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letter to the community... Jennifer Ann Love | EDITOR & PUBLISHER Tammy Soffer | DIRECTOR OF SALES Robin Drulard | DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY RELATIONS David Volz | REPORTER Benjamin Paley | EDITOR & REPORTER Carlos Perez | PHOTOGRAPHER Dale Neseman | CARTOONIST Anna Kuchinskaya | DINING CORRESPONDENT @majorfood_addiction Caron Conway | LOCAL BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT Sherry Thien | PRINT CALENDAR EDITOR Jorge Calle | STREET DISTRIBUTION Denise Nieves | CONTROLLER A number of clarifications and corrections to the Hollywood History feature "The Architects and Architecture of Hollywood, Joseph Young’s Dream City" that appeared in the Dec. 2019 issue have been brought to our attention by Hollywood historian and author Joan Mickelson. They are as follows: CT: “In around 1920, Joseph Young began buying up land in South Florida.” -To be quite specific, JWY first went to S. Fla., that is, Miami, January 2, 1920. At that time he bought “five plats of land in the Allapattah section..” (Lukach bio, p. 43). Sales of these acres were strictly to furnish funds toward his goal, land for his dream city. At the very end of 1920 he purchased a square mile of land from Stephen Alsobrook, a Dania farmer. This purchase was noted in the Jan. 14, 1921 Fort Lauderdale Sentinel (Lukach bio. P. 47-48) CT: “The area was described as a low-lying prairie, with a salt water marsh border and a thin strip of beachfront along a barrier island to the east.” - This land was “pine and palmetto” and lay on the west and east sides of Flagler’s railroad bed on the coastal ridge, the highest ground in the area. Young’s purchase of the beach island was a separate purchase. CT: “The only inhabitants in the area at that time were a few Danish farmers…” -Dania became an incorporated city in 1904, occupied by quite successful farmers, who were not from Denmark, but were Americans of Danish extraction from the Chicago area. CT: “…known at Hollandale after Luther Holland, a Swedish immigrant who was farming this area now known as Hallandale…” -Luther Halland was anything but an immigrant farmer! He was the brother-in-law of James Ingraham, an associate of Henry Flagler. Flagler needed people to use his railroad between Palm Beach and Miami, so he established towns along it, including Deerfield, Pompano, Dania, and Hallandale. (JM blog March 24, 2014) What Halland did was to send notices, in Swedish, to Swedish cities telling of farming opportunities in this newly settled area. Some Swedes did arrive, and did farm in the city they called Hallandale (I went to school with their children).

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Happy New Year from all of us at the Hollywood Gazette! As we enter the new year, we’re filled with mixed emotions at the world around us, and at our little city as well. Lots of new businesses are opening up here, property values are up as well, yet we continue in our constant struggle to maintain both our growth and our small-town, homegrown feeling. Well, wait till you read Dr. Joan Mickelson’s article about the Hollywood that she grew up in! Dr. Mickelson, whose parents both worked directly for Joseph Young, really was home-grown, and knew this town when it really was a small town. We’re thrilled to have her contribution to the paper, and we’re sure you’ll love her take on what it was like way back when.* We had a great Scavenger Hunt in December — when you see the pix inside on page 23, you may be sorry if you missed it!

Of course, we have our usual roundup of community news -- including a wonderful story of an older student, who persevered beyond expectations to graduate from Broward College -- city and county goings-on, and some post-holiday wrap-ups. And now, we hope you all join us as we sail with a clean slate into the new year ahead. Wishing you all a happy and healthy, and newsworthy, 2020! *By the way, Dr. Mickelson really did write the book on it! Contact the Hollywood Historical Society to purchase your copy of Joseph W. Young, Jr., and the City Beautiful: A Biography of the Founder of Hollywood, Florida, by Joan Mickelson, PhD.

