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Showing posts with label Fort Lauderdale history. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fort Lauderdale history. Show all posts
Monday, September 16, 2024

A Civil War hero and once resident of Fort Lauderdale, Edgar A Bras and his Medal of Honor

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Medal of Honor, U.S. Army Public domain   By Jane Feehan Civil War veteran Edgar A. Bras (1841-1923) made his way to Fort Lauderdale in ...
Monday, July 15, 2024

Marlin Beach Hotel ... once leader in Fort Lauderdale beach entertainment

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  Fort Lauderdale  Marlin Beach Hotel 17 S. Atlantic Blvd.Fort Lauderdale, FL By Jane Feehan Three West Point graduates (Class of 1946) from...
Friday, July 5, 2024

Sailboat Bend, Fort Lauderdale's only neighborhood deemed a historic district

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    By Jane Feehan Fort Lauderdale’s Sailboat Bend, once known as the “West Side,” was designated a historic district in 1992. It is the fir...
Monday, June 17, 2024

Bahama Hotel, Fort Lauderdale beach hotel with an entertainment legacy

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  Bahama Hotel circa 1959 State Archives of Florida Bahama Hotel 401 N. Atlantic Blvd. (now Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd) Fort Lauderdale By ...
Saturday, April 27, 2024

SOFLA transportation - Tri-Rail applause, troubles and a Brightline debut

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  Tri-Rail commuter train at MiamiCentral Station Photo:Phillip Pessar/Miami 02/07/24 See license info below *   By Jane Feehan As of this p...
Sunday, February 18, 2024

Interesting facts about Fort Lauderdale during the 1980s

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Fort Lauderdale 1983 Florida State Archives Below is a small collection of Fort Lauderdale-specific news items of the 1980s. Some may jog a ...
Tuesday, November 7, 2023

A South Florida parrot primer

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  Captive parrots - Parrot Jungle State Archives of Florida By Jane Feehan  Flocks of parrots noisily flying at dawn and dusk around Browa...
Sunday, October 29, 2023

One of the first registered architects in Florida - August Geiger - his Fort Lauderdale and Miami projects

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1917 advertisement from Directory of City of Miami Beach By Jane Feehan Fort Lauderdale’s first high school, Fort Lauderdale Central, was bu...
Wednesday, October 11, 2023

The Idlewyld story - Hortt converts swamp to top-tier real estate

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  By Jane Feehan The history of Fort Lauderdale’s Idlewyld neighborhood reflects the story of Fort Lauderdale’s M.A. Hortt. A former stree...
Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Edgar Gould, his island off Las Olas and a new page in Fort Lauderdale history

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Plans drawn for development - 1940 Courtesy of Debbie Gould Tucker By Jane Feehan Edgar Davis Gould’s purchase of a swampy, mangrove-covered...
Wednesday, July 12, 2023

Lumber schooners delivered what railroads could not to Fort Lauderdale

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  Abandoned lumber schooners, Miami 1926 State Archives of Florida By Jane Feehan   “A new era in water transportation for Fort Lauderdale” ...