North Lauderdale, Florida

At its creation in 1963, it was largely farmland on the western edge of development in Broward County. North Lauderdale was originally grazing pasture for cows and horses of the Anderson Dairy Farm and also an agricultural area for the Lena Lyons Stringbean Farm. Recognizing a rare opportunity to work with a blank slate, famed architect Morris Lapidus turned his attention to planning a city that would become North Lauderdale. Lapidus gained international notoriety for launching the 1950s “Miami Beach” style resort hotel. His design of the Fontainebleau Resort, the Eden Roc and Americana helped create the style of Miami Beach. After hotels, Lapidus turned to designing cities. North Lauderdale, “The City of Tomorrow”, was the first city he laid out. Residents still benefit from his influence and vision, which can be seen in the whimsical “beacons” lending the city prominence and in the distinct, amoebic shape of Boulevard of Champions. In the late 1960s, recognizing the growing demand for single-family homes, the Osias Organization, headed by Colonel Nathan Rood, who was also the first appointed Mayor, purchased most of the land and began the development of North Lauderdale proper. In April 1969, by straw vote, Michael Saraniero became the City's first elected Mayor.

Once the city was laid out, the promise of affordable homes near the seaside ushered in a 10-year development boom in the 1970s. Where the rich and famous flocked to Miami Beach, regular families enamored with the Sun Belt, moved to North Lauderdale. Thousands moved in and neighborhood after neighborhood came to life. The city's character took shape of a younger, family-oriented community where most social interaction took place after work around a softball field. North Lauderdale is a city where a week of hard work is rewarded with sunshine-filled weekends and family barbecues.

North Lauderdale is located at 26°12′57″N 80°13′28″W[8] in north-central Broward County. It is adjacent to the following municipalities:

On its north:

• Margate

On its northwest:

• Coral Springs

On its west and south:

• Tamarac

On its east:

• Fort Lauderdale

On its northeast:

• Pompano Beach

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.6 square miles (12.0 km²), of which 4.6 square miles (11.9 km²) is land and 0.039 square miles (0.1 km²) (0.72%) is water.[9]

North Lauderdale is a part of the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood media market, which is the twelfth largest radio market[19] and the seventeenth largest television market[20] in the United States. Its primary daily newspapers are the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, The Miami Herald, and the alternative weekly New Times Broward-Palm Beach. There is also their Spanish-language counterparts El Sentinel and El Nuevo Herald.

Every year, during Halloween, Hampton Pines Park host the Haunted Hamptons along with the Christmas event at City Hall.

North Lauderdale Days is an annual celebration in which the city opens the pool to the public, invites vendors, and provides live music. North Lauderdale Days is a longtime annual tradition that culminates with a fireworks display.

Broward County Public Schools operates public schools. District schools in the city limits include:[21]

• North Lauderdale PK-8 – Zoned for elementary only, serves the center-north of the city[22]
• Silver Lakes Middle School – Serves much of the city[23]
• Broadview Elementary School – Serves the south/southeast of the city[24]
• Morrow Elementary School – Serves the north of the city[25]
• Pinewood Elementary School – Serves the south and west of the city[26]

Some sections are served by Cypress,[27] Liberty,[28] and Park Lakes elementary schools.[29] Some sections are served by Lauderdale Lakes,[30] Margate,[31] and Millennium 6-12 Collegiate Academy middle schools.[32]

Much of North Lauderdale is zoned to Coconut Creek High School.[33] Other sections are zoned to Boyd Anderson,[34] Northeast,[35] and Piper high schools.[36]

There is also a charter school, Somerset Preparatory Academy Charter High At North Lauderdale.

• Christian Thompson, former NFL one-time champion player[37]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to North Lauderdale, Florida.

• City of North Lauderdale official website
• North Lauderdale at City-Data.com