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1962 Map of Port Everglades

Name: 1962 Topographic Map of Port Everglades
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1990
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1990

About this map

Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood are depicted during a period of significant coastal development, centered on the heavy maritime activity of the Port Everglades Turning Basin. The map illustrates the intricate network of artificial waterways and residential finger islands that defined the mid-century landscape, including Nurmi Isles, Rio Vista Isles, and Harbor Beach. Along the Atlantic shore, the John U Lloyd Beach State Recreation Area provides a buffer of protected land between the developed shoreline and the Atlantic Ocean.

Waterborne infrastructure is the dominant feature of this survey, from the Intracoastal Waterway to the Dania Cut-Off Canal. Notable landmarks such as the Bahia-Mar Yacht Center and the Lookout Tower near Dania highlight the era's focus on both commercial shipping and recreational boating. Farther south, the residential grids around South Lake and the open spaces of Holland Park show the expansion of Hollywood toward its corporate boundaries.