| History/ARTWALK Also called the aha!Walk 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 (click for BIG VIEW) |
| The aha!WALK answers those questions you've always wondered about: "Oh, that's why it's called Broward County" (for the answer, see the plaque on the north side of the Main Library) The aha!WALK 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. For interesting photos and history 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 Click here and visit the WALKS on the INDEX MAP |
| 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 |
| 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 OVERVIEW PAGE for the H/ARTWalk www.geocities.com/creatingthefuture/hartwalk.html |
| BEACH MAP "How can we make streets more friendly to pedestrians?" PARKING MAP RIVER MAP This is the OVERVIEW PAGE for the H/ARTWalk www.geocities.com/creatingthefuture/hartwalk.html |
| The Dress Light Campaign to encourage walking |
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1. Beach 2. East Las Olas 3. East Seventh Avenue (under construction) 4. West Seventh Avenue (under construction) 5. North Riverwalk 6. North First Street (under construction) 7. Sistrunk Blvd. (under construction) 8. South Sixth Street and South Riverwalk |
| There are 8 WALKS (currently) that make up the History/ArtWalk System in Fort Lauderdale. The system is a proposal and your comments are invited. |
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| (A small-scale map shows less detail, but a larger land area. For instance, a USAnational map is a much smaller-scale map than a map showing the details of the City of Fort Lauderdale. Objects appear larger on a large-scale map.) |
| West of the History/Art Walk If you drive west of the Downtown area of Fort Lauderdale, you will find some of these photos... |
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| Who is/who was Walter E. Peele-Dixie? |
| Publix at Davie Road and S.W. 35th Avenue Note the delightful architecture. |
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| Click on the photo to return to the H/ART WALK |