Colonial Hotel - Fort Lauderdale, FL
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N 26° 07.210 W 080° 08.666
17R E 585537 N 2889272
Built in 1922.
Waymark Code: WMRFM3
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 06/19/2016
Views: 6
The sign on this building reads:
"COLONIAL HOTEL
CIRCA 1922
This building is one of only three
remaining historical buildings on
Brickell Avenue, the first commercial
street of Ft. Lauderdale. Constructed
as the Divans Hotel in 1922, this
building is the oldest surviving
structure in Ft. Lauderdale built
as a hotel and remaining in that
continuous use until its acquisition
by the School Board in 1983. It was
renamed the Colonial Hotel in
the early 1930s, the name it
retained until 1972. As the Bivans Hotel it
contained the Palm Cafe and Electric
Maid Bake Shop."
Group that erected the marker: unknown
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
Brickell Avenue
Ft. Lauderdale, FL USA
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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