The ad for Pompano Beach Highlands hit Life magazine in October 1955. It was paid for by the builder, who pitched retirees on the perks of owning a home in Florida.
“On U.S.1, halfway between Miami and Palm Beach, with Ft. Lauderdale minutes away, Pompano Beach Highlands offers a richer, fuller life at much less cost.”
The community of one-, two- and three-bedroom homes with jalousie windows on large lots sprouted in the late 1950s, transforming over the next several decades into a middle-class haven for people of all walks of life.