Skip to content
What's on this date?

Credits

Photo and film credits

The short answer

Every photograph on this guide is a real, credited photo of downtown West Palm Beach, its Waterfront or its history, used under its license. The film on the home page is cut from these photographs with slow pans and dissolves; nothing in it is generated. Each credit links to the original.

Last checked October 20, 2026

  • Sunny day on Clematis Street: a row of restored two-storey shopfronts in salmon, mint and cream with long green awnings, palms and shade trees along the sidewalk, cars parked at the kerb, overhead string-light wires and a deep blue sky.

    Sunny day on Clematis Street: a row of restored two-storey shopfronts in salmon, mint and cream with long green awnings, palms and shade trees along the sidewalk, cars parked at the kerb, overhead string-light wires and a deep blue sky.

    Photograph File:Clematis Street Historic Commercial District West Palm Beach West Palm Beach (30796734620).jpg by Phillip Pessar, licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2016-11-21. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Clematis Street under a cloudless blue sky criss-crossed by overhead string-light wires: pastel two-storey historic buildings with green awnings and palms on the right, a line of parked cars and SUVs along the kerb, yellow centre lines in the foreground.

    Clematis Street under a cloudless blue sky criss-crossed by overhead string-light wires: pastel two-storey historic buildings with green awnings and palms on the right, a line of parked cars and SUVs along the kerb, yellow centre lines in the foreground.

    Photograph File:Clematis Street Historic Commercial District (30743451850).jpg by Phillip Pessar, licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2016-11-16. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Street-sign post reading Clematis St and Rosemary Ave in the foreground, a shade tree, red awnings and shopfronts at left, and a wide brick-paved sidewalk receding past cafes and pedestrians under a blue sky with white clouds.

    Street-sign post reading Clematis St and Rosemary Ave in the foreground, a shade tree, red awnings and shopfronts at left, and a wide brick-paved sidewalk receding past cafes and pedestrians under a blue sky with white clouds.

    Photograph File:Clematis Street and Rosemary Avenue, West Palm Beach, Florida.jpg by Sharon Hahn Darlin, licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2021-06-13. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Busy curbside dining patio on Clematis Street: diners on red metal chairs at wooden tables under cream and black market umbrellas, a striped awning, a double street lamp with hanging planters, shade trees, and a brindle dog lying on the paving.

    Busy curbside dining patio on Clematis Street: diners on red metal chairs at wooden tables under cream and black market umbrellas, a striped awning, a double street lamp with hanging planters, shade trees, and a brindle dog lying on the paving.

    Photograph File:Curbside patio seating, Clematis Street, West Palm Beach, Florida.jpg by Sharon Hahn Darlin, licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2021-06-13. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Night shot of the ground fountain: dozens of water jets lit violet and magenta in a grid on wet paving, with purple-lit oak trees wrapped in white string lights behind and a small glowing cone (the holiday Sandi Tree) in the distance.

    Night shot of the ground fountain: dozens of water jets lit violet and magenta in a grid on wet paving, with purple-lit oak trees wrapped in white string lights behind and a small glowing cone (the holiday Sandi Tree) in the distance.

    Photograph File:Centennial Park In West Palm Beach Florida water fountain with colored lights for the Christmas Holidays.jpg by LTreadwell, licensed under CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2023-12-11. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Night view down a long timber pier with lit cable railings reflecting red and white on the deck, leading the eye to the lit downtown waterfront towers, palms and street lights along the shore under a cloudy night sky with a bright moon.

    Night view down a long timber pier with lit cable railings reflecting red and white on the deck, leading the eye to the lit downtown waterfront towers, palms and street lights along the shore under a cloudy night sky with a bright moon.

    Photograph File:West Palm Beach waterfront – panoramio.jpg by FHolmstock, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2015-02-21. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Sunset over the downtown waterfront: dark silhouettes of mid-rise towers and moored sailboats against a dramatic sky of heavy clouds lit gold from behind, mirrored in calm water in the foreground.

    Sunset over the downtown waterfront: dark silhouettes of mid-rise towers and moored sailboats against a dramatic sky of heavy clouds lit gold from behind, mirrored in calm water in the foreground.

