Railway Mogul [Download] by Strategy First
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Build stations, railtracks, tunnels and bridges on varied types of terrain, ranging from flat planes to hilly and difficult terrain.
- Rank: #8483 in Digital Video Games
- Brand: Strategy First
- Model: 40729ilway Mogul26
- Released on: 2004-04-15
- Platforms: Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP
- Format: Download
- Amazing freedom of movement thanks to the powerful 3D game engine
- Create complex railway networks with as many locomotives as needed
- Expansive 3D environments showcase richly designed factories, houses, stations and locomotives
- Fully animated sequences in realtime 3D!.? Powerful finance system
- Powerful and easy to use WYSIWYG in-game editor
Description #1 by Downpour.com:
In the late nineteenth century, Newport, Rhode Island, was a cauldron of money, excess, and unapologetic greed, where reputations were made and lost in a whirlwind of parties and fancied slights. But amid the glamour of yacht races, tennis matches, and costume balls raged undeclared class warfare, scandalous doings, even madness. In 1893, railroad mogul Sam Driver, one of the few surviving robber barons of the lawless years after the Civil War, knocks on the door of fabled Newport with his daughter, Jenny, determined not to be turned away. In the past, his "new money" was tainted by his rapacious reputation, and even now, an enemy with a pedigree of wealth and position vows to slam every door in Sam's face. But he is determined to win a place in the strange rarefied world of Newport's brief summer season, presided over by social gadflies Ward McAllister and the androgynous Harry Lehr, both of whom will assist the Drivers...for a price. The Gods of Newport brings this gilded age of excess to thrilling life. It was a time and place whose extremes of greed, conspicuous consumption, and social striving have an astonishing resonance and relevance for the America we see around us today.
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About Boca Raton, according to Wikipedia:
Boca Raton (play /bok rton/) is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA, incorporated in May 1925. In the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74764; the 2006 population estimated by the US Census Bureau was 86396.[4] The Census 2010 count was down slightly, to 84392.[5] However, the majority of the people under the postal address of Boca Raton, about 200000[6] in total, are not actually within Boca Raton's municipal boundaries. As a business center, the city's daytime population increases significantly.
In terms of both population and land area, Boca Raton is the largest city between West Palm Beach and Pompano Beach, Broward County.
Contents
1 History
1.1 Land boom
1.2 War
1.3 Post-war
2 Geography
2.1 Climate
3 Demographics
4 Culture and attractions
5 Crime
5.1 Crime statistics
5.2 Technological issues
5.3 Organized crime
6 Politics
7 Economy
7.1 Top employers
8 Education
8.1 Public schools
8.2 Private schools
8.3 Higher education
8.4 Libraries
9 Transportation
9.1 Air
9.2 Highways
9.3 Rail
9.4 Water
10 Notable residents, past and present
11 Greater Boca Raton
12 Boca Raton in popular culture
13 References
14 External links
History
The literal translation of "Boca Raton" is "Mouth of The Mouse" ("mouse" in Spanish is "raton"), the Spanish word boca meaning inlet and raton being a Spanish nautical term describing rocks that gnawed at a ship's cable. Another explanation is that it refers metaphorically to a pirate's cove.[7][8] The name Boca Ratones originally appeared on eighteenth century maps associated with an inlet in the Biscayne Bay area of Miami. By the beginning of the nineteenth century, the term was mistakenly moved north to its current location on most maps and applied to the inland waterway from the closed inlet north for 8.5 miles (13.7 km), which was called the "Boca Ratones Lagoon".
The first settler was TM Rickards in 1895 who resided in a house made of driftwood on the east side of the East Coast Canal south of what is now the Palmetto Park Road bridge. He surveyed and sold land from the canal to beyond the railroad north of what is now Palmetto Park Road.[9]
Land boom
During the city's early history during the Florida land boom of the 1920s, Addison Mizner's Ritz-Carlton Cloister Inn was built in 1926,[10] later renamed the Boca Raton Resort & Club. It is today often referred to as the "pink hotel" and a 1969 addition is visible from miles away as a towering building on the Intracoastal Waterway.
