Lake Park in Palm Beach County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

The Historic Kelsey Gates

Photographed by Jay Kravetz, May 16, 2020

1. The Historic Kelsey Gates Marker

Inscription. This monument is the last remaining part of the Kelsey City Gates. The structure towered over the current Old Dixie Highway, at Watertower Road and proclaimed Kelsey City (Lake Park) as the “Gateway to the Palm Beaches.”

Built 1920
Placed here 2000

Erected 2000.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Landmarks.

Location. 26° 47.925′ N, 80° 4.387′ W. Marker is in Lake Park, Florida, in Palm Beach County. It is on Park Avenue east of Old Dixie Highway, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1000 Park Avenue, West Palm Beach FL 33403, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South Florida,

on the Gold Coast,

on the Treasure Coast,

and in Greater Miami.

It is also in the American South

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory

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of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lake Park Town Hall (approx. 0.6 miles away); Historic Banyan Trees (approx. 1.1 miles away); Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away); John D. MacArthur (approx. 3 miles away); Old Dade County Court House (approx. 3.4 miles away); Old Northwood Historic District (approx. 3.9 miles away); Evergreen Cemetery (approx. 4.3 miles away); Hurricane of 1928 Mass Burial Site (approx. 4.4 miles away).

Photographed by Jay Kravetz, May 16, 2020

2. The Historic Kelsey Gates Marker

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, March 9, 2026

3. The Historic Kelsey Gates Marker

The former Gateway to the Palm Beaches is now located on the grounds of Fire Rescue Station 68.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 22, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2020, by Jay Kravetz of West Palm Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 743 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 25, 2020, by Jay Kravetz of West Palm Beach, Florida. 3. submitted on April 19, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.