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In January 1985, thirteen sites were considered for a proposed Broward County Convention Center. One of the leading sites was a 25-acre (1,100,000 sq ft; 100,000 m 2) parcel that included a 15-acre (650,000 sq ft; 61,000 m 2) trailer park near Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport at U.S. 1 and Northwest 10th Street.
Broward Center for the Performing Arts; Address: 201 SW 5th Ave Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312-7112: Location: Sailboat Bend: Owner: Broward County: Operator: Performing Arts Center Authority: Type: Performing arts center: Capacity: 2,658 (Au-Rene Theater) 584 (Amaturo Theater) 188-220 (Abdo New River Room) 220 (Porter Riverview Ballroom ...
Broward County Convention Center (Fort Lauderdale) Clemente Center ; Donald L. Tucker Center (Tallahassee) Emerald Coast Convention Center (Okaloosa Island/Destin) Knight International Center ; Miami Airport Convention Center (Miami) Miami Beach Convention Center; Ocean Center (Daytona Beach) Orange County Convention Center
In 1911, the Florida Board of Trade passed a resolution that called for a deep-water port. The port was originally intended to ship produce to the North and the West. In 1913, the Fort Lauderdale Harbor Company was formed and eventually dug out the Lake Mabel Cut, which opened the New River to the sea and created access for small boats. [6]
Fort Lauderdale (/ ˈ l ɔː d ər d eɪ l / LAW-dər-dayl) is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, 30 miles (48 km) north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean.It is the county seat of and most populous city in Broward County with a population of 182,760 at the 2020 census, [7] making it the tenth-most populous city in Florida.
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The Terramar Visitor Center is located in the Mediterranean and Art Deco style home of Hugh Taylor Birch, an attorney for Standard Oil who built his home in 1940. [5] The visitor center is open from 9:00am until 4:00pm, Monday through Friday.
The route extends from an intersection with Sunrise Boulevard near downtown Ft. Lauderdale, north to an intersection with Glades Road near Boca Raton. Like Military Trail ( SR 809 ) to the east, SR 845 is a major commuter highway paralleling Florida's Turnpike (SR 91) and Interstate 95 (I-95) and often used as an alternative for the often ...