For those who don't know: the Hollywood Sportatorium at 17171 Pines Blvd was South Florida's greatest rock venue. Queen, AC/DC, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Santana, Elvis, Boston, the Grateful Dead — they all played there. It closed in 1988 and was demolished in 1993.

A Sedano's supermarket now stands on sacred ground.

(Honestly, should Sedano's honor the legacy with a limited edition "Supernatural '77" menu? An "Oye Como Va" Bistec or Jamón sandwich, "Flor de Luna" side of plantains, and a "Smooth" guava blend? Just saying. The least they could do.)

May 2027 marks the 50th anniversary of what many consider the greatest concert ever recorded there — the Grateful Dead's 5/22/77 show.

If a one-day outdoor music festival at ArtsPark at Young Circle in Hollywood celebrating the entire Sportatorium era — all the bands, all the memories, the whole magical year of 1977... would you go?

A few questions for the community:

1. Did you ever go to a show at the Sporto? Any band, any year?
2. Would you come to a festival like this?
3. What was you favorite show at the Sporto?
4. Would you share your story on camera for a permanent historical archive? Anyone who brings a ticket stub or authentic photo from a Sportatorium show gets a free commemorative certificate and merch — your own piece of history.

What artists or tribute bands would get you there?

🎵"Yo le digo, caballero. Que los niños le quieren jugar."🎵

The building is gone. The stories don't have to be.

📍 17171 Pines Blvd, Pembroke Pines — go pay your respects next time you need groceries.
"Let the Children Play" 🎵

*Don't forget to "*Preserve the Music"

We love Grateful Pembroke Pines ❤️
Petition · Preserve the Legacy of Grateful Dead's Historic Pembroke Pines May 22, 1977 Show! - United States · Change.org

Sunbeam — owner of WSVN — is building Miramar Cove, which will have:

- 2,874 residential units
- 400k sf retail
- 125k sf class A office space
- 185-key hotel
- 5.5-acre basin with gondolas & fountain
- 5 miles of walking paths

The project is expected to be completed end of 2028. It’s located off of Red Road & Miramar Parkway — just across the street from the TV station’s future studio currently under construction.

Pembroke Lakes mall is the city's premier mall that provides hundreds of jobs for the surrounding area as well as tens of thousands of dollars for the city. However, the mall is in decline as well as many other malls around the country. Now, here’s the question:

HOW DO WE FIX IT???

Well, I’m no expert in this sort of topic but I like to think that I am somewhat knowledgeable on urban design and I intend to study landscape architecture but here is my plan for my home mall that I have been to probably hundreds of times throughout my life.

Remove the roof

Outdoor malls are, in my opinion, a lot more aesthetically pleasing than indoor malls. The removal of the roof allows wind and natural sunlight to better go through the space. Overhangs would be lined along the exterior of all the stores to protect shoppers from the rain.

Addition of fountains and green space

These are nice and should be added, not much more.

Addition of different forms of housing

As y’all can see at the bottom of the screen, this redevelopment includes new housing that would take up some of the parking lots around the mall. This would be mostly affordable housing at different price points. 

Adding a bridge to the north

Now, this might seem a little out of place but let me explain. This would be built to connect the neighborhoods north of the mall. For those who wish to walk to the mall but live north of Memorial Hospital, they would have to go all the way around and at the point, I’d just give up. I find this is the best solution for this problem. Cars would not be allowed on this bridge (obviously lol). The roadway that would go through it would be raised as well to decrease the chance of people getting hit.

Let me know what y’all think about this redevelopment of Pembroke Lakes Mall :)