Augustus Mayhew, Author at New York Social Diary

Mrs. Flagler’s Alienist

Palm Beach• December 29, 2020.

Palm Beach Social Diary. Augustus Mayhew writes about Henry Flagler’s life with his second wife whom he eventually committed to an insane asylum so ... READ MORE

A Refuge to Birdland

Across the Nation• December 15, 2020.

Augustus Mayhew breaks for the marshes and ponds at the 100-acre Green Cay Nature Center in Boynton Beach, FL to take in limpkins, blue herons, white ... READ MORE

Artescape at Winter Park, Part II

Palm Beach• November 17, 2020.

Augustus Mayhew’s art history tour continues at the Morse Museum of American Art beginning with Tiffany at Laurelton Hall, the country estate of Lou... READ MORE

Winter Park Artescape, Part 1 of 2

Across the Nation• November 5, 2020.

Augustus Mayhew’s Winter Park Artescape takes us on a tour of The Alfond Inn and the Orlando Museum of Art... READ MORE

Realtor’s Domain: Greenwich at Palm Beach, 1917-1925

Palm Beach• October 28, 2020.

Augustus Mayhew takes us on a historical relationship between Greenwich and Palm Beach... READ MORE

Virtual history: Landmarks Discovered @ Palm Beach

Palm Beach• October 20, 2020.

Palm Beach Social Diary. Augustus Mayhew covers the Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach’s updating of house tours and live lectures being transfer... READ MORE

The Greening of Palm Beach: Palm Beach Country Club

Palm Beach• September 22, 2020.

Augustus Mayhew takes us on a historical tour of the real estate development of Palm Beach, and ultimately the history of its amazing private country ... READ MORE

Stage Door

Palm Beach• August 26, 2020.

Palm Beach Social Diary. Augustus Mayhew recounts the seven years he worked for Zev Buffman Entertainment in Palm Beach, Miami and New York with stars... READ MORE

Palm Beach Social Diary: Lost Landscapes at Palm Beach

Palm Beach• August 4, 2020.

Augustus Mayhew takes us on a tour beginning when it was a jungle island in the late 1870s when the shipwreck of the Providencia sailing from Cuba wit... READ MORE

Palm Beach: Black & White

Palm Beach• July 17, 2020.

Augustus Mayhew provides a history of the creation of Palm Beach and the black community that occupied an important place in the original island commu... READ MORE

Palm Beach Social Diary: Addison Mizner — The Afterlife

Palm Beach• July 8, 2020.

Augustus Mayhew provides the fascinating details of the work of Addison Mizner, the man who “created” Palm Beach that stands classic today... READ MORE

Palm Beach Social Diary: Billionaires Row: Part IV

Palm Beach• June 19, 2020.

Augustus Mayhew continues along Billionaire’s Row to Widener’s Curve to Sloan’s Curve, the history, architectural and otherwise, Part IV... READ MORE

Palm Beach Social Diary — Billionaires Row, Part III: Historic Widener’s Curve to Sloan’s Curve

Palm Beach• June 11, 2020.

Augustus Mayhew takes on a detailed historical tour of the architecture of the rich that gave Palm Beach its international lure in the 20th century up... READ MORE

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