"Crazy" Gregg Newell - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Posted by: Metro2
N 26° 07.185 W 080° 06.266
17R E 589537 N 2889253
The Father of Spring Break.
Waymark Code: WMQME0
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 03/02/2016
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informs us:
"Fort Lauderdale Walk of Fame
Background: Launched in 2010, this beachfront walkway features 14 diamond-shaped tiles highlighting some of Fort Lauderdale's biggest stars, as well as folks who helped make the city shine brighter. Look for it on State Road A1A, just north of Las Olas Boulevard, directly across from the popular beach hangout, Elbo Room.
Honorees: Entertainer Connie Francis (for the 50th anniversary of the all-time Spring Break movie, "Where the Boys Are"); tennis great Chris Evert and her father, Jimmy Evert (known as the "patriarch of tennis in Fort Lauderdale"); radio broadcaster Rick Shaw; and businessman H. Wayne Huizenga."
This one honors businessman Gregg Newell.
The tile reads:
"City of Fort Lauderdale
Proudly Honors
'CRAZY' GREGG NEWELL
FATHER OF SPRING BREAK
HELPED BUILD FORT LAUDERDALE INTO THE
SPRING BREAK CAPITAL OF THE WORLD
FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH
MAY 24, 2014"