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Area and History of Pembroke Pines
Area
Pembroke Pines took the name Pembroke from its location along Pembroke Road and the many pine trees in the area. The area of Pembroke Pines west of Interstate 75 is commonly known as West Pines, and consists mostly of subdivisions built since Hurricane Andrew. In this once-remote area, new residents were able to spread out on larger parcels of land and build custom homes without prescribing to convention or following a path laid by developers. Pembroke Pines is the largest city in the South Broward area and continues to grow. Pembroke Pines Florida is located in Broward County and is part of the Miami Metro Area. Pembroke Pines-area historical tornado activity is slightly below Florida state average. It's close to I-75 & the Florida Turnpike for easy access to areas both north & south. Combine this with a lower crime rates, many large shopping malls & a great communities, and you'll see why people flock to this area.
Homes
The population greatly increased as former owners of destroyed homes spent their insurance money on an inland city. In this once-remote area, new residents were able to spread out on larger parcels of land and build custom homes without prescribing to convention or following a path laid by developers. The aftermath of that terrifying storm forced thousands of people relocating from their destroyed homes in Miami-Dade county up the major north-south highways, including the new I-75 corridor in the west, to Broward County, Unofficial. By analyzing real estate information on millions of homes in Florida and nationwide and helping you understand hyper-local real estate trends.
History
The city was incorporated in 1960 with only 1,429 residents, but by the the late 90's, it had earned the title of Florida's fastest growing city at least once. Today, more than 135,000 people call it "home". Often referred to locally as "The Pines," the city has about 52,000 households of every style and price. They're so spread out that it takes five U.S. post offices to serve the residents.
Folks looking for more elbow room discovered these miles of quiet fields in the mid-fifties, and began settling in what was then the distant country side of the seaside city of Hollywood. In this once-remote area, new residents were able to spread out on larger parcels of land and build custom homes without prescribing to convention or following a path laid by developers.
The town started as agricultural land occupied by dairy farms and grew after the war as servicemen were retiring, including large eastern sections that were part of the Waldrep Dairy Farm . The first two tiny subdivisions were called Pembroke Pines. One of the first homes in the city belonged to Dr. and Mrs. Walter Smith Kipnis, built in 1956. Dr. Kipniswas also the first mayor. It was then known as the “Village of Pembroke Pines” and was incorporated into a town in 1959. Builders contested the incorporation, so a legal battle was brought out concerning the boundaries of the new town that were incorrectly stated in the ballot. City services were added in the 1960s with the building of the first fire department building near North Perry Airport . However, University Drive was the western edge of habitable land for residents.
Pembroke Pines was also home to the most dangerous road intersection (Pines Blvd and Flamingo Rd.) in the United States in 2001, according to State Farm Insurance . In 2005 a vote was passed by city residences on a bond initiative to allow the city to begin construction to redesign the area. The intersection has been expanded with additional east/west Pines BLVD lanes.
