Remember when...?

[compelled to reply]

Originally Posted by JSnFla

broward seemed to die around 1997 and by 2000 was done

Oh no, Tampa is dying, Hilsborough is 23% Hispanic now!!!! More than Palm Beach and same as Broward!!!! Yeah, it was really great in 1997 too. Murder rate above the national average, downtown Ft. Lauderdale and Hollywood were mainly there if you wanted to get robbed, and unemployment was 7%. Much better now even with the recent declines. Plus the malcontents are finally leaving! Broward probably attracted the most malcontents out of any county in the US in the 90s and now it's experiencing the largest malcontent exodus. It's a cycle.

PS- If anyone thinks I'm Hispanic slandering, I'm not, I'm actually doing the opposite because I know this guy's real agenda.

[HIF]

Originally Posted by chisoxfan

Can't believe none of us have mentioned the Sportatorium, which was the big concert venue in the pre-Miami Arena/BankAtlantic Center/American Airlines Arena days. Seems like everyone I know who attended an event there has a few stories about that old barn.

MANY stories.... I had an old car that over heated. Many times we would leave it on the side of the road when we were in the line of stop and go traffic heading down the road to the Sportatorium and catch a ride.

[Desdemona25]

Originally Posted by chisoxfan

Can't believe none of us have mentioned the Sportatorium, which was the big concert venue in the pre-Miami Arena/BankAtlantic Center/American Airlines Arena days. Seems like everyone I know who attended an event there has a few stories about that old barn.

I'll admit that I was too young to go to anything there, but I do remember its existence. I remember my father getting his car stuck in a ditch out that way and the 2 that had stopped to help were on their way to see Van Halen there.

A cousin of mine went to the last drag race ever held there. The event was named something similar. She begged them not to tear her ticket so that she could keep it--they listened.

I didn't want to name everything. Otherwise, there wouldn't have been anything left!

[Desdemona25]

Originally Posted by HIF

MANY stories.... I had an old car that over heated. Many times we would leave it on the side of the road when we were in the line of stop and go traffic heading down the road to the Sportatorium and catch a ride.

Yep...the 2 lane road. There were parts that went to 4 lanes on occasion. A former teacher of mine (plus another teacher that I didn't have) had moved to that mobile home park on US27--Holly Lake or Holiday Park? We were driving out there late one evening and I kept asking my mom, "Are we there yet??" I kept seeing the signs for 27 but never truly realized how far out in the middle of nowhere it was. I was 12 when this happened (1987).

[PBCboy]

Originally Posted by compelled to reply

Oh no, Tampa is dying, Hilsborough is 23% Hispanic now!!!! More than Palm Beach and same as Broward!!!! Yeah, it was really great in 1997 too. Murder rate above the national average, downtown Ft. Lauderdale and Hollywood were mainly there if you wanted to get robbed, and unemployment was 7%. Much better now even with the recent declines. Plus the malcontents are finally leaving! Broward probably attracted the most malcontents out of any county in the US in the 90s and now it's experiencing the largest malcontent exodus. It's a cycle.

PS- If anyone thinks I'm Hispanic slandering, I'm not, I'm actually doing the opposite because I know this guy's real agenda.

Just a correction... the Hispanic count is severely undercounted in Palm Beach County compared to Broward. Most of the Hispanics in Broward are citizens while Palm Beach has a large population of illegal immigrants. Cities like Lake Worth and West Palm Beach are having census problems because of this, and it has been found that many of these families check off "White Non-Hispanic" if questioned to keep a low profile.

I can't really say that Broward has gotten worse or better. I can say that I like it better one county up, though. I mainly like SE Broward and NW (Parkland). Middle Broward is too congested and bland.

[Meerteekah]

When the beach had a nice, deep stretch of sand...

It's puny now.