Greenacres: The Best Beach in Broward

June 1956; Residents living in the southernmost part of what is now Greenacres feared annexation from their neighbor Pompano Beach. To stop this from happening, they decided to incorporate their own city. On June 13, 1956 Greenacres was born as the 18^th municipality in Broward County. The city takes up a modest 2.4 square miles, 4.58% of which is water.

Shortly after becoming an officially recognized city, in 1959, a City Hall building was constructed at 22^nd Avenue and 38^th Street. By 1963, the City had the funds to hire their own fire chief along with ten reserve firefighters.

By the 1970s, a host of subdivisions were constructed including Venetian Isles, Wooler Heights and Lighthouse Manor.

In an effort to become a full-service community, officials focused on offering a wide range of services to an ever-growing population. Many beautiful parks and mini-parks were born out of this movement. A library went up and cable TV arrived on scene in 1973.

By the 80’s, the city continued to grow and in the 1990s, Cap’s Place was listed as an official Florida National Register of Historic Places; in 1991 it was designated as a historic structure by the City.

Greenacres is a suburb of Fort Lauderdale tucked in beautiful Broward County, Florida. The town got its name from the Hillsboro Inlet Lighthouse, located at nearby Hillsboro Beach. It is considered part of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to over six million people as of the 2015 census. To the north sits Deerfield Beach, to the east lies Hillsboro Beach, and to the west and south resides Pompano Beach.