The place itself
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The History of New Port Richey in 6 Landmarks
New Port Richey was supposed to be a movie star’s playground, and for a handful of years, it nearly was.
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How New Port Richey Got Its Name
The name arrived in two steps, and the second step was ambition.
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New Port Richey by the Numbers: What the Census Says
The numbers arrive with a shrug, but they tell a story of a town that outlived its own ambition. New Port Richey incorporated on 24 October 1924, the younger, upriver twin of Port Richey, which had been named for the settler Aaron M. Richey. The first council act, on 2 December that year, was to accept a park donated by George Sims. That is where the civic story begins: with a gift, and a name.
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Why New Port Richey Is Where It Is
The town was incorporated on 24 October 1924, and its first official act, on 2 December that year, was to accept a park from a man named George Sims. That is the whole story in miniature.
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Living in New Port Richey, FL: A Quiet History
New Port Richey was supposed to be a Hollywood colony. A winter stage for silent-film royalty on the banks of the Pithlachascotee River. The boom collapsed, the stars moved on, and what remains is a quiet, affordable town. Its charm lives in the faded dream itself.
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What Has Changed in New Port Richey, FL
New Port Richey was meant to be a Hollywood on the Gulf, a winter colony for silent-film royalty. The boom went bust. The stage remains.
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The Industry That Built New Port Richey: A Hollywood Dream
New Port Richey, incorporated in 1924, spent a few glittering years chasing a Hollywood dream—then the land boom collapsed, leaving behind a river house, a theatre, and a town that learned to live with its own might-have-been.
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New Port Richey History: Reading the Buildings of a Boomtown
The town that incorporated in 1924 with a donated park and a movie star’s name on a theatre now reads less like a destination and more like a footnote—but the buildings still tell the story of how fast ambition can be built, and how quietly it can settle.
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New Port Richey Waterfront: History, River, and Sights
**New Port Richey and Its Water**
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What People Get Wrong About New Port Richey, FL
New Port Richey was never meant to be a quiet river town. It was built on the promise of a Hollywood colony. The ambition is the real story.