Jack Drury

Fort Lauderdale: Playground of the Stars (Images of America: Florida) Jack Drury

Few Southern cities have stronger claims to fame than Fort Lauderdale. As one of the great vacation destinations in America, over the years it attracted such celebrities as Bob Hope, Jayne Mansfield, Johnny Carson, Cary Grant, and the worldchampion New York Yankees. This beach townâ??s history is starstudded and rich with interesting stories and photographs from that period.