War
Japanese farmers of the Yamato Colony converted the land west of the city into pineapple plantations beginning in 1904. During World War II, much of their land was confiscated and used as the site of the Boca Raton Army Air Force Base, a major training facility for B-29 bomber crews and radar operators. Much of the airbase was later donated to Palm Beach County and later become the grounds of Florida Atlantic University, many of whose parking lots are former runways of the airbase; when viewed from above, the site's layout for its previous use as an airfield is plainly evident. Boca Raton Airport's runway 5/23 was once part of the original airbase, and is still active to this day.
The Japanese heritage of the Yamato Colony survives in the name of Yamato Road (NW 51st Street) just north of the airport and at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens northwest of the city. The headquarters building of the Army Air Forces Base has survived as the office building for the Cynthia Gardens apartment complex on Northwest 4th Avenue.
Post-war
In the late 1960s, the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) announced their intentions to open a manufacturing plant in the area. In 1965, well before the extension of I-95 into Southern Florida, IBM, working in secret with the Arvida corporation, quietly purchased several-hundred acres of real estate just west of the CSX rail line and northwest of Florida Atlantic University in University Park. Originally situated in unincorporated Palm Beach County, the site was controversially annexed into Boca Raton almost a year following its dedication in 1970.[11]
The Boca Corporate Center and Campus was originally one of IBM's research labs where the PC was created. It is located on Yamato Rd (NW 51st St), and stands next to the Boca Raton Tri-Rail Station.
Construction of IBM's main complex began in earnest in 1967, and the mammoth manufacturing and office complex was dedicated in March 1970. The campus was designed with self-sufficiency in mind, and to that end sported its own electrical substation, water pumping station, and rail-spur. Among other very noteworthy IT accomplishments, such as the mass manufacture of the System/360 and development of the Series/1 mainframe computers, IBM's main complex was the birthplace of the IBM PC, which later evolved into the IBM Personal System/2, developed in nearby Delray Beach. Starting in 1987, IBM relocated their manufacturing for what became the IBM PC division to Research Triangle Park in Raleigh, North Carolina, and converted the cavernous manufacturing facilities into offices and laboratories, later producing products such as the OS/2 operating system and VoiceType Dictation, later known as ViaVoice voice-recognition software.
IBM maintained its facilities in the South Florida area until 1996, when the facility was closed and sold to Blue Lake Real Estate, who in turn sold it to T-REX Management Consortium. Today, T-REX has revitalized the facility and its surrounding real estate into a highly-successful and landscaped business/research park. What used to be IBM's Building 051, an annex separated from the former main IBM campus by Spanish River Boulevard was donated to the Palm Beach County School District and converted into Don Estridge High Tech Middle School. It is named for Don Estridge, whose team was responsible for developing the IBM PC. IBM later returned in July 2001 opening the current software development laboratory at Beacon Square off Congress Avenue.
Bluegreen Corporation, a real-estate and timeshare resort developer, has had its main office in Boca Raton since 1966.
In the 1980s, because of an explosion of development to the west of the historical center of the city, some eastern areas began to decay, including the downtown corridor. For instance, the old Boca Raton Mall, a shopping mall in the downtown area was beginning to experience higher vacancy, and occupancy by marginal tenants, due to the opening of Town Center at Boca Raton west of the city in 1980.
Mizner Park is a downtown attraction in Boca Raton's financial district. It is the furthest north part of Boca's downtown area, and home to 'Mizner Park Amphitheater'.
In 1991, the new downtown outdoor shopping and dining center, Mizner Park, was completed over the site of the old Boca Raton Mall. It has since become a cultural center for the southern Palm Beach County. Featuring a landscaped central park between the two main roads (collectively called Plaza Real) with stores only on the outside of the roads, Mizner Park resembles a Mediterranean suburban "town center" with a more contemporary look. It features many restaurants and is home to the Boca Raton Museum of Art which moved to the new facility in 2001."Boca Raton Museum of Art" In 2002, a new amphitheater was built replacing a smaller one, providing a large-capacity outdoor venue where concerts and other performances are held.[12]
Mizner Park has significantly aided downtown revitalization. Many new eight to ten story mixed-use buildings have been constructed, are currently under construction or are proposed for the downtown area. The surrounding areas to the downtown have benefited from the downtown redevelopment.
The National Cartoon Museum (formally the International Museum of Cartoon Art) built a 25000-square-foot (2300 m2) facility on the southwest edge of Mizner Park in 1996. Open for six years, the museum relocated to its original home in New York City in 2002. Building renovations for public uses, including the local public TV station, and private uses, such as a locally-owned and operated bookstore were completed in 2008. In addition to the Mizner Park Cultural Arts Association's theater and space, the building is home to the Schmidt Family Foundation.
As development continued to focus to the west of the city in the 1980s and 1990s, the mall area, Town Center at Boca Raton, became the geographic center of what is referred to as Boca Raton, though this mall was not actually annexed into the city until 2004. The area referred to as Boca Raton, including the unincorporated area west of the city (and discussed below), is now almost entirely built out.
In 1999, the Simon Property Group bought Town Center at Boca Raton and redeveloped it. Nordstrom was added as the anchor department store for the new wing. Neiman Marcus is the newest department store tenant as of 2006. In-late 2006, Simon began the construction stage of an outdoor lifestyle center near the new wing. Town Center Mall has become a tourist attraction and the largest indoor mall in Palm Beach County.
Boca Raton has a strict development code, including the size and types of commercial buildings, building signs and advertisements which may be erected within the city limits. No outdoor car dealerships are allowed in the municipality, according to the city zoning code. Additionally, no billboards are permitted in the city. The only billboard was grandfathered in during a recent annexation. Corporations such as McDonald's have subdued their Golden Arches due to the code. The unincorporated areas still contain restaurants with the classic arches, but the heights of the signs have also been reduced. Many buildings in the area have Mediterranean and Spanish architectural themes, initially inspired in the area by Addison Mizner. The strict development code has resulted in several major thoroughfares without large signs or advertisements in the traveler's view; significant landscaping is in its place.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 29.1 square miles (75.4 km{^2}). 27.2 square miles (70.4 km{^2}) of this is land and 1.9 square miles (5.0 km{^2}) of it (6.63%) is water. Boca Raton is a 'principal city' (as defined by the Census Bureau) of the South Florida metropolitan area. Like most south Florida cities, Boca Raton has a water table that does not permit building basements, but there are several high points in the city, such as 4th Avenue which is aptly named "High Street". The highest point in this area is the guard shack at Camino Gardens, which is 24 ft (7.3 m) above sea level. The Boca Raton Hotel's Beach Club rests at 23 ft (7.0 m) above sea level.[13]
Several small tunnels run under roads in Boca, but the roads are built up several feet at these locations, or are located on dunes. Several of these tunnels are under State Road A1A at Spanish River Park, from the west side of the road where parking is available to beachgoers, to the east side of the road, which is where the beach is located. A1A is already higher than the surrounding land here due to sand dunes formed by erosion and other natural features.[13]
Climate
Boca Raton's climate barely qualifies as a Tropical rainforest climate (Koppen climate classification Af), as its driest month (December) averages 62.5mm of precipitation, narrowly meeting the minimum standard of 60mm in the driest month needed to qualify for that designation.
[hide]Climate data for Boca Raton
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high {degrees}F ({degrees}C) 76
(24) 77
(25) 80
(27) 83
(28) 87
(31) 90
(32) 92
(33) 92
(33) 91
(33) 87
(31) 82
(28) 78
(26) 85
(29)
Average low {degrees}F ({degrees}C) 58
(14) 58
(14) 62
(17) 66
(19) 71
(22) 74
(23) 75
(24) 75
(24) 74
(23) 71
(22) 66
(19) 61
(16) 68
(20)
Precipitation inches (mm) 2.78
(70.6) 2.76
(70.1) 3.00
(76.2) 3.40
(86.4) 5.73
(145.5) 7.31
(185.7) 5.94
(150.9) 6.91
(175.5) 7.01
(178.1) 5.73
(145.5) 4.24
(107.7) 2.46
(62.5) 57.27
(1454.7)
Source: [14]
Demographics
Boca Raton Demographics
2010 Census Boca Raton Palm Beach County Florida
Total population 84392 1320134 18801310
Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 +12.9% +16.7% +17.6%
Population density 2877.2/sq mi 670.2/sq mi 350.6/sq mi
White or Caucasian (including White Hispanic) 88.5% 73.5% 75.0%
(Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian) 79.1% 60.1% 57.9%
Black or African-American 5.2% 17.3% 16.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 11.9% 19.0% 22.5%
Asian 2.4% 2.4% 2.4%
Native American or Native Alaskan 0.2% 0.5% 0.4%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian 0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
Two or more races (Multiracial) 1.6% 2.3% 2.5%
Some Other Race 2.0% 3.9% 3.6%
As of 2010, there were 44539 households, out of which 17.4% were vacant. As of 2000, 24.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 7.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.2% were non-families. 29.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.81.
