Swampy’s Florida Postcards : Maxwell Hotel, Fort Lauderdale, 1940s.
on October 2, 2024
at 6:00 am
Here’s what the Maxwell Hotel once looked like. It was once located 441 S. Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale. The back of the postcard states: “All modern rooms with private bath.” The card was not mailed and can only figure this postcard is from around 1940. Please feel free to post any memories you have of the Maxwell Hotel below.
The area has been demolished and looks like this today:
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This postcard is part of the Swampy’s Florida collection.
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I lived there for several months. I was dirt poor and paid $35 a week for a room over the 1976 Christmas season. It snowed there that Christmas. The shared bathroom had a door going into my room and another door going into the room next door. My room was either behind the center windows or behind the right-most windows on the second floor in the image.
Me again. A few years back I found this old photo of the Maxwell hotel online somewhere. It obviously dates way way back to before I ever saw it. I uploaded it to a image hosting site. I hope I can successfully post this link to it so you can consider posting it.
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I’d love to post it, but it’s too small to be seen even online. I don’t think I have one of that style in my collection. Didn’t see a bigger one online either. If I had time i’d did through my Fort Lauderdale history books, but it would almost certainly be in black and white. If you find on or there is anything Florida history related you’d like me to share, I’d be glad to do it! Thank you! 🙂
I lived on the 2nd Floor facing Andrews when I played Minor League Baseball and the Yankees had their Spring Training home in FT.L. This was 1978. The owner/manager Frank Taylor was a great guy and looked out for me as I was a young pitcher, first time away from home. The regulars were like family and watched tv on the one color television in the lobby. I can still remember Frank, Charlie, Eileen, and John sitting around and talking days that I wasn’t playing ball games or practicing. I often would walk to Grady’s for beers and food and Marty, a pretty 20+ lady always was kind and served me at the bar. I hear she owns Grady’s and appropriately renamed it Marty’s. Spring break was busy at the Maxwell and a lot of pretty girls stayed there-fun times for a young baseball player like me. The Maxwell was always clean, and Frank and the housekeeper were tolerant of my covering my windows in the morning with the bright FT. Lauderdale sun shining through the shear curtains. A wonderful time in my life-Frank and the regulars along with the Maxwell Hotel will always have a special place in my heart. -Drayton “Smoke”