Las Olas Boulevard
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Although Las Olas Boulevard is actually in the city of Fort
Lauderdale, because of its unique identity, it deserves it’s
own place on this web site.
Home to the well known Annual Las Olas Art Fair, this trendy,
upscale district is located one block off the New River, just
east of Federal Highway (Hwy 1), and provides a beautifully
landscaped spectacle of exclusive boutiques, restaurants, art
galleries, and sidewalk cafes.
History and Culture
The elegance of yesteryear pervades this street, from stylish
storefronts to quaint horse drawn carriages carrying visitors
on leisurely explorations.
In Spanish, Las Olas means "the waves," the name
given to this road, which in 1917 led to the first bridge connecting
Fort Lauderdale with the ocean.
Stranahan House, on Las Olas Boulevard, is the oldest structure
in Fort Lauderdale, restored to its former splendor. There,
Indians once brought furs to trade with Frank Stranahan, the
city's first citizen.
The Museum
of Art possesses the United States' largest collection
of artwork from Amsterdam, Brussels, and Copenhagen and the
largest Florida collection of pre-Columbian and Native American
Art.
Real Estate
Known as being the boater's paradise, Fort Lauderdale's premium
boating and waterfront homes are right here in the Las Olas,
downtown area.
The real estate offers a mix of old and new,
with many older homes
on
the waterways
being
torn
down
to make
way
for
the
building of beautiful modern homes, as with all of the Gold
Coast. There are Intracoastal front townhouses and ocean
access homes priced into the multi-millions for the boating
enthusiast.
And if you are not in the multi-million dollar range, you
can still find total ocean access homes in the half-million
dollar
range.
Remember, when you are looking for a home in the Las Olas
area, just call Florida Homes Online, Inc., toll free, at 1-800-330-1924
to talk about your real estate needs or search the MLS right
here at Property Search with the 33301 zipcode.
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