Pembroke Pines Trivia

PEMBROKE PINES TRIVIA

1) What is the city of Pembroke Pines, Florida named after?

The city's name can be traced back to Sir Edward J. Reed, a member of Britain's Parliament for the County of Pembroke from 1874 to 1880, who formed the Florida Land and Mortgage Company in 1882 and purchased 2 million acres of Florida swampland. A road put through one of the tracts came to be known as Pembroke Road. When incorporating the city, Walter Smith Kipnis, the city's first mayor, suggested the name Pembroke Pines because of the pine trees growing near Pembroke Road.

2) Pembroke Pines began as a loose collection of _____.

COTTON FARMS TOBACCO FARMS DAIRY FARMS CITRUS FARMS

Many World War II servicemen who had trained in South Florida wanted to return after the war, and the open expanses of land that would become Pembroke Pines, occupied primarily by large dairy farms, offered inexpensive acreage for housing development.

3) How big was Pembroke Pines originally?

4 SQUARE MILES 8 SQUARE MILES 2 SQUARE MILES LESS THAN 1 SQUARE MILE

Pembroke Pines was officially incorporated on January 16, 1960, with the casting of 425 votes in a resident's carport. At the time of incorporation, the city was less than a square mile between Pembroke Road, Hollywood Boulevard, SW 72nd Avenue, and the Florida Turnpike.

4) What is the official city motto of Pembroke Pines?

"WHERE FLORIDA BEGINS""JOIN US--PROGRESS WITH US""AMERICA'S NEXT GREATEST CITY""WHERE EVERYBODY IS SOMEBODY"

The city motto is "Join Us--Progress with Us", and the city website proclaims their commitment to "forward thinking in an ever-changing world."

5) How old are the oldest human skeletons ever found near Pembroke Pines?

10,000 YEARS OLD 1,250 YEARS OLD 5,000 YEARS OLD 2,500 YEARS OLD

Skeletal remains of animal hunters dating back about 10,000 years have been found around Broward County, showing that human beings have lived in the area for a long time.

6) Pembroke Pines was once home to the most dangerous _____ in the United States.

NEIGHBORHOOD INTERSECTION SERIAL KILLER LAKE

In 2001, State Farm Insurance declared Pines Boulevard and Flamingo Road the most dangerous intersection in the United States based on its accident claims. WFOR-TV reported that there were 357 accidents during a two-year period. The intersection has since been redesigned, with additional lanes added.

7) What hurricane spurred a population boom in Pembroke Pines?

HURRICANE ANDREW HURRICANE KATRINA HURRICANE SANDY HURRICANE IRMA

Hurricane Andrew was the most destructive hurricane to ever hit Florida in terms of structures damaged or destroyed. It stripped many homes of all but their concrete foundations when it passed through Miami-Dade County in August 1992, destroying more than 63,500 houses and leaving 65 people dead, prompting thousands of Florida residents to move northward to Pembroke Pines. By 1999, it was the third fastest growing city in the United States.

8) What percentage of Pembroke Pines is covered by water?

7.88%10.88%4.88%1.88%

Today, the city has a total area of 34.8 square miles (90.2 km²), of which 33.1 square miles (85.8 km²) are land and 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²) (4.88%) are covered by water.

9) In which direction did the original city first expand?

EAST SOUTH NORTH WEST

The less-than-square-mile city was unable to expand due to North Perry Airport and the South Florida State Hospital until Joseph LaCroix, a developer, annexed his 320 acres (1.3 km2) of land to the city. This gave city planners a new pathway to proceed westward.

10) What year did Pembroke Pines double in size?

1970 1990 1980 2000

In 1980, property from Flamingo Road to U.S. 27 was incorporated into Pembroke Pines, doubling the size of the city. This expansion included the property that is currently C.B. Smith Park as well as what was once the Hollywood Sportatorium and the Miami-Hollywood Motorsports Park.