High rises, restaurants and bars along A1A in Fort Lauderdale Beach

High rises that are home to luxury hotels and condos face the beach and have an orange glow as the sun rises over the Atlantic Ocean at Fort Lauderdale Beach. - photo by Joe Alexander
Morning: High rises that are home to luxury hotels and condos face the beach and have an orange glow as the sun rises over the Atlantic Ocean at Fort Lauderdale Beach in April 2025. – photo by Joe Alexander
Fort Lauderdale Beach is a place where Florida spring break legends are born.

While a few holdovers like the legendary Elbow Room remain, things have changed. Over the years the beachside skyline has evolved from little bars and mom-and-pop hotels to high rise hotels and luxury condo buildings.

Palm trees sway in the breeze off the Atlantic Ocean along Highway A1A in Fort Lauderdale Beach. - photo by Joe Alexander
Late morning: Palm trees sway in the breeze off the Atlantic Ocean along Highway A1A in Fort Lauderdale Beach.
Restaurants and bars overlook the beach on Highway A1A in Fort Lauderdale Beach. - photo by Joe Alexander
Afternoon: Restaurants and bars overlook the beach on Highway A1A and are just footsteps away from the sand and salt water in Fort Lauderdale Beach.
Cars drive past the beach on one side and bars, restaurants and high rises on the other on Highway A1A in Fort Lauderdale Beach in April 2025.
Evening: Cars drive past the beach on one side and bars, restaurants and high rises on the other on Highway A1A in Fort Lauderdale Beach. If you look just above the cars stopped at a traffic light, you can see the Elbow Room.

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