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Category Archives: Jacksonville Neighborhoods
Palace Theatre in Jacksonville, FL – Cinema Treasures
Opened in 1919, the Palace was an early theater design by local architect, Roy A. Benjamin, who also designed the Imperial down Forsyth Street (Benjamin earlier designed Jacksonville’s Arcade Theatre, later renamed the Center, as well as the opulent Florida … Continue reading
Lakewood Neighborhood On Gator Watch | firstcoastnews.com
This is interesting to me, because the Mojo BBQ in Lakewood is my favorite place to eat. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The presence of an eight-foot gator in Lake Geraldine off San Jose Boulevard has the surrounding neighborhood on gator watch. … Continue reading
Posted in Duval, Jacksonville, Jacksonville Neighborhoods, Lakewood, Restaurants
Tagged aligator, gator, Jacksonville, lake geraldine, lakewood, san jose
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The Pop Traveler: Seven reasons to visit Jacksonville
In 2010 the American Planning Association designated the larger Riverside-Avondale area one of the year’s Top 10 neighborhoods READ MORE via The Pop Traveler: Seven reasons to visit Jacksonville.
Posted in Duval, Jacksonville, Jacksonville Culture, Jacksonville Entertainment, Jacksonville History, Jacksonville Neighborhoods, Jacksonville People, Jacksonville Sports, Parks, Restaurants, Riverside, San Marco, St. Johns River
Tagged florida, Jacksonville, reasons to visit, riverside, san marco
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Today I Visited Tillie K. Fowler Regional Park on Jacksonville’s Westside
Located on Roosevelt Blvd, right across from NAS, this is a little gem that I really hadn’t paid attention to until some friends shared some pictures of their trip to the park. It’s actually not so little, it’s 500+ acres. … Continue reading
Posted in Jacksonville, Jacksonville History, Jacksonville Neighborhoods, Parks, Westside, Yukon
Tagged florida, Jacksonville, nature, park, parks, tillie k fowler, trails
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Jacksonville’s historic cemetery vandalized | jacksonville.com
By Dan Scanlan The historic downtown final resting place for hundreds of Jacksonville dead has become the victim of vandalism. Scattered shattered headstones dating to the mid-1800s were discovered by Joanne Orren as she visited the St. Joseph’s Cemetery between … Continue reading
Posted in Crime, Downtown, Duval, Jacksonville, Jacksonville Culture, Jacksonville History, Jacksonville People, RIP
Tagged cemetery, florida, history, Jacksonville, st josephs cemetery, vandalized
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Mandarin On The St. Johns, Vintage Collectable Book, Jacksonville History
I just thought I’d share some photographs of this rare old vintage (1953) edition of a hardcover book titled Mandarin On The St. Johns, written by Mary B. Graff, and autographed by her!
Jacksonville BREAKING NEWS Right Now: Historic PUBLIC SCHOOL #4 Is Burning Down
I am sad to see that Jacksonville’s famous Public School #4 (aka Annie Lytle Elementary) is on fire and burning tonight. Perhaps someone was trying to stay warm inside the abandoned building, and had a fire mishap. I was fortunate … Continue reading
Don Bessent: Jacksonville Native and Former Major League Baseball Player
Don Bessent was a former Major League Baseball player for the world famous Los Angeles Dodgers, where he was one of the popular “Boys of Summer.” He graduated from Robert E. Lee High School on the westside of town. In … Continue reading
Posted in Duval, Jacksonville, Jacksonville History, Jacksonville People, Jacksonville Sports, RIP, Westside
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A Bold move: Stockton Street Town Center developing artisan business culture
A Bold move: Stockton Street Town Center developing artisan business culture – The Financial News & Daily Record – Jacksonville, Florida. BOLD BEAN COFFEE CO.
Main Street Baptist Church – OLD POSTCARD
Above is a picture of an old linen postcard of the Main Street Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida. The back of the card says: The Main Street Baptist Church, organized in 1905, is located at Eigth and Main Streets in … Continue reading
Old Photograph of HEMMING PARK and HOTEL WINDSOR in Jacksonville
Check out this cool old postcard of Hemming Park and the Windsor Hotel in Jacksonville. The hotel burned down in the fire of 1901. Here is an interesting article about the hotel on Trails.com.