History We Call Home

Glenn Curtiss was a pioneer aviator, the fastest man on earth, and the founder of Miami Springs. The city wants to honor the man who performed the first public airplane flight for its centennial in 2026.

Hollywood is one of several cities across South Florida celebrating its centennial this year. Before Hollywood was founded in 1925, a segregated neighborhood called Liberia opened for Black residents. At the time, discriminatory Jim Crow laws denied them equal opportunities.

Stories from "History We Call Home: 100 Years of South Florida" are featured in the Dade Heritage Trust's annual Preservation Today publication.

More than 11 cities and landmarks in South Florida are celebrating centennials over the next two years. WLRN News is recognizing this historic milestone in the new series, History We Call Home: 100 Years of South Florida.