Park named in his honor. Under Pollaks leadership Palm Bay continued to grow, finally incorporating as a city on January 16, 1960. Did it suck then? No I think probably not. It was nice. No people coming from up North trying to change the area to what they left up north. The River was awesome the place was quiet and the mosquitoes were still bad but it did not suck.The first time I ever set foot in Palm Bay was in 1972. Things were different alright. Radiation which is now Harris was the only thing here. Does any body remember Cox's truck stop on US1 where the dredge dump site is now. Best Patty melts around. GDC (General development Corp.) was in full sell the hell out ofopen. People were growing weed all over Palm Bay back in the day. Planes would land on the roads and drop off bales. You could go shooting just about anywhere. The Bowling alley on Port Malabar was still open and the bar the Crews Club cranked on Friday nights. people from Harris would hit it for Happy hour and if you could not hook up and get laid after being there you had to be one sorry SOB.Bill's Clipper Lounge on US1 Later to be called the Cedar Chest Rocked Out on the weekends they always had a kick ass band playing. Castaway point was a place to go. Not like today where it has become a hangout for old homos who offer sexual favors in the rest