In the late 1940s, the Lauderdale Beach Hotel attempted to upgrade the beach with the addition of a boardwalk, visible behind this spirited beach football game. The city grew concerned that this might set a precedent for additional construction on the beach side of A1A and ordered it to be taken out.

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