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Gertrude Denison Launch PartyTags
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Mrs Denison cutting cake Dwight Rogers, Lt Col JW Stevens, Francis Whitehair, GS BullenPhotograph Details
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Gertrude DenisonCollection
Women's History, History Fort Lauderdale Denison Family Collection, Gene Hyde Photograph CollectionCataloged By
Emeri CejkaAcquisition
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Gertrude Denison 1915-1997
The “Mother of Luxury Yacht Interior Design”, Gertrude Denison paved the way for today’s yachting industry. In 1948, while on their honeymoon in Fort Lauderdale, Gertrude and her husband, Frank Denison, purchased Dooley’s Basin and Dry Dock and founded Broward Marine. Located on the New River, Broward Marine has become the county’s oldest and one of the largest yacht builders in the world.
A savvy businesswomen and the company’s majority stockholder, Gertrude headed Broward Marine’s Fort Lauderdale office. In 1960, she expanded Broward Marine’s yachting influence by establishing Yacht Interiors. Gertrude’s designs, such as the first “country kitchen” galley continue to remain popular features in yacht design. Gertrude’s yacht interior design company would set the standard for today’s yachting industry. Gertrude was a member of the Fort Lauderdale Yacht Club, the Ocean Reef Club, and the Daughters of the American Revolution. In 1995, Showboat Magazine honored Gertrude Denison with a lifetime achievement award for her contributions to the marine industry.
Broward Marine 1955.Created By
eandrews@historyfortlauderdale.orgCreate Date
November 29, 2023Updated By
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December 20, 2023