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Website. www .fortlauderdale .gov. Fort Lauderdale ( / ˈlɔːdərdeɪl / 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 ...
The history of Fort Lauderdale, Florida began more than 4,000 years ago with the arrival of the first aboriginal natives, and later with the Tequesta Indians, who inhabited the area for more than a thousand years. Though control of the area changed among Spain, England, the United States, and the Confederate States of America, it remained ...
A historic flash flood event occurred in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and the surrounding areas on April 12, 2023. The Fort Lauderdale area reported 25.6 inches (650 mm) of rain within approximately 12 hours. [2] [3] [4] 21.42 in (544 mm) of rain fell in nearby Dania Beach. Other affected areas, such as Hollywood and South Miami, recorded at least ...
Fort Lauderdale station. / 26.1194694°N 80.1698722°W / 26.1194694; -80.1698722. Fort Lauderdale station is a train station in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It is served by Tri-Rail and Amtrak. The station is located on Southwest 21st Terrace, just south of West Broward Boulevard .
Stranahan House is the home of Fort Lauderdale pioneers Frank and Ivy Stranahan. Built in 1901 as a trading post and converted into a residence for the Stranahans in 1906, the house is the oldest surviving structure in Broward County. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and today operates as a historic house museum ...
Nova Southeastern University. / 26.07778°N 80.24194°W / 26.07778; -80.24194. Nova Southeastern University ( NSU) is a private research university with its main campus in Fort Lauderdale - Davie, Florida, United States, in the Miami metropolitan area. [8] [9] The university consists of 14 total colleges, offering over 150 programs of ...
The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale. / 26.136667; -80.113721. The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale is an upscale super regional shopping mall on Sunrise Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It was originally constructed in 1954 as the open-air shopping mall the Sunrise Center . The mall is owned by Keystone Florida Property Holding Corporation, a ...
The Broward Center for the Performing Arts (commonly known as the Broward Center) is a large multi-venue performing arts center located in downtown Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States . Opened in 1991 on a 5.5-acre (22,000 m 2) site along the north bank of the New River at Sailboat Bend, the center became a catalyst for major downtown ...