▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁main land ▁by ▁the ▁Int rac o ast al ▁Water way ▁( sp anned ▁by ▁one ▁draw bridge ▁at ▁Com mer cial ▁Bou lev ard ), ▁stretch ing ▁approximately ▁one - half ▁dozen ▁blocks ▁to ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Ocean . ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁centered ▁on ▁the ▁j unction ▁of ▁State ▁Road ▁A 1 A ▁and ▁Com mer cial ▁Bou lev ard . ▁The ▁main ▁industry ▁is ▁tour ism ; ▁the ▁town ▁has ▁many ▁hot els ▁and ▁mot els ▁used ▁by ▁visitors , ▁especially ▁during ▁the ▁winter ; ▁many ▁of ▁its ▁older ▁hot els ▁and ▁buildings ▁reflect ▁mid - century ▁modern ▁architecture ▁design ▁[ M i Mo ]. ▁Rec ogn ized ▁by ▁the ▁Florida ▁Legisl ature ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁for ▁its ▁near - sh ore ▁cor al ▁re ef s ▁and ▁efforts ▁to ▁promote ▁sc uba ▁div ing , ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁Florida ' s ▁Beach ▁D iving ▁Capital . ▁With ▁a ▁cor al ▁re ef ▁just ▁ 1 0 0 ▁yards ▁off sh ore , ▁the ▁town ▁is ▁a ▁popular ▁spot ▁for ▁sc uba ▁divers , ▁especially ▁just ▁south ▁of ▁Ang lin ' s ▁Pier . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁ocean ▁at ▁the ▁east ▁end ▁of ▁Com mer cial ▁Bou lev ard ▁is ▁Ang lin ' s ▁Fish ing ▁Pier , ▁named ▁after ▁La ud erd ale - by - the - Se a ' s ▁first ▁mayor , ▁Mel vin ▁I . ▁Ang lin . ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁SS ▁C open hagen , ▁a