South Florida in the 1980s Through Amazing Photos - Old Us

   

South Florida is the southernmost region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is one of Florida’s three most commonly referred to “directional” regions, the others being Central Florida and North Florida. It includes the populous Miami metropolitan area, the Florida Keys, and other localities.

 
South Florida is the only part of the continental United States with a tropical climate. These amazing photos were taken by Steve Martin that show what South Florida looked like in the 1980s.
 
 
A scene after a rain shower on the boardwalk at Hollywood Beach, Florida, 1983

 

 
Beach on a sunny day, Deerfield Beach, Florida, 1983

 

 
Deerfield Beach Pier, Florida, 1983

 

Hillsboro Lighthouse from Pompano Beach, Florida, 1983

 

Hotel Dixie Court, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1983

 

Looking toward Hillsboro Light, Pompano Beach, Florida, 1983

 

Looking toward SAL Station, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1983

 

Pier is in the background, Deerfield Beach, Florida, 1983

 

St. Ann Catholic Church, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1983

 

Town Center Mall, Boca Raton, Florida, 1983

 

A street of Craftsman Bungalow style houses, Edgewater, Miami, 1984

 

A woman lays out in the South Florida sun while a sailboat and freighter pass in the horizon, Hollywood Beach, 1984

 

Apartment building, Hollywood, Florida, 1984

 

Bathers and Boats, Dania Beach, Florida, 1984

 

Boats by lifeguard station, Hollywood, Florida, 1984

 

Dania Beach Pier. The pier was one of several along the Southeast Florida coast, 1984

 

Downtown Miami skyline from Brickell Avenue, Florida, 1984

 

Hollywood Beach broadwalk, Florida, 1984

 

Looking north from Dania Beach Pier, Florida, 1984

 

Looking north with Dania Pier on the horizon, Hollywood Beach, Florida, 1984

 

Looking south from about Taft Street, Hollywood Beach, Florida, 1984

 

Two-story bungalow, Edgewater, Miami, 1984

 

View looking north toward Dania Pier and the high-rises facing the Port Everglades Inlet, Hollywood Beach, Florida, 1984

 

Broward County Fair, Hallandale, Florida, 1986.

 

Broward County Fair, Hallandale, Florida, 1986

 

Jupiter Beach, Florida, 1986

 

Jupiter Inlet and Lighthouse, Florida, 1986

 

Street Fair, Delray Beach, Florida, 1986

 

View of condominiums to the south of the pier, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida, 1986

 

Festival held in the streets around Sanborn Square, Boca Raton, Florida, 1987

 

People in Sanborn Square, Boca Raton, Florida, 1987

 

Boat dock, Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Florida, 1988

 

Canoeists on Loxahatchee River, Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Florida, 1988

 

Hotel from beach, Miami Beach, Florida, 1989

 

Hotel row from beachfront side, Miami Beach, Florida, 1989

 

 
Some of the booths at the 1989 Sunfest, West Palm Beach, Florida