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Showing posts with label Jane Feehan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jane Feehan. Show all posts
Monday, November 7, 2022

No need for fish tales in early Fort Lauderdale ... only a fish count

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  Deep Sea Fishing advertisement Florida State Archives/Florida Memory circa 1930   By Jane Feehan Visitors knew before Fort Lauderdale was ...
Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Why History? It's about identity.

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Postcard circa 1960s - Bahia Mar and South Beach   Florida State Archives/Florida Memory By Jane Feehan Many who spent their school years ha...
Sunday, January 10, 2021

About that name Publix ... and its link to Paramount Studios

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  By Jane Feehan George Jenkins opened Publix Food Store in Winter Haven, Florida Sept. 6, 1930. In 1940 he launched Publix Super Market; ...
Tuesday, December 1, 2020

A tradition begins: Fort Lauderdale's first party boat and its famous visitors

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  First Belonged to Charles Cory  Florida State Archives By Jane Feehan It could be said that Fort Lauderdale’s first houseboat, the  Wander...
Sunday, October 25, 2020

Fort Lauderdale High Flying L's: Fun facts and notables through the years

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FLHS 2022, a retro look By Jane Feehan The cornerstone of Fort Lauderdale High School, known first as Fort Lauderdale Central, was laid in 1...
Friday, July 31, 2020

Fort Lauderdale and its last direct hurricane hit - the year may surprise you

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Hurricane aftermath Andrews Avenue 1947 State of Florida Archives By Jane Feehan Fort Lauderdale gets hit by a hurricane every 2.85 years, a...
Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Las Olas Inn, long gone and mostly forgotten Fort Lauderdale

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Las Olas Inn - postcard Florida State Archives/Florida Memory      By Jane Feehan During the late 1800s, pioneer Frank Stranahan’s activ...
Sunday, July 7, 2013

Fort Lauderdale in the news - 1964

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Kenann Building By Jane Feehan Below are Fort Lauderdale news tidbits from 1964 ... Sky Harbor East   -The first high-rise co...