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Died. Thomas Jessup Pancoast, 76, pioneer developer of Miami Beach; in Moorestown, N.J. A leader in the project of transforming the mangrove thickets across Biscayne Bay into fabulously valuable real estate, he grew wealthy as a speculator and property owner, was the first and lifelong president of the Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones, Sep. 29, 1941 | 9/29/1941 | See Source »

...Miami Beach, where sites were priced at from $800 to $1,000 a front foot; lots on Lincoln Road (Miami Beach's swank shopping street), which went begging in 1931 at $15,000, were selling at $35,000 to $50,000; glittering caravansaries like the Pancoast were charging $15, $20 and more per day; and up 35% was Miami Beach's garbage, reli able measure in most resort towns of tourist trade...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FLORIDA: On the Beach | 1/15/1940 | See Source »

...month for nearly two years-and then got it back to spend over again even faster. He toured Europe intermittently (with a camera) and dreamed expanding dreams. Once, crossing San Francisco Bay, he drew rings around the country's great cities and said to his mercurial employe George Pancoast: "Some day, a paper here and here and here." Around New York he drew a double ring...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Hearst | 5/1/1933 | See Source »

Died. Mrs. Ella H. Pancoast Widener, of Elkins Park, Pa., wife of Joseph E. Widener, Philadelphia financier, horse fancier, art collector; of heart disease; in Elkins Park...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones: May 13, 1929 | 5/13/1929 | See Source »

...summary. Harvard pennsylvanda Thomas g. g. Anderson MacKinnon, r.f.b. l.f.b. Bailey Sullivan l.f.b. r.f.b. Pancoast Tarnowsky r.h.b. l.h.b. McDonald Wickersham, (Purdy) c.h.b. c.h.b. Brandshin Pattison l.h.b. r.h.b. Schuler Crooks, (Smith) o.r. o.l. Sensing Gans, (Crooks) i.r. i.l. Gentle Rubin c. c. Lingleback Trevett i.l. i.r. Boos Dorman o.l. o.r. Stewart Goals: Stewart 2, Boos Lingleback, Gentle...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SOCCER TEAM BOWS TO PENN IN LEAGUE TILT | 10/20/1924 | See Source »

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