, ▁several ▁bed ▁and ▁breakfast s , ▁and ▁small ▁local ▁business es . ▁ ▁The ▁west ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁is ▁Howard ▁Park , ▁the ▁largest ▁urban ▁park ▁in ▁West ▁Pal m ▁Beach . ▁Howard ▁Park ▁contains ▁the ▁historic ▁St ub ▁Canal ▁Turn ing ▁Bas in , ▁originally ▁used ▁for ▁un loading ▁cro ps ▁grown ▁to ▁the ▁west , ▁including ▁the ▁central ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁near ▁Lake ▁O ke ech ob ee , ▁for ▁ship ment ▁to ▁the ▁North . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁land ▁just ▁across ▁the ▁canal ▁from ▁the ▁park ▁remained ▁und e velop ed ▁mar sh lands , ▁and ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁hunting . ▁During ▁the ▁land - bo om ▁era , ▁Howard ▁Park ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁camp ▁for ▁sett lers , ▁including ▁tent - sites , ▁running ▁water , ▁and ▁out - h ouses ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁city . ▁This ▁camp ▁was ▁later ▁converted ▁to ▁a ▁Boy ▁Sc out ▁camp , ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁present - day ▁dog ▁park . ▁Some ▁tour ists ▁and ▁sett lers ▁would ▁altern atively ▁rent ▁apart ments ▁located ▁over ▁gar ages ▁in ▁the ▁neighborhood , ▁providing ▁additional ▁income ▁to ▁residents . ▁The ▁historic ▁Art ▁Dec o ▁style ▁Arm ory ▁building ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁with ▁W PA ▁funds ▁for ▁use ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Guard . ▁It ▁currently ▁houses ▁the ▁Arm ory ▁Arts ▁Center , ▁which ▁includes ▁an ▁art ▁school ▁and ▁gall eries . ▁ ▁Im medi ately ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁is ▁the ▁historic