I have lived in South Florida since 1978 and visited often from a young age. I was so fortunate to have been here before the traffic and congestion, housing boom and strip shopping mall phenomenon. I used to drive from work – NW 36th in Miami to a special dentist in North East Palm Beach for 6 months in 1985 every Friday night. It only took a bit over an hour to drive those 75 miles during “rush hour.” There was never any traffic. Now that drive would be 2 to 2 1/2 hours easily.
I recently had the opportunity to interview Deborah Sharp, a Fort Lauderdale native and author, who grew up in the heart of Fort Lauderdale. She shared her memories with me and talked about her mystery novel series. I think you’ll really enjoy what she had to say about the way things wee here in the 1950s and 60s. Here’s the article.