Neighborhoods thumb|right|Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Pearl City Pearl City is a neighborhood in Boca Raton, immediately north of downtown and within city limits. The neighborhood was originally platted on May 30, 1915, for the blue-collar African Americans employed at the Boca Raton Resort and similar establishments, on area farms, in construction, and various other jobs.Evans and Lee, (1990). Pearl City, Florida: A Black Community Remembers. Boca Raton: Florida Atlantic UP/UP of Florida.
Neighborhoods thumb|right|Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Pearl City Pearl City is a neighborhood in Boca Raton, immediately north of downtown and within city limits. The neighborhood was originally platted on May 30, 1915, for the blue-collar African Americans employed at the Boca Raton Resort and similar establishments, on area farms, in construction, and various other jobs.Evans and Lee, (1990). Pearl City, Florida: A Black Community Remembers. Boca Raton Florida Atlantic UP/UP of Florida.