In 2000, the city population was spread out with 18.9% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males.
According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $67531, and the median income for a family was $92057.[15] Males had a median income of $52287 versus $33347 for females. The per capita income for the city was $45628. About 4.1% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.
According to Forbes, Boca Raton has three of the ten most expensive gated communities in the US The Royal Palm Yacht and Country Club holds the #1 spot, The Sanctuary takes #6, and Le Lac takes the #8 spot.[16]
As of 2000, English was spoken as a first language by 79.89% of the population, Spanish by 9.28%, French by 1.46%, Portuguese by 1.45%, French Creole by 1.29%, and Italian by 1.05% of the population. There is a substantial Jewish population in Boca Raton, and a small percentage of them add to the linguistic variety, with 0.36% of Boca Raton residents speaking Hebrew and 0.27% of the population speaking Yiddish at home.[17]
Culture and attractions
Boca Raton is known for its affluent social community and high income demographic. Boca Raton was the site of two now vanished amusement parks, Africa USA (19531961) and Ancient America (19531959). Africa USA was a wild animal park in which tourists rode a "Jeep Safari Train" through the park. There were no fences separating the animals from the tourists on the "Jeep Safari Train".[18] It is now the Camino Gardens subdivision one mile (1.6 km) west of the Boca Raton Hotel. A red wooden bridge from Africa USA can still be seen at the entrance to Camino Gardens. In the 1970s, peacocks could still be found in the subdivision, having escaped from the attraction. Ancient America was built surrounding a real Indian burial mound. Today, the mound is still visible within the Boca Marina & Yacht Club neighborhood on US 1 near Yamato Road.[19]
Boca Raton is home to the Caldwell Theatre Company, the longest-running professional theater in South Florida, celebrating its 34th season in the recently[when?] inaugurated Count de Hoernle Theatre on South Federal Highway.[20]
Boca Raton has beaches along its eastern shore, notably Red Reef Park,[21] where snorkeling from the shore can bring a visitor to a living reef without the expense of renting a boat. Also in the 20-acre (81000 m2) park is Gumbo Limbo, an Environmental Education Center. A small fee is charged to enter the park.
Crime
Crime statistics
According to the Department of Justice, the following offenses occurred in Boca Raton in 2006.[22] The Federal Bureau of Investigation assembles this data each year through the Uniform Crime Reporting Program.[23]
Murders and nonnegligent manslaughters 3
Forcible rapes 13
Robberies 72
Aggravated assaults 150
Total violent crimes 238
Burglaries 799
Larceny-thefts 2232
Motor vehicle thefts 170
Arson 2
Total property crimes 2956
Estimated population 88093
Technological issues
According to MessageLabs (an email security vendor), Boca Raton is the "spam capital of the world", being the source of a significant proportion of all spam generated worldwide, not surprising given the area's appeal, the personal fortunes of typical spammers, and the area's notorious past as a favorite of organized crime. According to the Miami Herald, the city has a long history of involvement in confidence tricks. Richard C. Breeden, former US Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, once called the city "the only coastal city in Florida where there are more sharks on land than in the water".[citation needed] In the keynote address to a computer security conference on June 8, 2004, Bruce Sterling described the city as the "Capone-Chicago of cyber fraud".
