Plantation - Florida - 4K Downtown Drive

Afternoon drive around Plantation, FL. Filmed: March 2021 Cities Explored: https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mi... Follow on Instagram:   / mileagemike   Make a one time donation to support the channel: https://cash.me/$milmike Equipment Used: SD Card: https://amzn.to/38ikIb6 Tripod: https://amzn.to/3vH1xQh Camera: https://amzn.to/3Kdfx9E Camera Mount: https://amzn.to/3vSX2m0 Computer: https://amzn.to/3EVZNaj External HD: https://amzn.to/3vI8zUW Glass Cleaner: https://amzn.to/3EWIQg1 Tablet: https://amzn.to/3vrLffx Tablet Accessories: https://amzn.to/3FcmRBT Smartphone Gimbal: https://amzn.to/3wPx2d0 Covert Camera: https://amzn.to/3xvRr7h Headphones: https://amzn.to/3MBcJEF DISCLAIMER: This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links I’ll receive a small commission. This helps support the channel and allows me to bring you more videos in more places. Thank you for the support! From Wikipedia: Plantation is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census the population was 84,955. It is a principal city of the Miami metropolitan area. The city's name comes from the previous part-owner of the land, the Everglades Plantation Company, and their attempts to establish a rice plantation in the area. The year 2000 census established the city population at 82,934, spanning 15 distinct ethnic groups. New city developments around this time included the 11,500-square-foot (1,070 m2) Volunteer Park Community Center (1999), the Park East Multicultural Garden (2001), the Community Bus Service (2001), Jim Ward 16,000 sq ft (1,500 m2) Community Center (2002), Jack Carter Harmony Park (2002), Happy Tails Dog Park (2002), the Plantation Equestrian Center (2005), and the Plantation Preserve Golf Course and Club (2006). Plantation celebrated its 50-year golden anniversary in 2003, with a one-week celebration and updating of the city's time capsule. Hurricane Wilma hit Plantation on Monday, October 24, 2005, causing significant damage and power outages. The resulting damage led to the subsequent closure of the Fashion Mall in 2006. In 2007, the Broward Mall was acquired by the Westfield Group, received a multimillion-dollar renovation, and was renamed to Westfield Broward. The city was first named one as of the nation's "100 Best Communities for Young People" by America's Promise Alliance in 2008. It has won this award on other subsequent years, including 2010 and 2011 The 2010 census established the city's population at 84,955 people.[64] During this year, the vacant former Fashion Mall was planned for auction, but the auction was cancelled after the property owner paid a court judgement. In 2011, Diane Veltri Bendekovic, daughter of previous long-running mayor Frank Veltri, was elected as mayor of the city. The city's 60th anniversary in 2013 saw the publication of a new book dedicated to its history: Images of America: Plantation. The developers of the previously closed Fashion Mall filed for bankruptcy in October 2014. The property was then sold in a bankruptcy auction in April 2015 for $37.7 million. Demolition of the former Fashion Mall then began in 2016 (leaving the existing hotel, office and parking areas), to make way for 'Plantation Walk' (previously known as '321 North'[69]): a new $350 million complex including 700 apartments, 200,000 square feet of retail and restaurants, and remodeled versions of the existing 160,000 square foot office tower and Sheraton hotel. In September 2018, a settlement was reached, dismissing legal conflicts between the area's bankruptcy trustee and other parties previously involved in the redevelopment. The development is now targeting completion in 2021. The American Express office in Plantation closed in 2017, when company relocated to a newly built facility in neighboring Sunrise. In response to the move, committee review began on 'Plantation Midtown': a new 25-acre (0.10 km2) mixed-use development, encompassing the site of the former American Express office. On July 6, 2019, 23 people were injured, two seriously, by a gas explosion at The Fountains shopping plaza on South University Drive, which caused extensive damage to it and nearby buildings.