08/22/2026
I found photos of Fort Lauderdale from 1893 to 1960 and restored them.
Swipe in order — you’re watching a trading post on a river become one of the most valuable coastlines in America. That dirt road under the oaks? Las Olas Boulevard. Those empty dredged lots in 1950? Harbor Beach — homes there now trade for $30 million. The bare fairways by the sand ridge? Coral Ridge Country Club.
Here’s the part I can’t stop thinking about: every person in these photos thought they’d already missed the boom.
Drop your earliest Fort Lauderdale memory below — best one gets Part 2. And if your family’s been here since any of these photos, I want to hear about it. 🏝️