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500 hours of volunteer work at Kendall Regional Hospital. hen an older person takes He always knew, he said, a bad fall, life is never that the medical field was the the same. But for Patrick professional path he wanted Borges, the life-changing fall to pursue. Then came the accihappened when he was just 25. dent and its aftermath, and all Sent home from work after the seemthose plans were put on hold. ingly innocuous 2010 workplace accident, “I went into a depression. Borges began to experience worsening I had no insurance at that pain instead of healing, and was launched Borges at graduation with his father, Raul Borges, his time. I cried a lot, I thought into a six-year roller coaster of doctors, grandmother, Teresa Domenech and his girlfriend, JCI ‘why me?’. But I saw psychiasurgeries, hospital stays, rehabs, painkilltrists and psychologists, and Hollywood VP Kelly Edwards. ers, IVs, infections that wouldn’t heal, pain in rehab, I saw a lot of people that wouldn’t end, two hip implants, and who had it even worse than at home for the rest of my life.” at one point, a prognosis that he may never me, and that’s when it kind of hit me: it But Borges has always had a thirst for be able to walk again. could be worse.” knowledge, education, and independence. It’s hard to imagine how such devastatHe put his focus now into healing himAt age 14, when he moved to Miami with ing news might affect a person, especially self, enduring the years of boring and painhis father, he learned English and Spanish one so young. For Borges, who was born ful days and nights and working towards his simultaneously. His professors were quick in Cuba and raised in the Czech Republic recovery. to notice his good academic standing, and by his Cuban father and Czech mother, it 2015 was a good year for Borges. He placed him in honors classes. caused a major deviation from his plans to met Dr. Eric Schiffman, an orthopaedic sur“I realized very early on in my life that pursue a career in medicine. geon at Aventura Hospital, who performed education was very important to succeed,” “I knew it was bad when a whole group the last surgery (for now), and he said, it of them walked into the room -- the doctors, he said. finally worked. With an eye on a career in medicine, he nurses, therapists, all together,” he recalled. “After the last surgery and rehab, I felt became the president of the Future Physi“Usually it was just one. When they told me better than I had felt in years, and I knew it cians of America club, a member of the Printhat I might never be able to walk again, I was time to get back on track and keep workthought, that’s it. My life is over. I’ll be stuck cipal’s Advisory Committee, and did over ing towards the life I wanted,” he said.

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In 2017, Borges went back to work as an assistant manager at a local retail store, where he met Kelly Edwards, VP at the Hollywood Jaycees/JCI Hollywood, who eventually became his significant other, and encouraged him to begin volunteering again, and to enroll in Broward College. On Dec. 11, 2019, Borges joined thousands of other Broward College graduates at the Hard Rock Hollywood when he celebrated completing his Associates degree, as a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, the international honor society of two-year colleges and academic programs. For the next step to fulfilling his dream of working in the medical field, he has been accepted to the A.S. Nursing program at Broward College. Meanwhile, he continues to volunteer with the Jaycees in various local projects, and we at Hollywood Gazette are sure that everyone reading this tribute will join us in wishing Partick Borges all the luck in the world in fulfilling his dreams, and hoping that he’ll be back to share his successes here with us in his adopted hometown of Florida’s Hollywood. For information on Broward College’s Nursing and other programs, visit www. broward.edu

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few seconds with Dr. Anna Ferrera and you realize that you’re in the presence of a veterinarian who is far from ordinary. Dr. Ferrera began her career in Cuba, where she and her husband both were vets. They’re highly trained with extensive experience in surgery, clinical laboratory work, hematology, bone marrow studies, endocrinology, metabolic diseases and microbiology. Yet, their overall success has come from treating pets as holistically as possible. Thorough communication, compassionate care and individualized medicine are at the heart of their work. First, they turn to nutrition, physical therapy, natural medicines, and work closely with you, the owner, before using drugs or more invasive procedures to cure whatever ails your best friend. And it’s working. “I want to say that 95, maybe even 98 per cent of the time we have been successful,” reported Dr. Ferrera. “Often, people come to us for a second opinion, and tell us

that when they bring the pet back to their regular vet, the doctor says that if they didn’t see it with their own Artwork of Dr. Ferrera and her husband Frank, a gift from a grateful patient. eyes, they wouldn’t believe it!” you might see a different doctor every time.” The Ferreras purchased the Animal At the Animal Hospital of Pembroke Hospital of Pembroke Road, located just a Road, the staff has the training and ability few blocks west of 441 on Pembroke Road, to do clinical procedures without the need 13 years ago and have have seven employfor invasive (and expensive!) procedures like ees, most of whom are related in some way. surgery. Dr. Ferrera is proud to talk to you “And that’s how we see our clients too. about a host of common pet illnesses and Like family. It’s not common to see that in conditions they’ve successfully alleviated this field anymore,” said Ferrera. “Usually without surgical intervention. there’s a lot of medicine, a lot of tests, and “You can’t just take some tests and send

