Isle of Venice, a street branching North off Las Olas Boulevard, has some gems of mid-century modern architecture.
Mid-century modern is an outgrowth of Art Deco, for which South Beach in Miami is so popular.
It features clean lines and sherbert colors, such as aquamarine, peach, pink, and lemon yellow. Whitewash also is popular.
If you are looking for Fort Lauderdale things to do that are completely free and you enjoy getting away from the beach tourist zone to see how residents live, Seven Isles is accessible by bus, bike or scooter rental, or walking if you are up to it.
Some features of mid-century modern architecture are:
- Soaring roof lines with clean angles.
- Eyebrow windows – that is, windows have a detail above them.
- Details, such as relief palms or tropical-themed murals.
- Louvre windows.
Having lived in a 100-year-old building with these, I know how drafty they are in winter. Buildings were designed to let in the sea breezes back then, however. Now you will see air-conditioning units protruding from walls where they have been cut to accommodate this technology.
Seven Isles was dredged with navigable canals. This makes homes and condominiums among the pricier real estate.
Here are buildings on Isle of Venice you will see during your Fort-Lauderdale-things-to-do-walk.
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