It's two parallel streets with the Atlantic to the east and, at the south end, a bridge back to the rest of Fort Lauderdale.
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The two streets
Galt Ocean Drive, on the sand
Galt Ocean Drive is the beach street. The high-rises sit between it and the sand, so walking out of the lobby means walking toward the water. The drive runs just under a mile, from Oakland Park Boulevard to just short of the Lauderdale-by-the-Sea line.
North Ocean Boulevard, one block west
Through this stretch, North Ocean Boulevard is State Road A1A, and it's the working street: the pharmacy, the banks, casual restaurants and the rest of the daily errands. When people here say they can get through a weekday without crossing the Intracoastal, Galt Ocean Marketplace is the reason.
The usual mix-up: Galt Ocean Drive and North Ocean Boulevard are two different streets, about 100 yards apart at the marketplace. When you give someone an address, make sure it's the right one.
Map
The mile runs from the Oakland Park Boulevard bridge at the bottom of the map up to the Lauderdale-by-the-Sea line. The central beach is farther south. Tap a number to read about each stop.
The mile ends where the town of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea begins. The town has its own beach and its own small commercial street, and the reef snorkel trails are a short walk off the sand. Anglin's Pier is up there too, on Commercial Boulevard.
This is the oceanfront street, with the high-rises standing between it and the beach. It runs just under a mile, from Oakland Park Boulevard almost to the Lauderdale-by-the-Sea line.
A1A runs one block west of Galt Ocean Drive, about 100 yards from it at the marketplace. It's the working street, with the pharmacy, the banks, casual restaurants and the daily errands.
This is the northeast stretch of Fort Lauderdale beach. Sea turtles nest here from March 1 to October 31, so keep beachfront lights low during those months.
The bridge marks the south end of the mile and is the everyday way back across the Intracoastal to the rest of Fort Lauderdale. South of the bridge, the island carries on toward the central beach.
Oakland Park Boulevard is the everyday route in and out: it crosses the Intracoastal at the south end of the mile and connects you to the rest of Fort Lauderdale. From the north, A1A comes down through Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, the town where the mile ends, and the next major crossing up there is Commercial Boulevard. Heading south toward the central beach, Las Olas Boulevard is about 3.3 miles from the Oakland Park crossing. That stretch is covered on the barrier-island page.
The buildings
The mile is a wall of condominium towers, and most residents give directions by building name. Member associations of the Galt Mile Community Association include:
The association publishes neighborhood news and the history of the mile at galtmile.com.
History
The mile is named for Arthur T. Galt, a Chicago lawyer whose father was Hugh Taylor Birch's law partner. Galt bought the land in 1913, though most of his 8,000 acres lay west of the Intracoastal.
A resort town called Floranada was incorporated on November 25, 1925, and failed in the Florida land crash. In 1953 Galt sold his oceanfront parcel to the partners behind Coral Ridge for $19,389,000. The Galt Ocean Mile Hotel, with 250 rooms, opened on December 19, 1957, while the parallel road that became Galt Ocean Drive was still being finished. The condominium towers followed through the 1960s and 1970s.
1913
Arthur T. Galt, a Chicago lawyer, buys land here. Most of his 8,000 acres lay west of the Intracoastal.
1925
Floranada is incorporated on November 25. The resort town fails in the Florida land crash.
1953
Galt sells the oceanfront parcel to the Coral Ridge developers for $19,389,000.
1957
The 250-room Galt Ocean Mile Hotel opens on December 19.
1970s
Condominium towers rise along Galt Ocean Drive and give the mile its skyline.
1988
Galt Ocean Marketplace is built on North Ocean Boulevard.
2025
Gazit Horizons buys the marketplace for $35.4 million on March 31.
Someone on Galt Ocean Drive types "dentist near me" or "pizza Galt Mile." The shop that shows up is the one whose listing, page and address all say the same thing in the neighborhood's own words. We set that up.
Google Business Profile
Correct name, category, hours and photos, with the address people use to find you on North Ocean Boulevard.
A page that ranks
A location page that names the service, the street and the landmark, with schema markup search engines read.
A place in this guide
A page in the business directory for the mile and the streets around it, linking neighbors to your door.