On July 22, 2004, Boca Raton resident Scott Levine was charged with the largest computer crime indictment in United States history. Federal prosecutors allege that Levine unlawfully accessed Acxiom, a database of consumer data, to steal detailed personal information of millions of people.
Organized crime
In 2007 it was reported that there were nine known gangs operating in Boca Raton.[24]
Boca Raton has a connection to the Mafia. Although not known for violent crime, it is a popular hangout for many suspected Mafia members. According to a number of US Federal indictments, as of June 2004, the Gambino family continues to operate in Boca Raton. The television show, The Sopranos, featured the city in its plot ("Boca" and "...To Save Us All From Satan's Power"), and Mafia Wife author Lynda Milito resides in Boca Raton.[25][26][27]
Politics
The City of Boca Raton has a Council-Manager form of government. Information about the City government is available at the city website.[28]
The city council, including Mayor Susan Whelchel, is nonpartisan. As of July 2011, incumbent Allen West, who represents the city in the United States Congress, is a Republican.
Economy
Office Depot, a supplier of office products and services, has its global headquarters on a 28-acre campus in the city.[29] The GEO Group, a company that operates prisons, also has its headquarters in Boca Raton based out of One Park Place.[30] Media companies American Media and FriendFinder Networks, hotel company Luxury Resorts and e-retailers Vitacost plus BMI Gaming are also based in Boca Raton.
Previously WR Grace and Company had its headquarters in unincorporated Palm Beach County, near Boca Raton.[31][32]
Top employers
According to the City's 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[33] the top employers in the city are:
# Employer # of Employees
1 Florida Atlantic University 2776
2 Boca Raton Resort 2200
3 Office Depot 2100
4 Boca Raton Regional Hospital 2100
5 City of Boca Raton 1288
6 National Council on Compensation Insurance 872
7 Campus Management 750+
8 Lynn University 700
9 The Continental Group 640
10 IBM 600
Education
Public schools
Public education is provided and managed by The School District of Palm Beach County. Boca Raton is also home to several notable private and religious schools.
As of 2007, Boca Raton is served by four public high schools. Within the city's limits, Boca Raton Community High School serves the eastern part of the city. Spanish River Community High School serves the west-central part of the city limits and parts of unincorporated Boca Raton. Olympic Heights Community High School serves the western unincorporated areas. Finally, West Boca Raton Community High School serves the far-west unincorporated areas. Spanish River, Olympic Heights, and West Boca Raton also serve students from Delray Beach and Boynton Beach.[34]
The area is served by five public middle schools:
Boca Raton Community Middle School,
Don Estridge High Tech Middle School, a technology magnet school named for Don Estridge, the leader of a small group of engineers who developed the IBM Personal Computer in Boca Raton.
Eagles Landing Middle School
Loggers' Run Community Middle School
Omni Middle School
The area is served by twelve public elementary schools:
Addison Mizner Elementary (Founded in 1968. It is named after Addison Mizner.)
Boca Raton Elementary
Calusa Elementary
Coral Sunset Elementary
Del Prado Elementary
Hammock Pointe Elementary
JC Mitchell Elementary
Sandpiper Shores Elementary
Sunrise Park Elementary
Verde Elementary
Waters Edge Elementary
Whispering Pines Elementary
An alternative to the Palm Beach County Public Schools in Boca Raton is the Alexander D. Henderson University School is located on the Florida Atlantic University campus. AD Henderson University School (ADHUS) is organized as a unique and separate school district; it is not part of the Palm Beach County School System. Henderson School is recognized as Florida Atlantic University School District #72, under the College of Education's administrative oversight.
University schools in Florida are authorized to provide instruction for grades K-12 and university students, support university research efforts, and test educational reforms for Florida schools. ADHUS is a public school and thus does not charge tuition. It is open to children who reside in Palm Beach County or Broward County and admission is by lottery. Student characteristics of gender, race, family income and student ability are used to match the student population profile to that of the state.[35]
Private schools
Pope John Paul II High School is a Catholic school located in Boca Raton near Florida Atlantic University and Lynn University.
