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The New Pier 66 Hotel at Bahia Mar!
Fake headline. Fake postcard. But, that might have been the headline had Phillips Petroleum’s interest in buying the long-financially troubled yacht basin from the city of Fort Lauderdale back in 1954 materialized. As reported in the local papers, the oil company, looking to expand into South Florida, was interested in purchasing the marina, lock stock,…
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Pioneer Postcards 3
“Pioneer” here refers to postcard images taken earlier than 1919. More or less. Fort Lauderdale was an agricultural town in its early days, and many of these cards reflect that. Late in 1919, the Broward Hotel opened, and the community slowly began to evolve into the town known today. These early cards are shown across…
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Pioneer Postcards 2
“Pioneer” here refers to postcard images taken earlier than 1919. More or less. Fort Lauderdale was an agricultural town in its early days, and many of these cards reflect that. Late in 1919, the Broward Hotel opened, and the community slowly began to evolve into the town known today. These early cards are shown across…
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The Simple Life
Once upon a time, before mega yachts and multimillion-dollar homes, before it would be known as The Venice of America or film Where The Boys would ultimately be, Fort Lauderdale, a small village on the New River, would raise more tents than houses. The Simple Life postcard, c. 1911, shows just that. It’s an example…
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Beach Scene Postcards
Updated 30 October 2024 WHITE BORDER CARDS Curt Teich and Company E. C. Kropp Co. Ashville Post Card Co. (left) / Tichnor Brothers, Inc. (right) Unknown Publisher LINEN CARDS The Albertype Co. “Hand Colored” Colourpicture Publishers, Inc Curt Teich and Company Metropolitan Postcard Company Tichnor Brothers, Inc. EARLY CHROMES
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