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Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Fort Lauderdale's Las Olas bridge, the Dwight L. Rogers Memorial Causeway

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  Las Olas bridge view from Idlewyld neighborhood 2024 By Jane Feehan Fort Lauderdale’s population grew from 17,996 in 1940 to 36,328 resi...
Monday, January 20, 2025

Fort Lauderdale in the news 1950 - surprises and …

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  Fort Lauderdale   A fast-growing city in 1950, Fort Lauderdale began to capture the attention—and headlines—of northern newspapers. Some n...
Thursday, January 2, 2025

Coral Springs, once green beans and cattle but no springs

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  Coral Springs in 1977, State of Florida Archives By Jane Feehan Broward County pioneer Henry L. Lyons arrived in Florida during the early ...
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...