Venice with Palm Trees?

From the sky, most American cities look the same; right angles and tangles of overpasses are the norm. Even farming country has telltale geometry, with rectangular borders and irrigation circles in shades of green and brown.

In the US, it’s unusual to see a modern city with such a circular, almost fractal look to it, but that’s Fort Lauderdale for you.

I remember reading that the famous (and rather eccentric) architect, Mizner, wanted this part of Florida to be “the Venice of the South.” I must say, that as we fly over Fort Lauderdale, I can really see the resemblance. Can you?Read more