Talk:Fort Lauderdale, Florida/Archive 1

message: Removed the following from Shopping.  It reads like the Chamber of Commerce wrote it.  Needs to be more "encyclopaedic" before inclusion.
Fort Lauderdale Strip
Las Olas Boulevard
The hippest street in Fort Lauderdale that offers locals and tourists alike outstanding dining at restaurants such as Mango's (which doubles as a nightclub with live entertainment), Mark's Las Olas and the Cheesecake Factory, just to name a few. You'll find fashion at Lyca Blu, Zola Keller and Moda Mario, fine jewelry at J.R. Dunn -- and fun at Joe Picasso's, where you can paint your own pottery. Finally, let loose late night at O'Hara's, the place for live jazz, or the Samba Room for a little Latin flavor.
Las Olas Riverfront
Call it the playground for grown ups, Las Olas Riverfront is situated in downtown Fort Lauderdale on the banks of the New River. The place has a Disney-esque quality offering shops, restaurants, bars, clubs and movies.
The Swap Shop
The famous Fort Lauderdale Swap Shop boasts more than 2,000 vendors each day and 12 million shoppers each year. You can find almost anything here -- from fresh, farm-grown produce and flowers to homemade crafts and garage-sale bargains. The Drive-In Movie Theater lives on at the Swap Shop, with 14 different screens to choose from. It is located just west of Fort Lauderdale.
Sawgrass Mills Mall
Discover Sawgrass Mills and find more shoes, more jewelry, more fragrances, more fashion, and more places to eat than you ever imagined in one place. Sawgrass Mills, recognized as second most visited tourist destination in Florida, features almost 2 miles of "Shoppertainmentism!" It is located about miles 10 miles west of Fort Lauderdale.
The Shops of Paradise
This new shopping mecca by the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino has various shops including Tesoro (jewelry), Cache, Lilly Rubin, White House Black Market, Brookstone, The Body Shop, Quiksilver Boardrider's Club, Ritchie Swimwear, Sunglass Hut, havana Shirt, Funky Fish, Sawgrass Blossom, Jack Gallery (collector's art) and Seminole Roadhouse (cycles). The Hard Rock complex is about 10 miles southwest of downtown Fort Lauderdale.
Weston Town Center
In just a few short years this fledgling shopping mall has grown up into a major center, with clothing and jewelry stores, salons and restaurants. Patrons roam the brick streets and sidewalks, sit and sip coffee from Starbucks or have their hair done. There's a band shell for open-air concerts, as well as outdoor movies at night, family days and more. Located on Arvida Parkway at Bonaventure, Weston, 954-349-8123. The center is located about 20 miles west of downtown Fort Lauderdale.
We should include the fact that Sawgrass Mills, while not in the city, is considered an area mall, is the 4th largest in the U.S., what do you think?
ReignMan 03:03, 5 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Y'know Mad Max, we update, write, correct, and generally help create a s***load of articles on wikipedia, but Fort Lauderdale...well, as far as I'm concerned, this one is special.  There's no place like home... there's no place like home... there's no place like home... Bastique▼parler voir 02:24, 28 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Area Shopping

message: I removed the following item from the History section on the article page:
:Fort Lauderdale is also the death place of notable South African bank robber Andre Stander. Stander was shot to death by Fort Lauderdale police in 1984.
I don't think it is pertinent to the history of the city. This is actually a piece of trivia, but I don't like "Trivia" sections in articles. So, here it is. Any thoughts? -- Donald Albury(Talk) 11:12, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Andre Stander is who again?  :) Bastique▼parler voir 13:12, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Andre Stander's death 

message: I removed the following:  "In the last few years however, Fort Lauderdale has welcomed back spring breakers with open arms, due in part to the large infusion of cash for the local economy they provide. Police for their part have kept problems to a minimum, and the scene is nowhere near the anarchy of the 1970s and 1980s crowds."
It isn't true.  Fort Lauderdale does not welcome spring breakers with open arms, or any other way, for the most part.  See here [] and here .
--ScottyFLL 00:41, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Spring Break destination