refers to the three counties served by the railroad: Palm Beach County, Palm Beach, Broward Count ...

commuter rail system and

Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Trade name, doing business as Amtrak (; ), is the national Passenger train, passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates intercity rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous United Stat ...

serve the city with stops at

Delray Beach Station Delray Beach station is a train station in Delray Beach, Florida, that is served by Tri-Rail and Amtrak. It is located on South Congress Avenue (SR 807), south of West Atlantic Avenue (SR 806) and east of State Road 9. The station has two si ...

Bus

* PalmTran provides local bus service in the area.

Water

Downtown Delray Beach is accessible by boat via The Intracoastal Waterway. The city has a municipal marina with rental slips south of the Atlantic Avenue crossing. Yacht cruises also launch daily from Veteran's Park north of the Atlantic Avenue drawbridge.

Notable people

* Leslie Alexander, billionaire attorney, businessman and financier, owner of the

Houston Rockets The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Division of the Western Conference (NBA) ...

Kristin Kuhns Alexandre Kristin Kuhns Alexandre (born Kristin Colgan Kuhns; July 15, 1948 – September 12, 2021) was an American writer, journalist, author, screenwriter, and producer. She was a Writers Guild of America, WGA screenwriter and executive producer for the ...

, novelist and screenwriter * Kevin Anderson, South African-born professional tennis player *

Tommy Armour Thomas Dickson Armour (24 September 1896 – 11 September 1968) was a Scottish-born golfer who played primarily in the United States. He was nicknamed The Silver Scot. He was the winner of three of golf's major championships: 1927 U.S. Open, 1 ...

, Scottish-American professional golfer * Alfons Bach, German-born industrial designer and painter * Lisa Baker,

Playboy ''Playboy'' (stylized in all caps) is an American men's Lifestyle journalism, lifestyle and entertainment magazine, available both online and in print. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, funded in part by a $ ...

model and actress * Fred A. Bantz, business executive and

Under Secretary of the Navy The under secretary of the navy is the second-highest ranking civilian official in the United States Department of the Navy. The under secretary reports to the secretary of the navy (SECNAV). Before the creation of the under secretary's office, t ...

* Filippo Barbieri, Brazilian-born professional cyclist * Kim Barnouin, model and best-selling cookbook author * Erwin S. Barrie, artist, gallery executive * John Barrow, professional football player,

Canadian Football Hall of Fame The Canadian Football Hall of Fame (CFHOF) is a not-for-profit corporation, located in Hamilton, Ontario, that celebrates achievements in Canadian football. It is maintained by the Canadian Football League (CFL). It includes displays about the CFL, ...

inductee * Robert Bernstein, comic book writer, playwright, and concert impresario *

Eric Biddines Eric Biddines (born Ocala, Florida) is an American rapper, vocalist, and record producer based in Palm Beach, Florida. He has released several albums on his label planetcoffeebean, and in 2010 was nominated for Independent Artist of the Year at th ...

, rapper, record producer *

Ashley Biden Ashley Blazer Biden (born June 8, 1981) is an American social worker, activist, and fashion designer. She served as the executive director of the Delaware Center for Justice from 2014 to 2019. Before her administrative role at the center, Biden ...

, social worker, activist, philanthropist, and fashion designer. Daughter of US President

Joe Biden Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice p ...

and First Lady

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. *

Michael Binger Michael W. Binger (born December 20, 1976, in Delray Beach, Florida) is a part-time professional poker player, based in Atherton, California. He has a brother, Nick Binger, who also has several high-profile tournament cashes. Binger graduated ...

, professional poker player *

Jim Bishop James Alonzo Bishop (November 21, 1907 – July 26, 1987) was an American journalist and author who wrote the bestselling book ''The Day Lincoln Was Shot''. Early life Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, he dropped out of school after eighth grad ...

, journalist and best-selling book author * Prudy Taylor Board, author *

Jason Bonham Jason John Bonham (born 15 July 1966) is an English drummer. He is the son of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham. Since his father's death in September 1980, he has performed with the surviving three members of Led Zeppelin on several occasions, ...

, English-born drummer * Benjamin A. Borenstein, food scientist *

Lemuel Boulware Lemuel Ricketts Boulware (June 3, 1895 – November 7, 1990) was an American business executive who was vice president of labor and community relations for General Electric from 1956 until 1961. Boulware's business tutelage and political culti ...

, business executive, head of labor relations for G.E. *

Marvin Bower Marvin Bower (August 1, 1903 – January 22, 2003) was an American business theorist and management consultant associated with McKinsey & Company. Under Bower's leadership, McKinsey grew from a small engineering and accounting firm to a leader i ...

