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John Dolen

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John Dolen writes for several Fort Lauderdale area publications. Previously, he was an editor and supervisor for 27 years at the Sun-Sentinel newspaper.
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When Broward Rocked Before Woodstock

  • May 14, 2018
  • John Dolen
Just over a year before he produced Woodstock, a Coconut Grove head shop owner brought another influential rock festival to Gulfstream Park. History was made in 1969 at the Woodstock…
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  • Old Lauderdale

Modello Behavior

  • April 1, 2018
  • John Dolen
Modello was an early settlement that went on to be a crucial part of the area’s development. Whaddya mean you’ve never heard of it? Fort Lauderdale was named for a…
Guy Metcalf of the Tropical Sun. Photography: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory.
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Under the Sun

  • March 1, 2018
  • John Dolen
Before the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Palm Beach Post and Miami Herald, The Tropical Sun brought the news – as well as poetry and some good recipes – to South Florida.…
Photography: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory.
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Old-Time Religion

  • February 1, 2018
  • John Dolen
The area’s first religious gathering places were often humble affairs. But they had a profound effect on the community. The first known church built in Broward County was a lean-to…
Photography: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory.
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At Home With the Bryans

  • January 1, 2018
  • John Dolen
When looking at key times in early Fort Lauderdale history, members of the Bryan family pop up almost everywhere. For those who read a little city history, the name Philemon…
Photography: State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory.
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Racist, Corrupt – and Sheriff

  • December 1, 2017
  • John Dolen
Sheriff Walter Clark was a liar, a friend to organized crime and a lawman who helped terrorize Broward’s black community. It should be apparent to anybody today that a man…
King-Cromartie House.
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King of the River

  • November 1, 2017
  • John Dolen
He’s not as well known as the Stranahans, nor was he unfathomably wealthy like Henry Flagler. But like them, Edwin T. King was influential in the birth of Fort Lauderdale.…
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New Forts, New Chiefs

  • October 1, 2017
  • John Dolen
Major William Lauderdale and Chief Sam Jones are the two most famous protagonists of the battles between the Army and Seminoles. But others came later. For those who have a…
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Next Stop, New River

  • September 1, 2017
  • John Dolen
Oil magnate and railroad builder Henry Flagler couldn’t imagine a town at what would become Fort Lauderdale, but he reckoned it would make good farming land. As Brightline prepares to…
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The Lauderdale Cannonball

  • August 1, 2017
  • John Dolen
Before fame, jazz legend Cannonball Adderley put his musical skill to work in local clubs and at Dillard High School. He played his alto sax with Miles Davis on the…

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