them to the lab,” she asserts. “The numbers don’t tell the whole story.” The office is equipped with state-ofthe-art equipment, from digital x-rays and ultrasound machines to the newest software and technology, to diagnose and treat the animals in-house. There’s also an operating room, for when surgery is needed. The Animal Hospital of Pembroke Road recognizes our pets as family members, said Dr. Ferrera. “We know that your pets are always there for you, so you need to be there for them,” she said. “We’re a team and we know what the stakes are. You can trust that we’ll keep what matters to you at the forefront.” With over 10,000 clients on the books, it appears that they’ve been doing a great job! To start your pet’s new year with a smile, they’re offering a special for Hollywood Gazette readers — 30% off all dental procedures for the month of January. The Animal Hospital of Pembroke Road is located at 6403 Pembroke Rd. in Hollywood. Call 954-963-0261 to make an appointment or find out more.

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DREAM CAR CLASSIC 10 a.m.-2 p.m., downtown Hollywood Blvd.

Classic cars, trucks and other vehicles on display. Attendance is free. Vehicle registration is $20. Come out for this event that takes place the first Sunday of the month. Awards for the top 30 vehicles. Information: 954-825-1027

FRIENDS OF T.Y. PARK JAZZ IN THE PARK 6-8 p.m., T.Y. Park, 3300 N. Park Road Pavilion 12

Enjoy music from the Broward College Big Band as they perform the music of Count Basie and other jazz classics. Food trucks will be available. Information: 954-591-7220

FLIPANY FUN RUN 6-10:30 a.m., Hollywood Beach at 300 Connecticut St.

11 RUGBY TOURNAMENT ON HOLLYWOOD BEACH

More than 1,000 runners and walkers of all ages are expected to enjoy a 5K/10K walk or run, a natural juice bar, free Kids’ Zone, vendor tables/ health fair, silent auction, raffle and so much more in this 15th year of the event. Proceeds will help end childhood obesity through FLIPANY health and wellness programs. Information: 954-354-7269

8 a.m.-6 p.m., 900 Boardwalk, Hollywood Beach

Root on your favorite team as Rugby Americas North (RAN), with USA Rugby & the Florida Rugby Union, hosts the second RAN Hollywood Beach 5s tournament in town. Categories include Men (Contact); Women (Contact); High School boys (Contact – 18 & Under); High School girls (Contact – 18 & Under); and Youth Co-ed Touch Rugby (14 and under).

PET PALOOZA 1-5 p.m., ArtsPark at Young Circle, 1 Young Circle

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Bring your four-legged friends for a day full of free fun for pet lovers. Pet Palooza will feature local pet vendors, pet care tips, pet adoptions, giveaways and more. Information: 954-921-3500

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HOLLYWOOD HISTORICAL SOCIETY LECTURE SERIES 1-3 p.m., Broward County Library, 3151 Stirling Road

Join the presentation, “Hollywood Historical Society 2020 Lecture Series – They Have Gone So Far West.” Guest speakers are Valerie Panciera

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January 2-5: John Heffron January 9-12: Dom Irrera January 10: Billy Joel January 18: Trevor Noah January 23-26: Gilbert Gottfried January 25: Steve Martin & Martin Short February 6-8: Harland Williams February 7: Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons February 14: Bachatazo Para Los Enamorados

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7-11 a.m., Charnow Park between Garfield St. and Connecticut St. on Hollywood Beach

Volunteers meet to collect litter and cigarette butts from the beach. Information: 954-921-3271

18 DOWNTOWN ARTWALK 5-10 p.m., Harrison Street area

Pop-up shops, mural tour and more. Information: 954-924-2980

FREE ARTS! FAMILY DAY

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This hands-on day allows kids the chance to watch snow be created and then frolic in the fake flakes. Families will learn a bit about the science behind snow while measuring, mixing and memorymaking. The next Family Day is Feb. 16. Information: 954-921-3274

HOT HOLLYWOOD GLAM THE ROARING 2020S 7-10 p.m., Art and Culture Center/Hollywood Galleries

