Palm Beach’s signature thoroughfare, Worth Avenue, is full of life this time of year. Beginning December 7, the avenue’s remarkable past comes alive with the return of the Historical Walking Tours of Worth Avenue. Led by local historian Rick Rose, the tours take off from 256 Worth Avenue at 11 a.m. every Wednesday through April. They last approximately 75 minutes and cost $10, with net proceeds donated to an area charity.
Marley Herring, owner of Marley’s Palm Beach Collection and president of the Worth Avenue Association, describes the tour as a celebration of Worth Avenue’s unique history. “Rick Rose is such a wonderful storyteller that the events almost come to life,” Herring says. “Picture Addison Mizner with Johnnie Brown on his shoulder, the Kennedys walking on Worth Avenue, or the Duke and Duchess of Windsor having cocktails at Ta-bóo.”
Think you know Worth Avenue as well as Rose does? Test your own knowledge with these five trivia questions.
- In what year was Worth Avenue created?
- What was Worth Avenue called before it became a shopping mecca?
- From where did Worth Avenue get its name?
- Where was the Bloody Mary rumored to have been invented?
- What year did Johnnie Brown die and (bonus) how old was he when he met his demise?
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Trivia questions answers:
- In what year was Worth Avenue created? 1913
- What was Worth Avenue called before it became a shopping mecca? Jungle Trail
- From where did Worth Avenue get its name? It was named after General William Jenkins Worth, for which the Lake Worth Lagoon is also named.
- Where was the Bloody Mary rumored to have been invented? Ta-bóo
- What year did Johnnie Brown die and (bonus) how old was he when he met his demise? 1927, and he was 10 years old
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