    Photograph File:West palm beach city.jpg by Daniel vargas, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2017-12-16. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Panorama across choppy blue Intracoastal water to the low downtown skyline and the palm-lined waterfront under a bright sky of big white cumulus clouds, with a single sailboat moored mid-frame.

    Panorama across choppy blue Intracoastal water to the low downtown skyline and the palm-lined waterfront under a bright sky of big white cumulus clouds, with a single sailboat moored mid-frame.

    Photograph File:West Palm Beach – Waterfront – Intracoastal Waterway & Downtown Skyline – Panorama (15300572403).jpg by Jared, licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2014-09-01. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Sunny view from a lawn edged with pink-flowering bougainvillea hedges and tall coconut palms, looking across the sparkling lagoon to the downtown West Palm Beach towers on the far shore.

    Sunny view from a lawn edged with pink-flowering bougainvillea hedges and tall coconut palms, looking across the sparkling lagoon to the downtown West Palm Beach towers on the far shore.

    Photograph File:Lake Worth lagoon – part of the Intracoastal Waterway, West Palm Beach, Florida – panoramio (2).jpg by David Broad, licensed under CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2014-01-16. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Downtown towers lit up at night across dark water, their lights reflected as orange streaks on the lagoon, with a lit drawbridge and its tender tower at right.

    Downtown towers lit up at night across dark water, their lights reflected as orange streaks on the lagoon, with a lit drawbridge and its tender tower at right.

    Photograph File:West Palm Beach Skyline Night.JPG by Andyxox, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Very wide panorama of the downtown West Palm Beach skyline seen across the deep-blue Lake Worth Lagoon under a clear sky: a long row of mid- and high-rise towers in white, tan, pink and glass-blue, with a low green shoreline of palms and the waterfront below them.

    Very wide panorama of the downtown West Palm Beach skyline seen across the deep-blue Lake Worth Lagoon under a clear sky: a long row of mid- and high-rise towers in white, tan, pink and glass-blue, with a low green shoreline of palms and the waterfront below them.

    Photograph File:West Palm Beach, Florida, US, skyline.jpg by Jud McCranie, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2023-01-11. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Daytime panorama of the downtown towers across the lagoon under a partly cloudy sky, several still under construction with tower cranes, and at right a white arched drawbridge with a domed bridge-tender tower reaching the shore.

    Daytime panorama of the downtown towers across the lagoon under a partly cloudy sky, several still under construction with tower cranes, and at right a white arched drawbridge with a domed bridge-tender tower reaching the shore.

    Photograph File:West Palm Beach Skyline.jpg by Andyxox, licensed under Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2007-10-06. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • High rooftop panorama over downtown West Palm Beach on a clear day: two new glass towers at left, a large pink civic complex and a green-domed building at centre, new white apartment blocks at right, rail tracks below, and the blue lagoon, Palm Beach island and the ocean on the horizon.

    High rooftop panorama over downtown West Palm Beach on a clear day: two new glass towers at left, a large pink civic complex and a green-domed building at centre, new white apartment blocks at right, rail tracks below, and the blue lagoon, Palm Beach island and the ocean on the horizon.

    Photograph File:West Palm Beach Panorama 2024.jpg by Eden, Janine and Jim, licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2024-03-05. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Summer view over treetops and a low green-glass building beside a grassy field to the downtown skyline: glass office towers, a tan high-rise at right and construction cranes, under a blue sky with tall white cumulus clouds.

    Summer view over treetops and a low green-glass building beside a grassy field to the downtown skyline: glass office towers, a tan high-rise at right and construction cranes, under a blue sky with tall white cumulus clouds.

    Photograph File:West Palm Beach 2026 01.jpg by Farragutful, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2026-08-31. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Overcast view across grey water and rows of marina pilings to moored boats, a dark glass office tower, a tall white residential tower and, further south, a cream high-rise on the waterfront.

    Overcast view across grey water and rows of marina pilings to moored boats, a dark glass office tower, a tall white residential tower and, further south, a cream high-rise on the waterfront.

    Photograph File:Flagler Drive in West Palm Beach, FL.jpg by Geppapa at en.wikipedia, licensed under Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Front of the cream Mediterranean-revival former church, now the Harriet Himmel Theater: twin tower wings, a rose window, five arched doorways under a red-tiled porch roof bearing the theater name, and wide tiled stairs flanked by shrubs, lanterns and potted plants.

