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Once you pass Atlantic Blvd, North Federal Hwy turns into South Federal Hwy. South Federal Hwy has a lot of plazas with mom and pop stores, as well as big time stores like Publix, Office Depot, and Marshalls. CVS and Walgreens are even located also the street. South Federal passes over the Pompano Canal. Sometimes, you see small pleasure crafts in the water, depending on the time of the time. South Federal, like North Federal, is always being fixed up because of how propular and well traveled the road itself is.

North Federal Hwy is more the home of mom and pop stores and restuarants, as in contrast to South Federal Hwy. Muvico Movie Theater sits on Copans and Federal, as the Pompano Beach Mall sits on Copans and Federal on the south side. Heading off of Federal in any way, you reach the older area of Pompano Beach where many residents live. You can reach the 14th Street Causeway from North Federal Hwy, which takes you to the ocean and A1A. Heading south of North Federal Hwy, you also pass the Pompano Community Park and the Pompano Beach Airpark. The roads are always worked on because Federal Hwy is a very highly traveled road.

South Lyons Road where it meets at Atlantic Blvd has a roadway that everytime I pass it, I always see an accident. If you're turning onto Atlantic Blvd from coming from the north, you have to turn down a separate road and immediately merge with traffic on Atlantic Blvd, which people ignore and just keep going, hitting other cars. There are two different circles on each side to get onto Lyons from Atlantic or Atlantic from Lyons. Personally, I've tried to stay away from this area during rush hour traffic. No one really pays attention to what the road signs say. Be careful if you're not used to this area.

NE 5th Ave is a mainly commerical road that goes around the Pompano Beach Airpark. The southern part of the road is home of one of the four blimp hangars in the world. It is the base of the Stars and Stripes blimp. It is open to the public and the blimp can be toured while it is there. The road itself is well kept, but the sides of the road have been sandy in someplaces and grassy in other. There is a sidewalk that follows the road with benches and water fountains. As the road continues on, it goes into a mainly restidental area. I used to drive on I-95 and see the Goodyear Blimp sign and always wondered where it was. I was driving around and found NE 5th Ave by mistake, finding the Goodyear Blimp base.

NE 18th Ave is just off 10th street. The easiest way to get there is from Federal Hwy to 10th Street. NE 18th Ave is home to the largest park in Pompano Beach. It has 45 acres of picnics areas, baseballs courts, a pool, etc. The road itself has been well kept up with as well as the picnic areas. The whole of 18th Ave consists of the park. It is just south of the Pompano Mall and the Pompano Beach Airpark. I enjoy going here because there is plenty of places to walk and place with my family.

The easiest way to get to the 14th Street Causeway is go South on Federal Hwy. There will be signs saying this way to the beach. The 14th Street Causeway is mostly restidental homes; such as apartment buildings, privately owned complexes, etc. The 14th Street Causeway is one of the older streets in Pompano Beach, but one that is remarkably well kept. Many snow birds and retirees have taken up residence in this area. Traveling towards the ocean, you see some smaller apartment complexes and some that are very large. There are few, if any, commerical buildings in this area. After a few moments, you will pass over a bridge and then you have a choice between right or left on Ocean Blvd/A1A.

The Flea Market sits on Sample Road right across from the junk mountain. It used to be the dump, but there's a plant for the dump behind the mountain now. The Flea Market sits on the east side of the Florda Turnpike. If you're going to the flea market, I would suggest going early if you don't want to hunt for a parking spot. I used to just walk around the vendors and see if there was anything interesting. There used to be a movie theater in the market itself, but it closed down a long time ago. The inside of the flea market has changed a lot in the years, but it still draws in the crowds. People love flea markets and indoor ones usually draw in all kinds of people. You could find anything there for reasonable prices.

Pompano Beach Square Mall sits on Federal and Copans, but the mall itself has it's own street. The Pompano Beach Mall has been in Pompano Square for a long time and stores inside have come and gone. The mall has had stores like Sears, Pennys, Burdines, and Dillards. It's 1,000,000 feet, but the mall has seen better days. It's a great mall to walk, but there hasn't been much in the mall itself for a while. Last time I drove past the mall, it looks like they were building something else there, but with this mall area, you never know. The corner of Pompano Square has just been something that kind of sits there. Not a very interesting place.

Fishermans Wharf is what the fishing pier is called. It has been a favorite spot to me for years. There is a restuarant located on the pier called Fishermans Wharf as well. It has a variety of seafood and other types of American style food. I have eaten there many times and it has a wonderful atomsphere that you can enjoy with your family or as a couple. The pier itself was badly damaged during the series of hurricanes Florida was battered with, but it has been restored and reopened. The pier goes out over the ocean and is great for fishing for snappers or other fish. It is really nice to just stand out there and look at the water. I have seen dolphins sometimes at night and whenever you go, you'll find people fishing with sometimes two or three fishing poles. The beach the surrounds the pier is very pleasant as well.

I used to live on W Atlantic Blvd and whenever I wanted to travel to the beach, I travel Atlantic. I have to say this is one of the busiest streets in Pompano Beach. Once you go past 441, traffic gets worse. There are retails stores like Wal-mart, Carls Furniture, and other misc stores along the way. Of coarse there are restuarants, like McDonald's and Burger King shattered about. The street itself cuts right through a very busy area of Pompano Beach with apartment buildings on different sides. As you pass Lions Road, you cross over The Florida Turnpike and past Powerline, you reach I-95. I still enjoy traveling down this street to see the changes or things that have been the same for years. One thing to remember well traveling down this street is be cautious and aware of people driving around you.