Hillel Day School of Boca Raton
Boca Raton Christian School
Pine Crest School, based in Fort Lauderdale, has a campus in Boca Raton.
Saint Jude Catholic School and Parish Saint Jude School and Parish is a Elementary and Middle School founded in 1985. The Parish also has a Preschool founded in 1995.
Saint Andrew's School
Pope John Paul II High School
Grandview Preparatory School is an independent college preparatory, nonsectarian, coeducational day school founded in 1997. Student enrollment is offered for Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12.[36]
Donna Klein Jewish Academy
Boca Prep International School[37]
Saint Joan of Arc Catholic School and Church
Weinbaum Yeshiva High School
Summit Private School, a Montessori school[38]
Spanish River Christian
Saint Paul Lutheran School
Advent Lutheran School
Claremont Montessori School
American Heritage School
Higher education
Florida Atlantic University, founded in 1961, held its first classes in Boca Raton in 1964. FAU is a member of the State University System of Florida and is the largest university in Boca Raton. It has over 29000 students, 3555 of which are residential students, and a Division I athletics program.
Lynn University (originally founded as Marymount College, then renamed the College of Boca Raton in 1974, and finally Lynn University in 1991) is a four year co-educational institution renamed to honor the Lynn (Eugene & Christine) family who continue to be benefactors of the university.
Palm Beach State College has had a Boca Raton campus, adjacent to Florida Atlantic University, since 1971.
Digital Media Arts College, founded in 2001, offers bachelor's and master's degrees in computer animation and graphic design.
Everglades University
In recognition of the rapid growth of Boca Raton's universities, in particular Florida Atlantic University, the city of Boca Raton has recently been referred to as a "burgeoning college town." [1]
Libraries
The Boca Raton Public Library serves city of Boca Raton residents. A second municipal library building on Spanish River Boulevard west of I-95 was opened in January 2008.
The Glades Road Branch Library and the West Boca Branch Library serve Boca Raton residents who live outside the city limits. The West Boca Branch opened on February 20, 2009. It is located on State Road 7 just north of Yamato Road. The Glades Road Branch Library, formerly known as the Southwest County Regional Library, is located on 95th Street and Glades Road, between Lyons Road and State Road 7. It closed for renovations in early 2009 and reopened as the Glades Road Branch Library on May 29, 2010. County library card holders may use any of the sixteen branches in the Palm Beach County Library System and have access to many databases and downloadable e-books and audio books.
Transportation
Air
The Boca Raton Airport (BCT) is a general aviation airport located immediately adjacent to Florida Atlantic University and Interstate 95. It has a control tower which is manned from 0700 to 2300. The Boca Raton Airport is publicly owned and governed by a seven member Authority appointed by the City of Boca Raton and the Palm Beach County Commission.
Palm Beach International Airport (PBI) is located to the north near West Palm Beach.
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) is located to the south in Dania Beach.
Highways
Florida State Road A1A is a north-south road lying between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean.
US Highway 1 is a north-south highway passing through the city's downtown, commercial, and industrial districts in the eastern part of the city.
US Highway 441, also popularly known as State Road 7, is a north-south highway passing through commercial and residential districts west of the city limits.
Interstate 95 bisects the city from north to south with four interchanges serving Boca Raton.
Florida's Turnpike is a north-south highway passing through unincorporated Boca Raton, forming part of the city limits in the north, with one interchange at Glades Road.
Florida State Road 808 (Glades Road) is an east-west road between US 441 and US 1.
Other major east-west roads include Palmetto Park Road and Yamato Road.
Other major north-south roads include Military Trail and Powerline Road.
Rail
The Tri-Rail commuter rail system serves the city with its Boca Raton station located on the south side of Yamato Road just west of I-95.
CSX Transportation and the Florida East Coast Railway also serve the city.