, business management theorist and author * Jerry Bresler, composer and musician *

Leslie Buck Leslie Buck (September 20, 1922 – April 26, 2010) was an American business executive and Holocaust survivor who designed the Anthora coffee cup, which has become an iconic symbol of New York City since its introduction in the 1960s. Early lif ...

, New York-based businessman * Bobby Butler, professional football player * Jim Butler, professional football player,

NFL Pro Bowl The National Football League All-Star Game (1939–1942), Pro Bowl (1951–2022), or Pro Bowl Games (since 2023) is an annual event held by the National Football League (NFL) featuring the league's star players. The format has changed throughou ...

running back * Yancy Butler, actress *

Milton Caniff Milton Arthur Paul Caniff (; February 28, 1907 – April 3, 1988) was an American cartoonist known for the ''Terry and the Pirates'' and ''Steve Canyon'' comic strips. Biography Caniff was born in Hillsboro, Ohio. He was an Eagle Scout and a re ...

, cartoonist *

Ken Carson Kenyatta Lee Frazier Jr. (born April 11, 2000), known professionally as Ken Carson, is an American rapper and record producer from Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Carson initially gained attention for his SoundCloud releases and collab ...

, singer and entertainer * Enrique Martinez Celaya, Cuban-American artist * Joseph V. Charyk, space scientist, first

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James H. Clark James Henry Clark (born March 23, 1944) is an American entrepreneur and computer scientist. He founded several notable Silicon Valley technology companies, including Silicon Graphics, Netscape, myCFO, and Healtheon. His research work in compu ...

, billionaire computer scientist and entrepreneur, founder of CommandScape *

Donald Henderson Clarke Donald Henderson Clarke (August 24, 1887 – March 27, 1958) was an American writer and journalist, known for his romantic novels, mystery fiction, and screenplays. Biography Clarke was born August 24, 1887, in South Hadley, Massachusetts. He stu ...

, novelist and screenwriter *

David Clowney David Cortez Clowney IV (born July 8, 1985) is an American former professional American football, football wide receiver. He was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL draft. He played college football at Virginia Te ...

, professional football player * Clement Conger, U.S. State Department and

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curator * Tom Creavy, professional golfer,

PGA Championship The PGA Championship (often referred to as the US PGA Championship or USPGA outside the United States) is an annual golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers' Association of America. The PGA is one of the four men's major golf champi ...

winner *

Bobby Cruickshank Robert Allan Cruickshank (16 November 1894 – 27 August 1975) was a Scottish-born golfer who played primarily in the United States. He competed in the PGA of America circuit in the 1920s and 1930s, the forerunner of the PGA Tour. He was twice r ...

, Scottish-American professional golfer *

Melinda Czink Melinda Czink (born 22 October 1982) is a former professional tennis player from Hungary. On 21 September 2009, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 37. Czink reached two WTA Tour singles finals. In 2005, she lost to Ana I ...

, Hungarian-born professional tennis player *

Lilly Daché Lilly Daché ( 1892 – 31 December 1989) was a French-born American milliner and fashion merchandiser. She started her career in a small bonnet shop, advanced to being a sales lady at Macy's department store, and from there started her own ha ...

, French-born milliner and fashion designer *

Beth Daniel Beth Daniel (born October 14, 1956) is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1979 and won 33 LPGA Tour events, including one major championship, during her career. She is a member of the World Golf Hall of Fa ...

, professional golfer *

Bucky Dent Russell Earl "Bucky" Dent ( né O'Dey; born November 25, 1951) is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Texas Rangers, and Kansas City ...

, professional baseball player and manager *

Jean Despres Jean Despres (1903 – August 19, 1978) was a perfume industry businessman, known for his work with Coty.inc. The French-born Jean Despres came to New York in 1921 working for Coty. Starting as a shipping clerk, he went on to become a travellin ...

, French-born perfume industry businessman *

Victoria Duval Victoria Duval (born 30 November 1995) is an inactive American tennis player. Duval has won one singles title and two doubles titles on the ITF Women's Circuit. In August 2014, she reached her best singles ranking of No. 87. In 2012, she had w ...

, professional tennis player * S. Paul Ehrlich, Jr., former

Surgeon General of the United States The surgeon general of the United States is the operational head of the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (PHSCC) and thus the leading spokesperson on matters of public health in the federal government of the United States. T ...

Arnold Eidus Arnold Eidus (28 November 1922 – 3 June 2013) was a concert violinist and recording artist. Life Eidus's father (Harry Eidus, 1897–1984), a Jewish immigrant from Dvinsk, Latvia, was a violinist; his mother (Sadie "Sonia" Birkenfeld, 1901–1 ...

