Fort Lauderdale Historical Society to Host Presentation by Elizabeth Wentworth 

New River Inn

231 S.W. 2nd Ave.

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

The Fort Lauderdale Historical Society (FLHS), will host a presentation by Elizabeth Wentworth of the Broward Film Commission on February 13 at 6 p.m. in the Society’s 1905 New River Inn.

The presentation will give an overview of the purpose and history of the Broward Film Commission as well as give insight into the movies filmed in Broward County. Wentworth will also discuss the current film industry and what to expect in the future of filmmaking.

The presentation coincides with the opening of FLHS’s current exhibit Break a Leg in Broward: A History of Local Filmmaking. The exhibit focuses on movies filmed in Fort Lauderdale such as “Where the Boys Are” starring Connie Francis, D.W. Griffith’s “The Idol Dancer,” “Hoot” directed by Wil Shriner and “Caddyshack.” Memorabilia from these movies is on display including movie posters, scripts and historic photographs from the FLHS collections. Other programming includes a presentation by Wil Shriner on March 6th at 6p.m.

The exhibit can be viewed from Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m-5 p.m. and Sunday noon-5 p.m. Admission to the Museum is $10 per person and is free to FLHS members.  To find out more about FLHS exhibits and programming, please contact FLHS at 954-463-4431 ext. 12.

Located on the New River, the Fort Lauderdale Historical Society tells the story of our community’s history from the Pioneers of Fort Lauderdale to the present day through its four historic structures: 1905 New River Inn, which houses the Museum of History and was the first building in Broward County to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places; the 1905 Philemon Bryan House, a four-square Vernacular style house; 1905 Acetylene Building, which produced acetylene gas to light the New River Inn; and the 1907 King-Cromartie House , which belonged to one of the pioneer families in Fort Lauderdale. The site also includes a replica of the first Broward County school house and the Hoch Heritage Center, a public research library that holds the largest collection of material related to greater Fort Lauderdale, including more than 250,000 historic photographs.

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Elizabeth Wentworth Photo: Elizabeth Wentworth, Vice President, Creative Economy and Film Commission