ROOTED HERE
A city with its own story.
Explore the places behind the name.
A Broward city with neighborhood restaurants, civic arts and parks. Build a visit around The Frank, Studio 18 and independent kitchens along Pines Boulevard.
People made the city.
Follow the sourced timeline and use museum and library collections to explore Pembroke Pines in more depth. Read the historical source.
- Postwar years
A new suburban community
Housing development followed the area’s dairy-farming landscape and North Perry Field’s wartime use.
Local history source ↗ - 1954
Early subdivisions
The first Pembroke Pines subdivisions were created between North Perry Field and the turnpike corridor.
Local history source ↗ - 1960
Municipal incorporation
A January 1960 election established the city after an earlier village incorporation had been legally challenged.
Local history source ↗ - Today
Civic art and community life
City Center, The Frank and Studio 18 offer places to explore contemporary community arts.
Local history source ↗
See the history for yourself.
Choose a museum or cultural stop and check its current visiting schedule before traveling. City history source.
For deeper research, the Pembroke Pines library resources is a starting point for archival material and research help. Historic photographs have their own permissions; we link to the collection instead of treating every old image as free to reuse.
Selected milestones researched September 13, 2026. This is an introduction, not a complete account of the city’s history.