▁south ward ▁to ▁West ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁by ▁the ▁following ▁month . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁Flag ler ▁opened ▁a ▁second ▁hotel ▁originally ▁known ▁as ▁W ays ide ▁Inn , ▁before ▁being ▁renamed ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁Inn , ▁and ▁later ▁becoming ▁The ▁Bre akers . ▁F ires ▁would ▁later ▁burn ▁down ▁the ▁hotel ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁but ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁re built ▁twice . ▁The ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁Daily ▁News ▁began ▁publication ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁originally ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁Daily ▁Lake ▁W orth ▁News . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁ped est rian ▁bridge ▁across ▁the ▁Int rac o ast al ▁Water way ▁opens ▁near ▁the ▁modern - day ▁Flag ler ▁Bridge ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁replacing ▁the ▁original ▁rail road ▁sp ur . ▁Flag ler ' s ▁house ▁lots ▁were ▁bought ▁by ▁the ▁benef ici aries ▁of ▁the ▁G ild ed ▁Age , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁Flag ler ▁himself ▁built ▁a ▁Be aux - Ar ts ▁m ansion , ▁White hall , ▁designed ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁York - based ▁firm ▁Car r ère ▁and ▁H ast ings ▁and ▁helped ▁establish ▁the ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁" w inter ▁season ". ▁Tele phone ▁service ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁Pal m ▁Beach ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁with ▁ 1 8   custom ers ▁initially . ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 0 s , ▁many ▁African ▁Americans ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁lived