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Briny Breezes is a town in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population was 411 at the 2000 census. Briny Breezes (or "Briny" as it is known locally) is a small coastal community of approximately 488 mobile homes along State Road A1A. Briny is a private community consisting mostly of "Snowbirds" from the Northeast, Midwest, and Canada. It and Ocean Breeze are the only two mobile home parks in Florida that are incorporated towns. ==History== In the 1920s, the land housed a strawberry farm owned by Michigan lumberman Ward Miller.〔(About the Briny Breezes deal ). ''Sun-Sentinel'', December 13, 2006. Retrieved January 7, 2007.〕 Around the time of the Great Depression, he allowed tourists, who brought their trailers down from the North, to camp on his land. He began advertising the land by placing flyers in Northern newspapers, such as the ''Chicago Tribune'', that touted Briny's "$3 a week rent."〔DeGregory, Lane. (A Price on Paradise ). ''St. Petersburg Times'', February 5, 2006. Retrieved January 7, 2007.〕 In 1958, Miller wanted to retire and made an offer to the campers to buy the land: $2,000 per lot and $2,500 for those near the water.〔 The campers brought their assets together and the town was incorporated on March 19, 1963, complete with its own mayor and post office.〔Luscombe, Richard. (Backstory: Briny beach memoirs ). ''The Christian Science Monitor'', June 8, 2006. Retrieved January 7, 2007.〕 The town's first mayor was Hugh David, who held office until his death in 1997 and was never opposed in an election.〔Kleinberg, Eliot. "Hugh David, Briny Breezes' Only Mayor, Dies at 75." ''The Palm Beach Post'', February 22, 1997.〕 His successor, Robert Conkey, also died in office only months into his second term in 2000.〔(FL Mayor Dies ). ''The Florida Times-Union'', September 21, 2000. Retrieved January 7, 2007.〕 Conkey's second term was notable as he won the election by only five votes.〔Kleinberg, Eliot. "Five votes put Conkey back in mayor's post." ''The Palm Beach Post'', March 15, 2000.〕 The town's current mayor is Roger Bennett.〔Kleinberg, Eliot & Meyer, Meghan. (Trailer park windfall: $510 million for Briny Breezes ). ''The Palm Beach Post'', December 13, 2006. Retrieved January 7, 2007.〕 In its beginnings, the town was mainly made up of families that came to live during the winter.〔 Now, the residents are senior citizens that live there either year round or just in the winter.〔 Briny Breezes was used as the setting for the 2005 film ''In Her Shoes'', and many of its residents served as extras in the movie.〔(Production Notes: In Her Shoes ). ''CinemaReview.com''. Retrieved 2008-02-24.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Briny Breezes, Florida」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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