Fort Lauderdale, FLORIDA - Hotel Broward - automobiles, truck, fire escape

Description: Fort Lauderdale, FLORIDA - Hotel Broward: Broward County was created in 1915. It was named for Napoleon Bonaparte Broward, Governor of Florida from 1905 to 1909. In 1915, Palm Beach County and Dade County contributed nearly equal portions of land to create Broward County. By the 1960s, Broward County was considered a leader in agriculture products and services within the State of Florida. The massive buildup of the South Florida region since the mid 1970s transformed the region, evidenced by the closure in 2003 of the last major agriculture center within the County! George E. Henry, from Massachusetts, decided to build the Hotel Broward, but when the total price reached $140,000, $40,000 more than Henry agreed to pay, Henry suggested that citizens raise cash for the overage. A citizens committee raised $23,000, but was still thousands short. City Council President Frank Stranahan stepped in and deeded Stranahan Park for $1 to someone who could sell it to Fort Lauderdale (as council president, Stranahan couldn’t sell land to the city). Fort Lauderdale paid $6,000 for the park and that money was turned over to the hotel building fund. Still short of the $140,000, Henry went ahead and built the four floor, 100-room Hotel Broward in Fort Lauderdale, the county’s first tourist hotel. It opened for the season in 1919 and counted among its first visitors actress Lillian Gish, filmmaker D. W. Griffith and his troupe of actors in Fort Lauderdale to make the movie, Idol Dancer. Political will and community spirit merged to bring about the first hotel catering to tourists. This White Border Era (1915-30) postcard is in good condition. C. T. American Art Colored No. 110321. Published by Asheville Post Cards, Asheville, N. C. No. FL 2.

Price: 8.5 USD

Location: Brooklyn, New York

End Time: 2025-01-08T04:36:07.000Z

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