Jay Krochmalny Collection, Circa 1952-1980
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 1 Hollinger Box
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Jay Krochmalny Collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
The Jay Krochmalny Collection contains correspondence, ephemera, photographs ledgers, and and stock certificates documenting the Par-3 Golf Course.
- Biographical / historical:
Julius Jay, known as Jay,was born in New York City on March 31, 1908. He lived in Toledo, Ohio and worked as a bartender. He served in Corporal in the US Army during the Second World War. He and his wife, Virginia, had four daughters: Mary, Jane, Julia and Violet. The family moved to Broward County, but Jay and Virginia divorced in May 1963. According to Violet, Jay was a first generation Ukranian-American. He became the working partner in the Par-3 Golf Course of Fort Lauderdale, Florida (1952-1973) with Cy Foster. The Golf Course was built into the River Bend Park by the Broward County Parks and Recreation Division, currently where the Reverend Samuel Delevoe Park is situated next to the African American Research Library and Cultural Center. There were three other investment partners in the Par-3 Golf Course. Other notable staff included Bill Rutledge, of Cherokee descent, who was the Greens Keeper for 15 years and Alonzie Solomon, of African American descent, who helped build the golf course and the club house. The Par-3 Golf Course consisted of 18 holes and was open to the public every day of the year except for Election Day, as on that day the Bartenders Association had their annual picnic. In 1975 the course was built into the River Bend Park by the Broward County Parks and Recreation Division. In 1979, the park was renamed Delevoe Park after Reverend Samuel Delevoe, the city's first black police officerwho was fatally shot in 1977. Jay Krochmalny died on May 26, 1997 at the age of 89 and is buried in the Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida. In 1975 the course was built into the River Bend Park by the Broward County Parks and Recreation Division. In 1979, the park was renamed Delevoe Park after Reverend Samuel Delevoe, the city's first black police officerwho was fatally shot in 1977.
- Processing information:
The Jay Krochmalny Collection received file level processing. This finding aid may be updated to reflect new descriptions as well as acquisitions to the collection.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
The Jay Krochmalny Collection is open for research.
- Preferred citation:
Jay Krochmalny Collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.
- Location of this collection:
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Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library100 S. Andrews AvenueFort LauderdaleFL33301USA