    Front of the cream Mediterranean-revival former church, now the Harriet Himmel Theater: twin tower wings, a rose window, five arched doorways under a red-tiled porch roof bearing the theater name, and wide tiled stairs flanked by shrubs, lanterns and potted plants.

    Photograph File:Harriet Himmel Theater City Place Downtown West Palm Beach.jpg by Phillip Pessar, licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2015-11-03. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Night view over the CityPlace plaza in 2020: a lit jet fountain among floodlit palms, restaurant tables under umbrellas and the floodlit former church with its clock tower.

    Night view over the CityPlace plaza in 2020: a lit jet fountain among floodlit palms, restaurant tables under umbrellas and the floodlit former church with its clock tower.

    Photograph File:Rosemary Square 2.jpg by LittleT889, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2020-07-18. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Red and cream downtown trolley bus parked on a patterned grey paver plaza beside two large white stone spheres, in front of a white arched building draped in magenta bougainvillea, under a clear blue sky.

    Red and cream downtown trolley bus parked on a patterned grey paver plaza beside two large white stone spheres, in front of a white arched building draped in magenta bougainvillea, under a clear blue sky.

    Photograph File:20220219 downtown west palm beach.jpg by Pastelacademia.2, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2022-02-19. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • The restored 1916 neoclassical courthouse at dusk: a cream stone facade with a columned portico and pediment, green-striped awnings, warm lights in every window, a flag on a tall pole at left and a smooth green lawn in front under a deep blue sky.

    The restored 1916 neoclassical courthouse at dusk: a cream stone facade with a columned portico and pediment, green-striped awnings, warm lights in every window, a flag on a tall pole at left and a smooth green lawn in front under a deep blue sky.

    Photograph File:Richard and Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum in the Historic 1916 Court House.jpg by Msullivan1, licensed under CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2008. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Sunny side view of a cream stucco museum building with stepped walls and small windows, tall palms, a red vertical 'Norton Museum of Art' banner on a pole, and a sidewalk and planted beds under a blue sky with white clouds.

    Sunny side view of a cream stucco museum building with stepped walls and small windows, tall palms, a red vertical 'Norton Museum of Art' banner on a pole, and a sidewalk and planted beds under a blue sky with white clouds.

    Photograph File:West PB FL Norton MoA01.jpg by Ebyabe, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2010-11-27. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • The Kravis Center's round glass-walled lobby drum under a domed roof, with a 'Kravis Center for the Performing Arts' sign on a low wall, royal palms and lamp posts, and a wide paved forecourt below a bright sky full of white clouds.

    The Kravis Center's round glass-walled lobby drum under a domed roof, with a 'Kravis Center for the Performing Arts' sign on a low wall, royal palms and lamp posts, and a wide paved forecourt below a bright sky full of white clouds.

    Photograph File:Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.jpg by Farragutful, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2026-09-06. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Straight-on view of the City Hall entrance: a tall red-granite portal with 'CITY HALL' lettering and an arched fan window over glass doors, set in a cream multi-storey facade with rows of windows, young trees and a street lamp on the sidewalk, and an empty road in front.

    Straight-on view of the City Hall entrance: a tall red-granite portal with 'CITY HALL' lettering and an arched fan window over glass doors, set in a cream multi-storey facade with rows of windows, young trees and a street lamp on the sidewalk, and an empty road in front.

    Photograph File:West Palm Beach City Hall.jpg by Michael Rivera, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2017-04-13. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Tall portrait view of the library entrance: a cream stone facade carved with 'West Palm Beach Public Library', a multi-storey glass curtain wall framed in teal steel, a teal entrance canopy and red doors, with a bed of purple flowers in front.

    Tall portrait view of the library entrance: a cream stone facade carved with 'West Palm Beach Public Library', a multi-storey glass curtain wall framed in teal steel, a teal entrance canopy and red doors, with a bed of purple flowers in front.

    Photograph File:West Palm Beach Public Library.jpg by JLClibrarian, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2010-12-03. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • The restored two-storey Sunset Lounge on a corner: sage-green walls with tall arched windows, a curved parapet roof, red awnings, young street trees, bollards and fresh brick paving with a crosswalk under a blue sky with clouds.

