Florida History: Fort Lauderdale beach goers 1945 ... and now
― Yoga rise 2012 ∙ Use search box at right to find more Florida history ∙ By Jane Feehan ∙ During the 1940s it was easier to capture and publicize the number of Fort Lauderdale beach goers than it might be today. A report published by the Fort Lauderdale Daily News (June 5, 1945, pg. 3) from Porter Reynolds, supervisor of Parks and Recreation for the city, indicated the following for the month of May, 1945: ∙ 26,723 persons used the beach with a daily average of [...].