, violinist and recording artist * Rita Ellis, politician * William J. Ely, retired Lieutenant General in the U.S. Army. *

Mary Lena Faulk Mary Lena Faulk (April 15, 1926 – August 3, 1995) was an American professional golfer. Faulk was born in Chipley, Florida. At the age of 14 she moved to Thomasville, Georgia, where she won three consecutive Georgia Women's Amateur Matchplay C ...

, professional golfer *

Ben Ferencz Benjamin Berell Ferencz (March 11, 1920 – April 7, 2023) was an American lawyer. He was an investigator of Nazi war crimes after World War II and the chief prosecutor for the United States Army at the Einsatzgruppen trial, one of the 12 su ...

, prosecutor * Mark Fields, president and CEO of

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* Gar Finnvold, professional baseball player * Richard Fleischman, viola player and conductor *

Brandon Flowers Brandon Richard Flowers (born June 21, 1981) is an American musician. He serves as the co-founder, lead vocalist, primary songwriter, keyboardist, and occasional bassist of the Las Vegas-based rock band the Killers, which he formed with Dave Ke ...

, professional football player *

, cartoonist and illustrator *

Orlando Franklin Orlando D. Franklin (born December 16, 1987) is a Jamaican-born former professional American football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Miami, and was selected by t ...

, Jamaican-born professional football player *

Coco Gauff Cori Dionne "Coco" Gauff ( ; born March 13, 2004) is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high ranking of world No. 2 in singles and of world No. 1 in doubles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Gauff has won ten career ...

, professional tennis player * Jason Geathers, professional football player *

Sergio George Sergio George (born May 23, 1961) is an American pianist, arranger, and record producer, known for working with many famous performers of salsa music, although he has worked in other genres of the music industry as well. He has worked with some ...

, musician,

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious ...

winning record producer, founder of

Top Stop Music Top Stop Music is an independent record label founded by Puerto Rican producer, Sergio George in 2009 based in Delray Beach, Florida. History Sergio George was known for producing albums for salsa musicians during his work with RMM Records & Vide ...

William Henry Gleason William Henry Gleason (June 28, 1829 – November 8, 1902) was an American politician from Florida. He was Florida's second lieutenant governor, and he was very briefly acting governor. Early life William Henry Gleason was born in 1829 in Ric ...

, early real estate developer, lieutenant governor of Florida * Izzy Goldstein, professional baseball player *

Hy Gotkin Hyman "Hy" Gotkin (August 16, 1922 – April 11, 2004) was an American professional basketball player who played the guard position. He was Jewish, and attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn. He played basketball for St. John's Unive ...

, professional basketball player *

Ted Gray Ted Glenn Gray (December 31, 1924 – June 15, 2011) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball who played eight seasons with the Detroit Tigers (1946, 1948–1954), and then had short stints during the 1955 season with the Chicago White S ...

, professional baseball player,

MLB All-Star The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual professional baseball game sanctioned by Major League Baseball (MLB) and contested between the all-stars from the American League (AL) and National ...

pitcher * James J. Greco, businessman."Having Words With: James Greco"
''nrn.com''. February 20, 2012 * Arnold Greenberg, New York-based businessman, co-founder of

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* George Haggarty, professional basketball player, attorney *

Larry Haines Larry Haines (born Larry Hecht; August 3, 1918 – July 17, 2008) was an American actor. Early years Haines was born on August 3, 1918, in Mount Vernon, New York. (Some sources say August 18, 1918, in the same city). He had been active in dramat ...

, film and television actor, Broadway performer *

Roberta Haynes Roberta Haynes (born Roberta Arline Schack; August 19, 1927 – April 4, 2019) was an American actress who was active from 1947 until 1989. Early life She was born Roberta Arline Schack in Wichita Falls, Texas on August 19, 1927, to Willia ...

, actress *

Penny Hammel Penny Hammel (born March 24, 1962) is an American professional golfer, who joined the LPGA Tour in 1985. Amateur career Hammel was born in Decatur, Illinois. She won several amateur tournaments including the 1979 U.S. Girls' Junior. In the 197 ...

, professional golfer. *

C. Herrick Hammond Charles Herrick Hammond (1882–1969), commonly known as C. Herrick Hammond, was a Chicago architect. Biography Charles Herrick Hammond was born in New York City in 1882. He was one of five sons (Thomas S. Hammond, Harry S. Hammond, Robert Hammond ...

, architect *

Billie Harvey William J. "Billie" Harvey (February 2, 1950 – September 13, 2007) was an American racing driver from Delray Beach, Florida. Career Primarily an ARCA stock car racer, he won two races in the series in 1980, finishing 8th in ARCA points, and m ...

, professional racing driver * Barry Hill, professional football player * Jayron Hosley, professional football player *

Gayle Hunnicutt Gayle Hunnicutt, Lady Jenkins (February 6, 1943 – August 31, 2023) was an American film, television and stage actress. She starred in more than 30 films. Early life and education The daughter of Colonel Sam Lloyd Hunnicutt and Mary Virginia ...