    The restored two-storey Sunset Lounge on a corner: sage-green walls with tall arched windows, a curved parapet roof, red awnings, young street trees, bollards and fresh brick paving with a crosswalk under a blue sky with clouds.

    Photograph File:Sunset Lounge Historic Jazz Club.jpg by AireWabiSabi, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2023-09-21. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • The white Brightline station seen from beside the tracks: a long elevated glass box carried on angled white V-shaped piers over the platform, ballast and rails in the foreground, a tree at right and a blue sky with white clouds.

    The white Brightline station seen from beside the tracks: a long elevated glass box carried on angled white V-shaped piers over the platform, ballast and rails in the foreground, a tree at right and a blue sky with white clouds.

    Photograph File:Brightline All Aboard Florida Station West Palm Beach (35899546216).jpg by Phillip Pessar, licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2017-07-15. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Trackside view of the 1925 Mission-style Seaboard Air Line station: pink stucco walls, a red-tile roof over the platform canopy, a white belfry tower, palms behind, and a fenced track with a yellow-edged platform in the foreground.

    Trackside view of the 1925 Mission-style Seaboard Air Line station: pink stucco walls, a red-tile roof over the platform canopy, a white belfry tower, palms behind, and a fenced track with a yellow-edged platform in the foreground.

    Photograph File:Seaboard Air Line Station West Palm Beach 1925 (8466728922).jpg by Phillip Pessar, licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2013-02-11. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • A bright-blue Tri-Rail locomotive with headlights on, approaching along the platform at West Palm Beach station, with signals, lamp posts, palms, parked cars and a fenced track bed under a blue sky with a few clouds.

    A bright-blue Tri-Rail locomotive with headlights on, approaching along the platform at West Palm Beach station, with signals, lamp posts, palms, parked cars and a fenced track bed under a blue sky with a few clouds.

    Photograph File:Tri-Rail Train At West Palm Beach Station (22239203263).jpg by Phillip Pessar, licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 2015-11-07. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Coloured linen postcard titled 'Skyline, West Palm Beach, Florida' (card PB-105): leaning coconut palms frame a calm blue lake, with a low row of white and cream mid-century hotels and buildings, including one tall tower, along the far shore under a pastel sky.

    Coloured linen postcard titled 'Skyline, West Palm Beach, Florida' (card PB-105): leaning coconut palms frame a calm blue lake, with a low row of white and cream mid-century hotels and buildings, including one tall tower, along the far shore under a pastel sky.

    Photograph File:Tichnor Bros. PB-105 – Skyline, West Palm Beach, Florida front.jpg by Tichnor Brothers, licensed under Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

  • Coloured 1915 bird's-eye panoramic map: the street grid of West Palm Beach on the mainland, Lake Worth (labelled) running diagonally across the centre, the island of Palm Beach and the Atlantic Ocean below, the Everglades on the horizon and a publisher's box at lower right.

    Coloured 1915 bird's-eye panoramic map: the street grid of West Palm Beach on the mainland, Lake Worth (labelled) running diagonally across the centre, the island of Palm Beach and the Atlantic Ocean below, the Everglades on the horizon and a publisher's box at lower right.

    Photograph File:Panoramic view of West Palm Beach, North Palm Beach and Lake Worth. LOC 2003627032.jpg by W. K. Pleuthner, licensed under Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Taken 1915. Changes: cropped, resized and converted to WebP for this site; nothing added or removed.

Film

  • Home page film: The film at the top of the home page is cut from 9 of the photographs credited on this page (by Andyxox, Daniel vargas, David Broad, FHolmstock, LTreadwell, LittleT889, Msullivan1, Phillip Pessar, Sharon Hahn Darlin), with slow pans, zooms and dissolves. Nothing in it is generated. Share-alike photographs keep their licenses.

Dates, rules and hours can change. The organisers have the final word: City of West Palm Beach (official site)

Living here

Like a Saturday on Clematis? See what living downtown looks like.

LPE Realty LLC, a licensed Florida real estate brokerage serving South Florida, is behind this guide. If a morning at the GreenMarket or an evening on the Waterfront has you thinking about a home in West Palm Beach, talk to us about buying or selling here.

Visit LPE Realty LLC Call LPE Realty LLC (561) 652-6917

What is it like to live downtown? · Thinking of selling a home in West Palm Beach?