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Showing posts with label Fort Lauderdale in the 1970s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fort Lauderdale in the 1970s. Show all posts
Thursday, April 24, 2025

Nightclub stories: Unsolved murders at Bocaccio's in Broward County

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  By Jane Feehan A popular club with live entertainment and flashy customers, Bocaccio’s was similar to many late-night venues in the Fort L...
Monday, March 31, 2025

Will the 1974 -75 Fort Lauderdale real estate story be repeated?

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  Downtown Fort Lauderdale 2025 By Jane Feehan  Fort Lauderdale has seen several building busts and booms since World War II. A glan...
Monday, November 25, 2024

The Landmark Building leads downtown Fort Lauderdale development in 1972

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 Looking north from 3rd Avenue Bridge Landmark sits center of photo 1991 (White strip to roof)) State Archives of Florida/Riddle Landmark Bu...
Sunday, June 30, 2024

Fort Lauderdale, Fazio's Fireside Steak Ranch and his House of Prime Ribs

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By Jane Feehan Fort Lauderdale was booming in the 1950s and 60s. The boom included new restaurants opened to meet the demand of a fast-gro...
Thursday, August 20, 2020

Yesterday’s Restaurant looms large in memories of Fort Lauderdale dining and nightlife

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Florida State Archives   Yesterday’s Restaurant and One Up Lounge Oakland Park and the Intracoastal Fort Lauderdale, Florida   By Jane Feeh...
Monday, February 4, 2019

Fort Lauderdale 1970s: Celebrities flock to Le Club International

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Lloyd Bridges at Le Club 1973  State of Florida Archives Le Club International Yacht and Tennis Club Once located at 2900 NE 9 St., Fort Lau...
Thursday, December 6, 2018

Heilman's in Fort Lauderdale ... and the stuntman

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By Jane Feehan Those who were lucky to live in Fort Lauderdale when restaurants were top notch, exceptional establishments—the 1960s a...
Monday, July 20, 2015

The Candy Store, sleazy ghost of Fort Lauderdale's Spring Break past

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By Jane Feehan A few years ago, someone suggested I write histories of restaurants and clubs in Fort Lauderdale and Miami. I pointed out ...
Friday, June 19, 2015

Flash and grab at the Yellow Rolls Royce - A 1970s Fort Lauderdale story

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By Jane Feehan Long-time Fort Lauderdale residents may remember the robbery at the Yellow Rolls Royce Restaurant in 1976. It was bold...
Thursday, February 27, 2014

Broward County's Black-White teacher exchange and desegregation

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By Jane Feehan Though public schools in the U.S. were ordered to desegregate in 1954 ( Brown v. Board of Education ), they remained seg...
Monday, September 2, 2013

Fort Lauderdale and Johnny Weissmuller

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Weissmuller 1939 filming in Silver Springs, FL Florida State Archives By Jane Feehan He swung from vines as Tarzan to meet up with Jane, his...