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State Road 615 (SR 615), locally known as 25th Street, is a 6.2-mile-long (10.0 km) north–south commuter road serving St. Lucie County, Florida. Its northern terminus is an intersection with U.S. Route 1 (US 1 or SR 5 ) northeast of the St. Lucie County Airport in St. Lucie Village .
According to the Panama City Public Library's A History of Panama City, [10] George Mortimer West hoped to spur real estate development in Bay County during a period of intense popular interest in the construction of the Panama Canal by changing the town's name from Harrison to Panama City, because a straight line between Chicago and the ...
As of 2023, the MSA includes Bay and Washington counties, and the principal cities of Panama City and Panama City Beach. [1] The two-county MSA had a population of 200,534 at the 2020 United States Census. The MSA was first defined in 1977 as the Panama City, Florida Standard SMA, consisting of Bay County.
The new stadium began construction at the beginning of the 2016–2017 school year and was completed in the Spring of 2018. All major sporting events, graduations etc. were temporarily held at Mike Gavlak Stadium at J.R. Arnold High School in neighboring Panama City Beach until construction of the new stadium was completed.
The first sanctuary of First Baptist Church in Panama City. Before First Baptist Church of Panama City was built, early residents of Panama City worshiped in a one-room schoolhouse with other denominations. First Baptist Church was started in 1908, and the first pastor was F. H. Poston.
Panama City Mall was a single story enclosed shopping mall in Panama City, Florida. Opened in 1976, it featured J. C. Penney , Gayfers , and Sears as its anchor stores . It is owned and managed by Hendon Properties of Atlanta as of September 2013, purchased from CBL & Associates Properties .
In 1926, Panama City annexed Millville into its incorporated city limits; however, it retains its unique historical character. [2] Today, visitors can still view many historical buildings, including Sweet Magnolias Deli, located on historic East 3rd Street in downtown Millville.
Panama City–Bay County International Airport (PFN) began as a private field owned by J.B. Atkinson, Jr., a citizen of Panama City. The facility had 292 acres (1.2 km 2) of land with grass landing strips. In 1932 Atkinson and his wife donated the property to the Panama City Chamber of Commerce so a city airport could be established.