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dancing and entertainment featuring Jenna Beth Burlesque Review and VK Dance. Bid on auction items such as hotel stays, fine dining, attractions and more. This year’s honoree is Todd Delmay, President and CEO of Delmay and Associates, Hollywood. He also serves as president of the Hollywood LGBTQ+ Council. Tickets are $130 per person, or $150 for tickets including the after party. Information: 954-921-3274

FULL MOON DRUM CIRCLE 7-9 p.m., ArtsPark at Young Circle, 1 Young Circle

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u Dimensions: Dimensions showcases the work of local artists Tatiana Cast, Julio Green and Tristina Dietz. The exhibition is part of the “Arts in Public Places” program of Broward County. On display through Jan. 13. Information: 954-921-3500 ART AND CULTURE CENTER OF HOLLYWOOD 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tue-Fri, and Noon-4 p.m. Sat-Sun, 1650 Harrison St.

u Artists Draw Their Studios: Artists Draw Their Studios is on display until Jan. 5. Appreciate the relationships artists have with their own workplaces. u The Allure of Unfathomable

Industry: Rafael Vargas Bernard:

Vargas Bernard uses digital art and new media to explore functional and non-functional systems – including power structures, economic systems and generative systems – and society’s relationship with these entities. Artist talk at 2 p.m. January 5.

u Informed by Intuition: From the

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u Drawing on Likeness:

Feb. 2 16TH ANNUAL GROUNDHOG DAY 6:30-8 a.m., Ocean Alley Restaurant and Beach Bar, 900 N. Broadwalk

Celebrate Groundhog’s Day with a hearty breakfast before taking or watching others take a traditional dip in the ocean. The swim starts at 7:30 am. A $12 donation includes breakfast and a free T-shirt for swimmers. Word is Punxsutawney Phil will make an appearance. All ages welcome. Information: 954-929-9334

Opens January 18 through March 15. New York critic and independent curator Saul Ostrow has organized the exhibition “Drawing on Likeness,” which includes work by Ivelisse Jiménez (Puerto Rico/USA), Gustavo Prado (Brazil/USA) and Lidija Slavkovic (Serbia/USA). Information: 954-921-3274

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Arthur Street Book Nook Unleashes the Magic of Reading in Hollywood Hills

BY JENNIFER ANN LOVE

ollywood Hills resident Samantha Wallet's entire life has been enriched by librarians and the avid readers in her family. So when her husband Richard read about the Little Free Library Challenge in Hollywood Gazette last year, he decided it would be the perfect Christmas gift for her. Little Free Libraries are small, frontyard book exchanges found in nearly a hundred thousand locations around the world in 85 countries —from Iceland to Tasmania to Pakistan. And recently you may have noticed more of them sprouting up in neighborhoods throughout Hollywood. "We always lived outside of town when I was a kid, so when the local library's bookmobile would come by it was like Christmas and summer vacation all rolled into one," recalled Wallet. "I have always loved to read, and without that mobile library, my world view would have been much, much, smaller. Those librarians were like superheroes

to me." To assist with the installation, the Wallet family called Chris from Handyman Extraordinaire. When he heard about what the job entailed, he immediately said he would be thrilled to do it for free, "just to be a cool community-helping guy," recalled Wallet. That would be the first of many heartwarming experiences the 'Arthur Steet Book Nook' has created already. The Wallet residence is about 50 steps or so from Memorial Hospital and Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital which she hopes will draw people to the library. "Plus I know a few of my neighbors have issues with mobility, so I thought, wouldn't it be nice to have somewhere in walking distance to

"My boys loved choosing a book to unwrap," shared neighbor Nicole Marie. "They haven’t put them down!"

Samantha was excited when the first book was donated by a patron on Nov. 27. "Thank you kind person, please come again," she shared on her Facebook page for the Arthur Street Book Nook.

The new Little Free Library (Charter #71182) installed in December 2019 outside of the Hollywood Police Athletic League.

Samantha Wallet called Chris from Handyman Extraordinaire to help install the Arthur St. Book Nook. When he heard about what the job entailed, he immediately said he would be thrilled to do it for free, "just to be a cool, community helping guy," said Wallet.

