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The Delacorte Building
In April of 1980, a very nice thing happened to the
Village of Forth Palm Beach. Mr. George Delacorte,
publisher of Dell Books, offered to fund a general-
purpose recreation center in the amount of $ 600,000.
The only conditions attached to the gift were that the
building be named the Delacorte Building after Valerie
Delacorte and that no fee ever be levied for the use of
the building. The Village Council happily accepted this
offer and proceeded to retain the architectural firm of
Yeches and Luchner to go ahead with plans. Also, an
option has been taken on 10 acres of land along the
east side of Prosperity Farms Road. The building
would have a stage with seats for 800, plus facilities for
basketball.
Delacorte's fine gesture will go far in rounding out
the recreational and cultural aspects of the village
and give an added reason for celebrating our 25th
anniversary.
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