Fort lauderdale in the 1980s (Sunrise, Plantation: home, theatre, school)

[antcndx]

i remember the haunted house on 1313 andrews ave....i worked there............and i lived with the people who owned it for a bit..........and the skating rink.....i used to go every fri night..........it was great......;

[antcndx]

Originally Posted by tschleicher

Hello,

YES i remember the place.. it was on the North East corner in behind Baha Beach Club?? right?? here is one for you.... do you remember the Haunted House on 1313 S Andrews Ave in Ft Laud??? was there all yr long?? I can not figure that name out!!! Please let me know and ill ask around about the rink. Thanks

i remember it well.........i worked there for a little while...it was a cool place..........i lived with the people who owned it for a while.......what memories...did you go there?

[Philip R]

I was born in Hollywood in 1964.
I am pretty sure that the Gold Coast Rink was the one just east of Federal at SR 84, next to "The Copa." The coolest dance club was Nepenthe, an Egyptian themed club on Federal Highway. We danced at Pete and Lenny's on the South side of Commercial ( or was it Oakland Park Blvd?)
The Haunted House attraction was at 1313 Andrews Avenue and was painted gray and deliberately dilapidated. It is now a sunny yellow and houses a law office. Not as fun. I will check with my Mom on the name of the skating rink, I also remember it .

[Donna-501]

Originally Posted by Rcm58

I was living off Oakland Park Blvd in 1984 for a month while we were waiting to be accepted into Bonaventure. I never went to the skate place but I remember it, in the late 80's we had a movie theater with reclining seats, ashtrays and it served beer also, forget where it was, out west somewhere, I think on Commercial Blvd.

I remember that. They use to serve food and it wasn't expensive but the movies were a little old. Think it was on Commercial.

[Kalbo]

Gold Coast roller rink was great, had a wooded floor. They had a big screen and would show the Thriller video.

Agree Nepenthe was the coolest dance club!

[ThumbingMyWayToHeaven]

Yes, the roller rink was Gold Coast. And Pete & Lenny's was on Commercial. (Yesterday's was on Oakland Park Blvd@ the Intracoastal.)

Anyone remember the Playpen? Or better yet, Chateau Madrid?

I guess I'm showing my age. LOL.

[EllieB1964]

That was on 441 near Oalkand. It got skanky after a while, really smelly with palmetto bugs all over. Ft. Lauderdale of 1980s rocked!

[EllieB1964]

Who remembers Penrods on the beach and Big Daddy's on 441 near N. Lauderdale?

[DebiLima]

Originally Posted by jupitermadcat

Hi everyone

Just wondering if anyone was living in Fort Lauderdale in the early 80s

and if you did do you remember a Roller rink Off Oakland park Blvd and Federal Hwy? i can't for the life of me remember the name all i remember is for a while they served beer and wine until they found out drinking and skating didn't mix i wish i had pictures LOL but it was a cool place at the time

I was always at Summers.

[DebiLima]

Me ~ I was there! The drinking age was 18 and there was a party every night...loved the 80s!