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just get a breath of fresh air and perhaps find a new favorite author?" Feedback from their neighbors confirms she was right. "I've spoken to several neighbors and they're very much enjoying to convenience of stopping by on their daily dog/ kid walks. I've caught a few kids running up to it, super excited abut finding a book. It made my day. Week. Month. Year." Hollywood Hils resident Nicole Marie noticed the new library before the holidays with her kids. "I loved the addition of the hook to put your dog leash on! They very sweetly had wrapped books for

the holidays," she said. The Arthur Street Book Nook has officially registered at LittleFreeLibrary. org (charter number 94790) and even has it's own Facebook page to announce new arrivals. "The library is open to everyone and is completely free for its’ patrons in every possible way. No fees, no due dates, just books, books, and more books," said Wallet. "Some people don't have books to leave. That's ok. There are others who donate more than one. It all works out." For more information, visit https:// littlefreelibrary.org.

Boulevard Heights resident Judy Bates had been planning to build a Little Free Library before she read about the Hollywood Gazette challenge. She then transformed an old cabinet into a beautiful library, with a motion-sensor light for the evening readers. She added a bench along side the library and has a Turquoise picnic table with steps leading from it to the library. Her neighbors think it's a great idea.

The Little Free Library at T.Y. Park, designed by local builder Jeff Gayhart, was dedicated to Margie Grimes, the late senior manager of the park by the Friends of TY Park. People from all walks of life, young and old, love to bring a book and take a book and even the Stirling Road branch of the Broward County Public Library donates books to the library. "This little library has built camaraderie and excitement about reading in the community," said Barry Alan Wilen, Esq. "It has been a labor of love for the Friends of TY Park Board members to clean and dust the library housing and to tidy up the books inside on a regular basis."

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Free Workshop Series Kicks Off Jan. 7 at Hollywood Branch Library New Year, New You! is the theme of a seven-week lunchtime workshop series being offered at the main Hollywood branch of the Broward County Library for the new year, and Happiness is the topic for the first meeting. The weekly seminar, open to all adults and free of charge, will take place on Tuesdays from 11am to 12:30pm in the Hollywood main Library Branch, at City Hall, 2600 Hollywood Blvd., in the Story Time Room. Life coach and employment specialist Joyce Mandel is back to facilitate the series of workshops, which is geared to improve your relationships with yourself and your loved ones. Each session will focus on a specific topic. Everyone is welcome to attend any or all of the sessions. Reservations are not required. The schedule is: Jan 7: Happiness Jan 14: Effective Communication Jan 21: Goal Setting Jan 28: Stress Feb 4: Emotions Feb 11: Loneliness Feb 18: Building Relationships For info on the series, call 954 357 7785. This series is just a hint of the many free events and services offered by the Broward County Library. Visit the library’s event pages at https://www.broward.org/Library/ Events/ to see more.

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Shabo’s Mediterranean Barbecue, a popular Downtown Hollywood restaurant that combines authentic Mediterranean and Middle Eastern recipes and spices with American barbecue classics, recently relocated a few doors east to 1814 Harrison St. At nearly double the size of the previous location, the new space now offers full bar service, in addition to an outdoor hookah bar. Chef-owner Shabo Emara continues to offer his unique fusion American and Mediterranean barbecue concept and wide variety of delicious, healthy dishes that have made Shabo’s a big hit with diners who come from as far away as Boca Raton and Homestead. “I decided to make my menu for everyone. And everyone loves it,” Emara said. “We have a good reputation – and all word of mouth, no advertising.” After graduating from Cairo Hilton Culinary School in his native Egypt, Emara quickly rose through the kitchen’s ranks, first at the former Hilton Nile and then the Cairo Marriott Hotel, where he mastered classic American country cooking at Roy’s Country Kitchen. In 2009, Emara immigrated to the U.S. to attend the American Hospitality Academy in Naples. Shabo’s features the authentic flavors of Middle Eastern fare through classic Moroccan, Egyptian and Lebanese recipes, along with grilled kebabs (Mediterranean barbecue) and traditional American country barbecue. Everything is prepared from scratch

