South Florida is the southernmost region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is one of Florida’s three most commonly referred to “directional” regions, the others being Central Florida and North Florida. It includes the populous Miami metropolitan area, the Florida Keys, and other localities.
South Florida is the only part of the continental United States with a tropical climate. These amazing photos were taken by Steve Martin that show what South Florida looked like in the 1980s.
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| A scene after a rain shower on the boardwalk at Hollywood Beach, Florida, 1983 |
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| Beach on a sunny day, Deerfield Beach, Florida, 1983 |
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| Deerfield Beach Pier, Florida, 1983 |
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| Hillsboro Lighthouse from Pompano Beach, Florida, 1983 |
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| Hotel Dixie Court, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1983 |
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| Looking toward Hillsboro Light, Pompano Beach, Florida, 1983 |
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| Looking toward SAL Station, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1983 |
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| Pier is in the background, Deerfield Beach, Florida, 1983 |
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| St. Ann Catholic Church, West Palm Beach, Florida, 1983 |
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| Town Center Mall, Boca Raton, Florida, 1983 |
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| A street of Craftsman Bungalow style houses, Edgewater, Miami, 1984 |
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| A woman lays out in the South Florida sun while a sailboat and freighter pass in the horizon, Hollywood Beach, 1984 |
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| Apartment building, Hollywood, Florida, 1984 |
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| Bathers and Boats, Dania Beach, Florida, 1984 |
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| Boats by lifeguard station, Hollywood, Florida, 1984 |
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| Dania Beach Pier. The pier was one of several along the Southeast Florida coast, 1984 |
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| Downtown Miami skyline from Brickell Avenue, Florida, 1984 |
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| Hollywood Beach broadwalk, Florida, 1984 |
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| Looking north from Dania Beach Pier, Florida, 1984 |
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| Looking north with Dania Pier on the horizon, Hollywood Beach, Florida, 1984 |
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| Looking south from about Taft Street, Hollywood Beach, Florida, 1984 |
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| Two-story bungalow, Edgewater, Miami, 1984 |
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| View looking north toward Dania Pier and the high-rises facing the Port Everglades Inlet, Hollywood Beach, Florida, 1984 |
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| Broward County Fair, Hallandale, Florida, 1986. |
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| Broward County Fair, Hallandale, Florida, 1986 |
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| Jupiter Beach, Florida, 1986 |
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| Jupiter Inlet and Lighthouse, Florida, 1986 |
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| Street Fair, Delray Beach, Florida, 1986 |
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| View of condominiums to the south of the pier, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida, 1986 |
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| Festival held in the streets around Sanborn Square, Boca Raton, Florida, 1987 |
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| People in Sanborn Square, Boca Raton, Florida, 1987 |
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| Boat dock, Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Florida, 1988 |
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| Canoeists on Loxahatchee River, Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Florida, 1988 |
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| Hotel from beach, Miami Beach, Florida, 1989 |
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| Hotel row from beachfront side, Miami Beach, Florida, 1989 |
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| Some of the booths at the 1989 Sunfest, West Palm Beach, Florida |