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Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Palm Beach County's Hypoluxo - surrounded by water, no way out

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  Hypoluxo peninsula, State Archives of  Florida By Jane Feehan Those driving by I-95 exit signs for Hypoluxo may be more curious about th...
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...
Monday, November 11, 2024

Sun Tower, one of the oldest remaining hotels on Fort Lauderdale sands

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    Sun Tower Hotel & Suites 2030 N. Ocean Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 954-565-5700 By Jane Feehan The Sun Tower remains one of the f...
Sunday, November 3, 2024

Fort Lauderdale and Broward County fallout shelter craze in the 1960s

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  By Jane Feehan Fallout shelters dominated controversial topics in South Florida and the nation in the late 1950s and early 1960s. People...
Sunday, October 27, 2024

Fort Lauderdale's first department store - Pioneer Department Store

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By Jane Feehan  Frank Stranahan’s New River trading post, opened in Fort Lauderdale in 1895, served as antecedent to the Pioneer Departmen...
Sunday, October 13, 2024

SeaEscape cruises into Florida sunset with no return as onshore gambling evolves

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  By Jane Feehan As Florida voters rejected gambling casinos, one-day cruises for betting grew in popularity during the 1980s and 90s. O...
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 ...