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Recycle Your Christmas Tree at T.Y. Park until Jan. 20 When the holidays are long gone but your tree isn’t, it’s time to recycle your used evergreen to Broward County’s annual Chip-a-Tree initiative. Last year Broward County Parks recycled nearly 4,000 trees, which probably would otherwise have gone to landfills. The free program requires Broward County residents to remove all decorations from their holiday trees (no decorated trees will be accepted), then bring the tree to T.Y. Park or any of the 13 participat-

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arts, music and entertainment district largely because of its ideal location. “Downtown Hollywood is very close to the airport, the beach, Fort Lauderdale and Miami,” Emara said. “Plus, our city is so beautiful. I love Hollywood. It’s home.” Shabo’s Mediterranean Barbecue opens daily at 11 am and closes at midnight Sunday – Thursday and 2 am Friday and Saturday. For reservations, call 954-367-2991. For more information, including catering service and cooking classes for kids and adults, visit ShabosBarbecue.com.

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Hollywood by-the-sea, Joseph W. Young’s Planned city beautiful, will Soon be 100 years Old Some vignettes from the earliest yearS BY JOAN MICKELSON, PHD

e south Floridians are often accused of having no history, at least between Ponce de Leon and today. But when does “history” begin? Surely anything a century old may be considered historic, and therefore I’m pleased to tell you that 2020 marks the birth year of Hollywood Bythe-Sea, Florida. After the population rose to over 20,000 in 1925, founder Joseph W. Young had Hollywood incorporated. But Hollywood actually began to exist in 1920, when Young sent the first men to clear the initial site and lay in Hollywood Boulevard. Here are some vignettes about the city’s beginnings, to suggest its astonishing rise from empty land in 1920 to a “Planned Paradise” or Garden City in less than five years. Future Hollywood began in an unincorporated part of Dania, a thriving community of Danish-Americans who farmed the fertile land along Flagler’s Florida East Coast Railway. Seeking a site where he could create a seaside city, Joseph W. Young, Jr., a Californian then living in Indianapolis, came to south Florida in January, 1920, by train to Miami. Perhaps he spotted the small town of sturdy frame homes and healthy farmland from his train window, for he soon hired a car to drive him north up the new Dixie Highway to Dania.

Dixie Highway and FEC Railway through Hollywood north to Dania. Hollywood Reporter, April 15, 1922. Courtesy Hollywood Historical Society. 24

Hollywood Boulevard begins. Working east from the Dixie Highway. Author’s collection. There, he apparently met with the mayor, Martin Frost, and was guided through the nearby uncultivated flat acres of palmetto and jack pines which he would soon buy. The seller, Stephen Alsobrook, with more acreage than he could farm, was surely delighted to receive $71 per acre for 1,700 acres straddling Flagler’s railroad and the Dixie Highway. J.W. Young had no intention of farming. From the start, his plan was to create a city that welcomed everyone, from the “opulent” to the most humble. Throughout 1920, Young, wearing high-laced boots to fend off rattlers, scorpions, and chiggers, tromped all over his land and chose the site to begin an east-west “boulevard.” This was the spine of Young’s design, a wide roadway interspersed with ornamental park-like circles that led from the oceanfront to the edge of the Everglades.

Hollywood/Park View Hotel, built 1922. West façade overlooking Circle Park. Designed by Rubush & Hunter in Young’s chosen Mission Revival style. Courtesy Hollywood Historical Society. Once it was completed, there would be a grand hotel at either end, imposing monuments drawing motorists to explore the city from end to end. It was 1925 before that could happen. Meanwhile, the first residents of Hollywood were those creating it, the engineers, salesmen, and laborers. Some commuted by bus from Miami or bunked in temporary dorms, frame structures that were torn down once an area was cleared and streets laid out. My father, Tony Mickelson, head of the surveying parties, first stayed at Mrs. Bloom’s Hotel in Dania, a comfortable two-story frame structure where meals

Mrs. Bloom’s Hotel, Dania, on the Dixie Highway, c. 1920.

