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Latest History articles from Jacksonville, FLBook Review: Cohen Brothers The Big Store
Classifying himself as a silver-hair residing in Atlantic Beach, Michael Hoffmann provides us with a review of Metro Jacksonville's Cohen Brothers The Big Store.
Read MoreLost Jacksonville: McCoys Creek
Today, McCoys Creek is a contaminated afterthought waterway known more for flooding North Riverside residents and businesses. 82 years ago, along with Hogans Creek, it was Jacksonville's answer to the City Beautiful Movement of the early 20th century. Join Metro Jacksonville, as we share the story...
Read MoreVisions of Yesteryear: The 1971 Downtown Master Plan
This is the redevelopment plan that started it all. MetroJacksonville brings to you the first of several competing visions of the city in the era of Downtown Demolition. Read it and give us your thoughts on the outcomes and even the unintended consequences of the 1971 Master Plan.
Read MoreCity Mothers: Eve Heaney's Crusade for Planning in 1965
In research on Jacksonville's History, the advocacy and writing of one visionary woman stands out vividly in the small circle of people who determined the future of this city: Eve Heaney. Eve was a singular woman, especially for her time. She was the female editor of Jacksonville Magazine, one of...
Read MoreLost Jacksonville: A Slice of the Midwest
Jacksonville's urban core is full of forgotten sites that were significant at one point in time. Today, Metro Jacksonville shares the history of Moncrief's Seaboard Allied Milling Corporation, which was the first flour mill constructed in Florida.
Read MoreJacksonville City Hall Celebrates 100th Anniversary
Now occupied by Jacksonville City Hall, one of the city's most revered architectural masterpieces, the St. James Building, celebrates its century old anniversary of its opening as Cohen Brothers Department Store. A special anniversary exhibit and program by Dr. Wayne Wood, City Council President Bill...
Read MoreJacksonville History: Setzer's & Pic N' Save Drugs
Metro Jacksonville shares the history of the rise and fall of two major Jacksonville companies founded by Lithuanian immigrant and former Springfield resident, Benjamin Setzer: Setzer's Supermarkets and Pic N' Save Drugs.
Read MoreCohen Brothers The Big Store Now Available
Metro Jacksonville's second book is now available for pre-sale from Charleston, SC-based History Press. Order yours now!
Read MoreSupporting the Jacksonville Historical Society
The Jacksonville Historical Society is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that has been serving the community since 1929, dedicated to preserving the history of Northeast Florida and educating citizens about culture, architecture and history of the area. It produces books, television programs, oral histories,...
Read MoreJax Pop Up HISTORY BOOK at Dos Gatos
Jax Pop Up History is a series of events designed to bring attention to the forgotten history buried in our own back yard. Watch as little known historical events come alive before your very eyes. This Wednesday, a major event from Jacksonville's illustrious and scintillating untold past will come to...
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