The Breakers in Palm Beach featuring Billy Yeager February 14, 2007

The Breakers takes pride in its celebrated history as it looks to the future - ushering in a new era of casual sophistication by investing $225 million in the ongoing revitalization and expansion of the resort since 1990.

Since 1896, The Breakers has enjoyed international acclaim.

Set amidst 140 acres of breathtaking oceanfront property, the resort offers an extensive range of services and amenities for the vacationing or business traveler.

Beginning February 14th Recording artist "Billy Yeager" will be performing his eclectic original music everyday from WED thru SAT at 5:00 p.m. until 9 p.m.
Billy Yeager has written and recorded over 700 songs. His original music is a mixture of Brazilian, Bosa Nova, Mexican/ Morrocan/Surf Jazz/ Japanese Folk/. He was discovered by Grammy Award Winner Bruce Hornsby in 1993 and signed to a recording contract. He has played for Rod Stewart who is also a big fan of Billy's and also 17 time Grammy Award Winner Pat Metheny is also a supporter of Billy's music. Billy not only writes and composes his own music but is also a filmmaker who produces and directs his own films.

The Breakers has a dedicated staff of 1800 - with fluency in over 56 languages - provides each guest with an exceptional level of personalized attention.

The Breakers is a recipient of the prestigious AAA Five Diamond Award. Learn more about the history of The Breakers.

In 1896, Flagler built a second hotel, The Palm Beach Inn on the beachfront of the Royal Poinciana. Soon guests requested rooms "over by the breakers." When Flagler redoubled the hotel's size, he renamed it The Breakers. During an expansion project - the fourth in less than a decade - The Breakers burned down on June 9, 1903. Less than a year later on February 1, 1904, it reopened to universal acclaim. Rooms started at four dollars a night, including three meals a day.

The guest register read like a "who's who" of early twentieth century America - Rockefellers, Vanderbilts, Astors, Andrew Carnegie and J.P. Morgan vacationed alongside United States presidents and European nobility.
On March 18, 1925, twelve years after Flagler's death, tragedy struck The Breakers. Fire destroyed the all-wood building. Flagler's heirs were determined to build the world's finest resort as a testament to his vision - and to reopen in time for the 1926-27 winter season.

The New York City-based Turner Construction Company began work in January 1926, modeling the new building after the Villa Medici in Rome.
Seventy-five artisans were brought from Italy to complete the magnificent paintings on the ceilings of the 200-foot long main lobby and first-floor public rooms. Far grander than its predecessor, The Breakers remains an unrivaled masterpiece.

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http://www.thebreakers.com/


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