The Hollywood Boulevard Historic Business District is a
U.S. historic district
A historic district or heritage district is a section of a city which contains older buildings considered valuable for historical or architectural reasons. In some countries or jurisdictions, historic districts receive legal protection from c ...
(designated as such on February 18, 1999) located in
Hollywood
Hollywood usually refers to:
* Hollywood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood in California
* Hollywood, a metonym for the cinema of the United States
Hollywood may also refer to:
Places United States
* Hollywood District (disambiguation)
* Hollywood, ...
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Florida. The district runs along
Hollywood Boulevard, between 21st Avenue and Young Circle. It contains 34 historic buildings and two historic sites. The sites are Young Circle Park and Anniversary Park.
[ Planning for the historic district began in 1995 at the approach of the 70th anniversary of the city.][
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The Great Southern Hotel
The US Department of the Interior identified the Great Southern Hotel as the most notable structure in the area.[ The hotel was featured in the 1969 film '' Midnight Cowboy''.][ The building has been vacant since 1991 and has become dilapidated.][ It has been owned by local developer Chip Abele since 2002 and now with ]Peter Jago
Peter may refer to:
People
* List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name
* Peter (given name)
** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church
* Peter (surname), a ...
and the entire GCFRC.[ Proposals for a building that would incorporate and preserve the hotel have been discussed since 2005 a 19-story mixed use development is slated for construction.][ The planned development includes a Hilton hotel and will be named Young Circle Commons.][
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References
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External links
Broward County listings
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National Register of Historic Places
Neighborhoods in Hollywood, Florida
National Register of Historic Places in Broward County, Florida
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Florida
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