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Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Promoting or "boosting" Fort Lauderdale's Rio Vista 1921

 


This 1921 ad from the Fort Lauderdale Herald pitches the Rio Vista sub-division, today one of the city's  most beautiful neighborhoods. "Boost" or "booster" were the words of that day for promoting the city, which was entering a period of rapid growth.

Lots sold then for about $800. Today houses on those lots run in the millions as this one does 

-Jane Feehan




Tags: Fort Lauderdale history, Fort Lauderdale real estate development, history of Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale in the 1920s