, film and television actress *

Omar Jacobs Omar T. Jacobs (born March 3, 1984) is an American former professional football quarterback. He played college football at Bowling Green and was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the fifth round of the 2006 NFL draft. Jacobs was also a memb ...

, professional football player *

Kevin James Kevin George Knipfing (born April 26, 1965), known professionally as Kevin James, is an American comedian and actor. He began his career by performing stand-up comedy at clubs on Long Island in the 1980s. He rose to prominence for his portrayal ...

, actor, comedian, writer, and producer *

Betty Jameson Elizabeth May Jameson (May 9, 1919 – February 7, 2009) was an American professional golfer. She was one of the thirteen founders of the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) in 1950. She won three major championships and a total of thi ...

, professional golfer,

World Golf Hall of Fame The World Golf Hall of Fame was, until recently, located at World Golf Village between Jacksonville, Florida and St. Augustine, Florida, in the United States. It is unusual amongst sports halls of fame in that a single site honored both men ...

inductee * Rhi Jeffrey, swimmer, US Olympic gold medalist *

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, professional baseball player *

, writer * Alex Kim, professional tennis player * Chelsea Krost, television and radio personality * Steve Leveen, businessman, author, co-founder of The Levenger Company * William S. Linton, U.S. Congressman, investor and early settler *

Lou Little Luigi "Lou Little" Piccirilli December 6, 1891 – May 28, 1979) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Georgetown College—now known as Georgetown University—from 1924 to 1929 and Columbia University from 193 ...

, football player and coach * Nancy Littlefield, film and television producer and director * Nicholas M. Loeb, film and television actor and producer, businessman, socialite * Betty Luster, television actress, singer, dancer * Gustav Maass, architect *

Rick Macci Rick Macci (born December 7, 1954) is an American tennis coach and former player. He is a United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) Master Professional, and seven-time USPTA national coach of the year who has trained five number one r ...

, USPTA tennis coach *

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, singer-songwriter *

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In popular culture

During the Artists and Writers Colony of the 1930s–1950s, Delray Beach residents and locations were described and depicted—both directly and indirectly—within the cartoon illustrations of Herb Roth, W.J. (Pat) Enright, H.T. Webster,

, and

. Delray Beach is referenced in published correspondence from poet

, who resided in the city with her husband Eugen Jan Boissevain in 1935–1936 while writing ''Conversation at Midnight''. Popular novels with scenes specifically set in Delray Beach include ''La Brava (novel), La Brava'', Elmore Leonard's 1984 Edgar Award winner for Best Novel, and Elaine Viets' ''Catnapped!'' from the national bestselling Dead-End Job mystery series. Transplanted Greenwich Village folk singer

's song "My Neighbors in Delray" was written upon the author's discovery that some of the terrorists responsible for the September 11 attacks had spent time in Delray Beach before the attacks. Some film and television productions specifically set or filmed in Delray Beach include: * Body Heat, starring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, and Ted Danson, was partially filmed in Delray Beach. * The Comedian (2016 film), The Comedian, a 2016 film starring Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann and Danny DeVito, was partially filmed in Delray Beach. * Bad Boys II, starring Martin Lawrence and Will Smith, was partially filmed in Delray Beach. The film's producers blew up a real $40 million waterfront mansion in Delray Beach as part of a scene that is set in Cuba. * ''After Midnight'', a 2014 feature film was shot in Artists Alley, part of Delray Beach's Pineapple Grove Arts District downtown. * In Her Shoes (film), In Her Shoes, starring Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, and Shirley MacLaine, is partially set and was filmed in Delray Beach. * ''Hitters Anonymous'', starring Linda Blair, Steven Bauer, and Clint Howard, was filmed in Delray Beach. * Traces of Red, starring James Belushi, Lorraine Bracco and Tony Goldwyn, was partially filmed in Delray Beach. * CSI: Miami filmed scenes, including a crash-landing of a light aircraft on the beach, in Delray Beach. * TLC (TV network), TLC's program ''The Psychic MatchMaker'' is shot in Delray Beach. * ''Broad City'', a Comedy Central series, shot a season 4 episode titled "Florida" at multiple locations in Delray Beach.

Sister cities

Delray Beach has four town twinning, sister cities, as designated by Sister Cities International: * Miyazu, Kyoto, Japan - Miyazu was the birthplace of Morikami Park, George Morikami, for whom Morikami Park and the

is named. * Moshi, Kilimanjaro, Moshi, Tanzania * Aquin, Haiti * Pesaro, Italy

References

* * *
Spady Museum, Connecting Culture and Community

External links

City of Delray Beach

Greater Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce
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