Augustus Mayhew, Author at New York Social Diary

Palm Beach, Esq. + Historical Society adds photo collection

Palm Beach• October 14, 2021.

Augustus Mayhew delivers a Palm Beach story about an Irish American boy, a real multi-disciplinary who was the gentleman guide/savior of the community... READ MORE

Rocket launched @ Historic IBM Campus

Palm Beach• October 1, 2021.

Augustus Mayhew attended the dedication of Rocket in Boca Raton, the work of sculptor Hubert Phipps with expectations bordering on indifference. Resul... READ MORE

The Gilded Cage, Part III: Bula Edmondson Croker

Palm Beach• September 8, 2021.

Augustus Mayhew takes on a tale of a Palm Beach marriage and an odyssey between a Tammany Hall boss and a Native-American artist, from an ocean-front ... READ MORE

ART MECCA: PALM BEACH AU GO GO

Palm Beach• August 26, 2021.

Palm Beach Social Diary. Augustus Mayhew gives us a special tour of the Art Mecca with some surprising local masterpieces. ... READ MORE

Ciao Palm Beach: Italian Accents

Palm Beach• August 19, 2021.

Palm Beach Social Diary. It’s the late 1930s when the world is about to change, but just before the Italian nobles had come to prominence and marria... READ MORE

Domain Names at Palm Beach

Palm Beach• July 1, 2021.

Palm Beach Social Diary. Augustus Mayhew takes us on a tour of the properties, private and public, with house names, then the only de rigueur address ... READ MORE

L’Chaim at Palm Beach

Palm Beach• June 11, 2021.

L’Chaim ... L’Chaim. Our distinguished art and and architectural and social historian in Palm Beach, Augustus Mayhew, reports on the Jewish hostel... READ MORE

PB Social History: Island Bubble

Palm Beach• May 17, 2021.

Augustus Mayhew reviews the history of Palm Beach real estate from its conception a century ago to its ongoing jackpot development today... READ MORE

The Sporting Life at Palm Beach

Palm Beach• May 4, 2021.

Our ultimate art, architecture, and social historian Augustus Mayhew takes us on a boat trip through history that is the key to its greatness as a res... READ MORE

Palm Beach Social Diary: Garden Club party revives panache

Palm Beach• April 12, 2021.

Augustus Mayhew reports on the Garden Club of Palm Beach reception that drew more than 200 for its inaugural outdoor flower show... READ MORE

Palm Beach Social Diary: Palm Beach Modern

Palm Beach• April 1, 2021.

Augustus Mayhew tours the Modern (and Moderne) architectural style that came into vogue very early in the 20th century and turned classic to this day... READ MORE

Palm Beach Icon: E. R. Bradley — Part II

Palm Beach• February 18, 2021.

Part II of Augustus Mayhew's profile of Palm Beach Icon, E.R. Bradley, who with his brother moved their gambling enterprises east to Chicago and Memph... READ MORE

Palm Beach Icon: E. R. Bradley — Part I

Palm Beach• February 17, 2021.

Palm Beach Social Diary. Augustus Mayhew presents part I of “The Fabulous Colonel”, Edward R. Bradley, the man who made Palm Beach an internationa... READ MORE

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