Delray resident seeks to save Boynton's historic old high school
Art Deco Society of the Palm Beaches president and Delray Beach resident Sharon Koskoff wants to save the historic Old Boynton Beach High School.
Delray Beach resident, artist and president of the Art Deco Society of the Palm Beaches Sharon Koskoff wants the Old Boynton Beach High School saved.
“I’ve been working on this forever. William Manly King was the architect. He designed 95 percent of the early Palm Beach County School District schools including Twin Lakes High School (now Dreyfoos School of the Arts), Pahokee City Hall, Belle Glade City Hall, and of course the original Boynton Beach High School,” Koskoff said.
“This is very significant in the history of Boynton Beach. They’ve already tore down most of their historic structures. They need a new civic center, another cultural organization. This structure [Old Boynton Beach High School] would be perfect for those needs.”
A free performance supporting the Old Boynton Beach High School by Demetrius Klein dance Company with live music by Nicholas Klein, film installations by John Watts and art installations by Lucy Keshavarz, will take place at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 31 at Boynton Beach City Hall parking lot behind Old Historic High School on Northeast First Avenue, just west of Seacrest Boulevard and one block south of Boynton Beach Boulevard.
“Bring your own lawn chairs and blankets,” Koskoff said.
Koskoff also has been an integral part of Saving the Casino Building in Lake Worth.
“That was designed by D. Sherman Childs and redesigned by Edgar Wortman. They were the most important architects in Lake Worth. Rather than tear down these historic structures, I’m asking city commissioners to get creative with developers. Add flavor...” Koskoff said.
She said Lake Worth has largest concentration of Art Deco buildings in Palm Beach County in both residential and commercial form.
For more information on the dance troupe visit www.kleindance.org or 561-310-0789. Sharon Koskoff can be reached at 561-276-9925, cell phone at 561-699-7899. Visit www.ArtDecoPB.org or e-mail Sharon Koskoff at BySharon@comcast.net
A free performance rally to save Old Boynton Beach High School will be led by Demetrius Klein Dance Company, pictured above on Lake Avenue in Lake Worth.
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I agree it's an important building and has a great pedigree. It's important to note that the existing architecture is a good example of the art moderne or international style and has merit itself. The proposal being pushed by the beach tenants and certain Commissioners indebted to them is to obliterate what is there and put a "1920s Med Rev" layer on top. That is not restoration while they are saying it is to promote their own interests. Please visit my lbogfor more information - click the "New" Beach Proposal topic.
Posted by: Wes Blackman | February 10, 2009 9:36 AM
Any building can be restored. To suggest that renovation of the casino at Lake Worth beach is political may be true to this extent: We want to preserve the present zoning of Public Recreation and Open Space and not allow Commercial zoning there. We also do not want developers building on other areas of our 19+ acres of breachfront property. Commercial zoning would open a whole new can of worms that no one wants at our beach. In order to do that, restoration is the only acceptable solution. The entire building will be gutted and brought up to present code and restored to its old glory, similar in architecture of 1922.
Posted by: Lynn Anderson | February 10, 2009 11:29 AM