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Hollywood Marimba Orchestra were included. Then, like others on Young’s staff, in 1922 he bought himself two half-acre lots on the high ground in the Little Ranches, the section that lay between the Dixie Highway and 28th Avenue, intersected by Hollywood Boulevard. Here he erected a frame cottage, and when he was joined by five other engineers they hired a woman to cook for them. In those days of make-your-own entertainment, this soon became a party house with musical members playing banjos and ukuleles, and all singing along. The first permanent homes were also built in 1922, in today’s Parkside. And where did the boss live as his land was being cleared and streets put in? In 1920-21, Young was back and forth by train from Indianapolis to Miami, so he bought the Granada Apartments on the Miami River, and also a large houseboat that he could bring up the Inland Waterway (now Intracoastal), stay overnight and entertain prospects. For as soon as he began advertising

Great Southern Hotel at right on Hollywood Boulevard overlooking Circle Park, with the Park View Hotel opposite, both decorated for July 4th, 1925. Courtesy Hollywood Historical Society. Hollywood, the crowds came flocking in to become a part of this new city. Young realized the immediate need for a central hotel where prospects could stay as they made their decisions. Perhaps the key hotel to Young’s future success was his first, initially called the Hollywood Hotel, designed in his signature Mission Revival style and opened in 1922 on the east side of what is the present day Young Circle. Imagine the impression this expansive three-story structure made to drivers on the bumpy Dixie Highway or passengers on Flagler’s trains to Miami.

Park View Hotel lobby, 1922. Page from a salesman’s book. Courtesy Hollywood Historical Society.

Out of vast miles of flat, empty land with occasional tiny houses rose a golden dome and taller tower, colored awnings at every window, with lights circling the tower at night. This unexpected palace successfully drew visitors down the broad boulevard to see what this vision was all about. They weren’t disappointed. Young’s hotel was the height of 1920s resort comfort, with a marimba band adding entertainment. Once the Circle in front of the hotel was landscaped, the name was changed to Park View Hotel. Very shortly, Young, with his wife Jessie and their sons, moved into the south wing, second floor, until their home was completed. The hotel remained on its own island, visible in aerial photos of Young Circle for decades. Eventually the name was changed to the Town House, and a swimming pool was added, with cabanas that could be rented by locals. Nothing like going for a swim in downtown Hollywood! Regrettably, a new owner decided to demolish the hotel in the 1960s and replace it with shops of uninspired architectural design. With those

Great Southern Hotel, interior views. 1924-25. Postcard. Courtesy Hollywood Historical Society.

Great Southern Hotel, inauguration of radio station WFVL, Montyna Montayne and Marion Obenauf celebrating, October 15, 1946. Courtesy of Marion Obenauf Fording. buildings now under the clock for demoli- World War II, when the U.S. Navy took over two more of Young’s hotels for traintion, it’s to be hoped that Young’s concept ing schools, naval officers often stayed in of a beautiful structure taking advantage of its central site overlooking the park and the Great Southern. From the late 1930s to the 1950s, Florence de Silva, an elegant Downtown will be maintained. (expensive!) ladies dress shop occupied Almost immediately after openthe north-west corner. The first broadcast ing the Park View Hotel Young needed of radio station WFVL, took place there another hostelry for the crowds bustling October 15, 1946. in so he placed his second hotel directly The hotel continued to be used for loacross Circle Park from the Park View, on cal meetings and events for the next fifty his main boulevard, as a cornerstone for years. Sad to say, this key part of HollyDowntown Hollywood. wood history was approved for demolition For this 1924 hotel, Young hired in 2005, though other contractors sought young Miami architect Martin Hampton, unsuccessfully to make it a boutique who had worked with Addison Mizner, hotel. Now the Great Southern, like the and was designing Coral Gables buildings at the same time. As with all he did, Young Park View before it, is currently under the wreckers’ ball. It will be interesting to see spared no expense on this hotel, adding a how the promise to preserve the north and ballroom, which the Park View lacked, for west facades is carried out. ceremonial occasions . As a native daughter, I am baffled by The U-shaped Great Southern Hotel what seems to be a concerted, if misguided, (source of the name has yet to be discovinterest in destroying everything Hollyered) faced east to capture the cooling wood’s founder, J. W. Young, created 100 trade winds. Both hotels were made with years ago, thereby erasing his vision of a the finest materials, from poured conCity Beautiful with a cohesive plan whose crete blocks to Dade County pine. Built to overall look of integrated architecture last, both stood solid through numerous created pleasing vistas welcoming one and hurricanes, even serving as temporary hospitals after the 1926 hurricane. During all to Hollywood By-the-Sea.

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