Friday, June 25, 2021

Calling all shoppers to downtown Fort Lauderdale in the 1920s

 

Central Business District Fort Lauderdale circa 1920
Florida State Archives/Frisbie collection















The Fort Lauderdale Mercantile Company was one of the few places to shop in the city in 1921. The advertisement, at right below, from the Fort Lauderdale Herald (March 4, 1921) thanks tourists for their patronage. There's no address in this ad and many others of the time because all commerce was on one or two streets downtown (above) not far from the New River; everyone knew where the businesses were.
Fort Lauderdale Mercantile Company
advertisement 1921



Tags: Fort Lauderdale history, Fort Lauderdale in the 1920s, History of Fort Lauderdale