Water
Long before any settlers arrived, the original 1870 government survey of the area[39] showed that just west of and parallel to the Atlantic Ocean's coastal dune was the "Boca Ratones Lagoon", which extended south for nine miles (14.5 km) from just north of the present location of Atlantic Avenue in Delray Beach. Along the southern half of the lagoon were three wide areas each called a "Lake", which are now named (north to south) Lake Rogers, Lake Wyman, and Lake Boca Raton. At the southeast end of the lagoon was a short protrusion toward the south which would become the Boca Raton Inlet after a sandbar at its mouth was removed. The lagoon and lakes were part of a half-mile (0.8 km) wide swamp, west of which was scrub land a mile (1.6 km) wide (part of the Atlantic coastal ridge) where the Florida East Coast Railway (1896) and Dixie Highway (1923) were built. To the west of the scrub was a half mile or wider swamp within which flowed north to south the "Prong of Hillsborough River", which is now the El Rio Canal. It now forms the eastern border of Florida Atlantic University and the Old Floresta neighborhood. The prong entered the "Hillsborough River" at the present eastern end of the straight portion of the Hillsboro Canal (dredged 191114), which is the southern city limits. The river flowed southeast in several channels along the western edge of the present Deerfield Island, formerly called Capone Island (named for Al Capone who owned it during the 1930s), which did not become an island until the Royal Palm Canal was dredged along its northern edge in 1961.[40][41] Flowing south from the lagoon to the river along the eastern edge of the 'island' was a "Small boat Pass into Hillsboro' River", also called the Little Hillsboro. The river continued due south about four and a half miles (7.2 km) just inland of the coastal dune until it emptied into the Atlantic Ocean at the "Hillsborough Bar", now the Hillsboro Inlet.
The lagoon was dredged in 189495 to form part of the Florida East Coast Canal from Jacksonville to Biscayne Bay with a minimum depth of 5 feet (1.5 m) and a minimum width of 50 feet (15.2 m).[42] After 1895, the lagoon and canal were sometimes called the Spanish River. Between 1930 and 1935 the canal was improved to 8*100 feet (2.4*30.5 m) by the federal government and renamed the Intracoastal Waterway. It was improved again between 1960 and 1965 to 10*125 feet (3*38.1 m).[43] All three versions were subject to shoaling which reduced their depths below the specified minimum. Forming part of the northern city limits is the C-15 canal, connecting the El Rio Canal to the Intracoastal Waterway.
Notable residents, past and present
Reed Alexander, actor
Jozy Altidore, soccer player
Carling Bassett-Seguso with husband Robert Seguso, both tennis players
Derek Bell, motor racing driver
Marc Bell, entrepreneur
Yuniesky Betancourt, baseball player
Jeanne Bice, founder of Quaker Factory[44]
Ian Bishop, former English soccer player
Ryland Blackinton, musician/guitarist for Cobra Starship
Jon Bon Jovi, singer & musician
Jason Bonham, rock and roll drummer & son of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham
Ernest Borgnine, actor
Don Brewer, drummer for Grand Funk Railroad
Keith Byars, former football player
Jennifer Capriati, tennis player
Chris Carrabba, lead singer & guitarist of Dashboard Confessional
Cris Carter, All-Pro football player
Elena Dementieva, Russian tennis player
Dion DiMucci, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member
Chris Evert, tennis player
Dr. Frank Field, TV Personality, and NYC Meteorologist for 5 Decades
Jeff Gordon, NASCAR racer
Ariana Grande, actress, model and singer
Taurean Green, basketball player
John Grogan, author of Marley & Me
Sebastien Grosjean, French tennis player
Megan Hauserman, model & reality television actress
John W. Henry, one of the owners of the Boston Red Sox
Scott Hirsch, boxing manager & former e-mail spammer[45]
Lisa Hunt, author & illustrator
Ryan Hunter-Reay, IndyCar Series driver
ydrnas Ilgauskas, basketball player
Khori Ivy, former football player
Dennis Kozlowski, former CEO of Tyco International
Bernhard Langer, golfer
Jesse Levine, tennis player
Scott Levine, computer criminal
Rush Limbaugh, Conservative radio talk show host
Marilyn Manson, shock rocker
Leonard Marshall, football player
Tucker Max, writer
Nicko McBrain, Iron Maiden drummer
