Perhaps the most curious thing
visitors to
Boca will notice is that a number of the
municipal buildings are painted
a lovely shade of pink. Local folklore links this to the
influence of
Addison Mizner on its early
politics.
Mr. Mizner is the
gentleman responsible for the
Boca Raton Resort Hotel and Club, a
five-star facility that loves to
fleece local
high school students by
encouraging them to hold
proms in their
banquet hall.
Most of the wealthy residents said to live in Boca actually reside in gated communities like Woodfield 3 in an unincorporated area known lovingly as West Boca; the western border of the city proper varies from north to south, but generally falls around Lyons Road.