Coral Springs rose from land that was once pure Florida Everglades wilderness. In fact, early critics dismissed it as “a swamp city.”
Today, with a population of 185,000, it stands as one of Florida’s first master-planned communities — but reaching that point required vision, persistence and decades of transformation.
Using historical photos from the Miami Herald’s files, the Coral Springs News will give readers an occassional glimpse at how the city used to look…