Vince McMahon, professional wrestler & promoter
Scott Mersereau, professional football player for the New York Jets
Andy Mill, Olympic ski racer and ex-husband of Chris Evert
Corina Morariu, tennis player
Jaclyn Nesheiwat, beauty queen, fashion model
Paul Newman, entrepreneur
Greg Norman, golfer
Terrence Pegula, billionaire natural gas tycoon and owner of the Buffalo Sabres
Sabby Piscitelli, football player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Maury Povich and wife, Connie Chung, tabloid and news media personalities
Morgan Pressel, golfer
Guillaume Raoux, tennis player[46]
Mark Richt, head football coach of the University of Georgia
Andy Roddick, tennis player
Pete Rose, baseball player
Frank Rosenthal, ex-Las Vegas casino owner & handicapper
Marion Ryan, 1950s British singer
Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook
Stephanie Moulton Sarkis, psychotherapist and author
Ryan Shore, contemporary film composer
Vince Spadea, tennis player
Scott Stapp, lead singer for the rock band Creed
Howard Stelzer, avant-garde composer & founder of Intransitive Recordings
Horia Tecu, tennis player
Sahaj Ticotin, lead singer for the rock band Ra
Donald Trump, billionaire real estate mogul, has a second residence in Boca Raton
Danny Valencia, baseball player
Anna Tatishvili, tennis player
Brian Voss, bowler
Rashad Evans, former UFC Lightheavyweight Champion, current UFC fighter
Ernie Wise, UK comedian & half of the double act Morecambe and Wise had a holiday home here, where he spent much of his time after Morecambe's death in 1984.
Greater Boca Raton
A majority of postal Boca Raton lies outside of the actual city limits. This large unincorporated area to the west of the city limits is included in the Boca Raton mailing address and local telephone calling area. There are many large planned developments in the area, including gated communities, and a number of golf courses. This is a result in the later start of development in these areas, and the availability of large tracts of land. Many of these affluent communities are large enough to be designated as census-designated places, including Boca Del Mar and Boca Pointe, geographically in Central Boca Raton, and Avalon at Boca Raton, Boca Falls, Boca Winds, Cimarron, Hamptons at Boca Raton, Mission Bay, Loggers' Run, The Polo Club Boca Raton, Sandalfoot Cove, and Whisper Walk as West Boca Raton.
On November 2, 2004, the voters of the Via Verde Association, Waterside, Deerhurst Association (Boca South), Marina Del Mar Association, Rio Del Mar Association (both originally Boca Del Mar communities), and Heatherwood of Boca Raton Condominium Association approved annexation into the Boca Raton city limits, increasing the city land area to 29.6 square miles (77 km2).
Boca Raton in popular culture
Boca figures in many forms of popular culture.
Boca has been mentioned in many movies, including All the President's Men, Back to the Future, Bewitched, Cats & Dogs, Marley and Me, The Mexican, Mr. 3000, Music and Lyrics, A Perfect Murder, Wag the Dog, and Wonderland, and in many TV shows, such as American Dad!, American Dragon: Jake Long, Code Name: The Cleaner, Dexter, Lizzie McGuire, Nip/Tuck, The Golden Girls, Histeria!, Mad Men, MADtv, My Name Is Earl, The Nanny, Phil of the Future, Robot Chicken, The Sopranos, SpongeBob SquarePants, Two and a Half Men, The Venture Bros., Weeds, and Wipeout. These references usually have something to do with the large number of luxury resorts and condominiums in Florida, or the considerable number of retired persons residing in Florida (especially in the case of Seinfeld),.[47]
Boca Raton is almost idiomatically used for indicating retirement. For example, Fran Drescher's character in The Nanny is always pushing her parents to move to Boca, and Chelsea Handler frequently uses the city in reference to the elderly on her talk show, Chelsea Lately.
Development of Boca Raton features prominently in the 2008 Stephen Sondheim/John Weidman musical, Road Show, which centers on the lives of Addison Mizner and his brother Wilson Mizner.
Boca Raton has also been the stage and background for many movies filmed on location in Boca Raton, including Paper Lion (1968), Paper Moon (1973), Caddyshack (1980), Caddyshack II (1984), Where the Boys Are '84 (1984), Stella (1990), 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) and Sex Drive (2008).
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