Category Archives: Westside

Today I Visited Tillie K. Fowler Regional Park on Jacksonville’s Westside

Posted on March 18, 2012 by admin

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 →

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Don Bessent: Jacksonville Native and Former Major League Baseball Player

Posted on October 7, 2011 by admin

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 →

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Jacksonville home found to be prison for 37-year-old woman; boyfriend arrested | jacksonville.com

Posted on February 17, 2011 by admin

  Two video cameras were found pointing at a trailer’s front door Wednesday, while every other door and window was boarded up or screwed tight so no one could get in — or out — of the home in the … Continue reading →

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Al’s Pizza

Posted on February 13, 2011 by admin

I like this place, I like their pizza. We ate at the Riverside location in December, and used a coupon to get two 8 inch pizzas for $10. Not a bad deal, in my opinion.

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Random photo 09/17/2010

Posted on September 17, 2010 by admin

Cassat Ave area

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1959 LAKE SHORE JUNIOR HIGH Yearbook JACKSONVILLE, FL – eBay (item 380260632018 end time Sep-18-10 00:20:01 PDT)

Posted on August 19, 2010 by admin

1959 LAKE SHORE JUNIOR HIGH Yearbook JACKSONVILLE, FL – eBay (item 380260632018 end time Sep-18-10 00:20:01 PDT).

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Random Jacksonville Photo 06/05/2010

Posted on June 5, 2010 by admin

The photo is actually close to a year old probably. Legend has it that Lynyrd Skynyrds song Gimme Three Steps was written about an incident inside this bar.

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New Recreation/Hiking Trail On Jacksonville’s Westside: Cecil Recreation Trail

Posted on August 20, 2009 by admin

Jacksonville has a new recreation & hiking trail, and I am glad! Tired of the city? Take a trip and spend a few hours exploring the new Cecil Recreation Trail on the Westside. The section of complex that was opened this … Continue reading →

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