A history of Dania Beach,
since 1898
Postcards, papers and photographs of Dania Beach from public archives, woven together by decade. Neighbors fill in the gaps.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The area was started as a neighborhood called Modello in the late 19th century. In November 1904, the area was incorporated as the "Town of Dania," because most of the 35 residents were farmers of Danish ancestry. On January 4, 1926, Dania voted to annex itself to the City of Hollywood.
After the September 1926 Miami hurricane decimated Hollywood's fortunes, most of Dania seceded from the City of Hollywood and reincorporated as a city. The areas that chose to remain part of the City of Hollywood caused Dania's current noncontinuous city boundaries. In November 1998, the "City of Dania" formally changed its name to "City of Dania Beach". The name "Dania" is still commonly used to refer to the city.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowFinish Dania Beach’s story
Most archives stop around 1920. The photos from after that are in family albums, not libraries.
3 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewWhite and Negro women employed at…, 1937: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Dania Beach
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Dania Beach, decade by decade
1990s
CommonsFunny lakes they get in America say the Egyptian Geese2009
CommonsFriendly meeting at the pond - OK. On peut jaser le préside…2009
CommonsDid you find something, Gray Head^ Il cherche toujours la p…2009
CommonsDania-beach-fl2008
CommonsNo Fred^ We dont repair truck dental problems2006
CommonsIGFA Museum Front Name2006
CommonsFEMA - 27263 - Photograph by Marvin Nauman taken on 08-28-2…2005Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as White and Negro women employed at the canning plant in Dania, Florida 8b28457v (1937) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (12). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.