Las Olas Boulevard.Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale has been a thoroughfare for visitors and residents to Fort Lauderdale Beach since the beginning of the 1900?s. Las Olas means waves in Spanish. The boulevard is a leisure destination with sidewalk cafes, fine dining restaurants, bars, boutiques and art galleries. Other attractions in the Fort Lauderdale area are the Water Taxi, the Jungle Queen Riverboat and the Bonnet House.