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The Elbo Room is a bar that was established in 1938 at 241 South Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard,
The Elbo Room is a bar that was established in 1938 at 241 South Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale
A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is also used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from Latin ''fortis'' ("strong") and ''facere'' ...
, Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, a ...
and became a landmark for Fort Lauderdale Beach. The bar was prominently featured in the 1960 film ''Where the Boys Are
''Where the Boys Are'' is a 1960 American CinemaScope comedy film directed by Henry Levin and starring Connie Francis, Dolores Hart, Paula Prentiss, George Hamilton, Yvette Mimieux, Jim Hutton, and Frank Gorshin. It was written by Geo ...
''. Its location at the corner of Las Olas Boulevard
Las Olas Boulevard is a major east-west thoroughfare in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States that runs from SW 1st Avenue in the Central Business District to Florida State Road A1A in Fort Lauderdale Beach. The name ''"Las Olas"'' means "The Wa ...
places it on one end of the Fort Lauderdale strip. The Penrod family purchased it in 1981.
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1938 establishments in Florida Art Deco architecture in Florida Buildings and structures in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Culture of Fort Lauderdale, Florida Drinking establishments in Florida {{pub-stub