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| History/ARTWALK Also called the aha!Walk The name of this walk is under discussion.... There's the Riverwalk along the river, and there are many points of interest for fans of history. architecture and art that appear near the Riverwalk. START HERE! The History/ARTWALK is good for your mind, body and spirit Welcome to Fort Lauderdale. This web site celebrates the Architecture, History and Art of Fort Lauderdale The ahaWALK delivers "Oh, that's why it's called Broward County" (see the plaque on the north side of Main Library) The ahaWALK helps you have that "Aha!" experience, when you learn who D.C. Alexander was (visit the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society and find out!) To guide visitors and residents around the Art, Architecture and History of Fort Lauderdale, the highlights of the city are grouped into WALKS. There are eight H/ARTWALKS at present: Beach East Las Olas East Seventh Avenue (under construction) West Seventh Avenue (under construction) North Riverwalk North First Street (under construction) Sistrunk Blvd. (under construction) South Sixth Street and South Riverwalk For interesting photos and history CLICK to see the MAP of Fort Lauderdale, visit these sites: www.flhsphotos.org www.oldfortlauderdale.org To see a virtual tour of public art in Fort Lauderdale, see the Broward County Cultural Affairs web page. http://www.broward.org/arts/home.htm http://www.co.broward.fl.us/arts/pad01.htm -- VIRTUAL TOUR An interesting web site in Texas (for public art) http://www.arts.state.tx.us/gallery/sbc3/galleryopen.asp DALLAS public art http://www.dallasculture.org/public1dt.html |
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| History/ARTWALK Also called the aha!walk The name of this walk is under development... There's the Riverwalk along the river, and there are many points of interest for fans of history. architecture and art. The WALK has interesting History and ART (H/ARTWALK). By adding architectural points of interest, vistors and long-time residents can find an "aha!" experience in Fort Lauderdale. Click here to see a larger view of the History/ARTWALK and the aha!walk |
| aha! architecture, history and art in Fort Lauderdale |
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| TO THE BEACH |
| <<The Tunnel The First Tunnel in Florida |
| QUESTIONS ABOUT THE H/ARTWalk and the aha!WALK 1. How should the walk be marked? 2. Where should it start and end? 3. What organization should manage the H/ARTWalk and decide where to place markers? |
| QUESTIONS ABOUT THE H/ARTWalk and the aha!WALK 1. How should the walk be marked? 2. Where should it start and end? 3. What organization should manage the H/ARTWalk and decide where to place markers? |
| BEACH MAP "How can we make streets more friendly to pedestrians?" PARKING MAP RIVER MAP This is the INDEX PAGE for the H/ARTWalk www.geocities.com/creatingthefuture/hartwalkindex.html |
| BEACH MAP "How can we make streets more friendly to pedestrians?" PARKING MAP RIVER MAP This is the INDEX PAGE for the H/ARTWalk www.geocities.com/creatingthefuture/hartwalkindex.html |
| The Dress Light Campaign to encourage walking |
| The Dress Light Campaign to encourage walking |
| Notes Architecture: A1 Tunnel, A2 , A3 Early 20th Cent., a4 MODS, A5 Peforming Arts Center History: h1 Stranahan house, h2 Frank's Crossing, h3 plaque for Tunnel Arts: a1 Sphere, a2 Disk and Cone (Barbara Nejna), http://www.co.broward.fl.us/arts/pad01.htm |
| Interesting viewpoints about walking Do you have opinions about how to make Fort Lauderdale a "more walkable" city? How can the streets become "friendly to pedestrians?" Photos of Havana |