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Sears: The Cadillac Store Of The South

Metro Jacksonville revisits a long-lost retail landmark downtown and ponders what it will take for downtown to get back on retail's radar.

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Remembering The East Bay Street District

In the first half of the 20th century, the area that is known as East Bay Street today, was almost wholly industrial- and maritime- related. With the railroad and wharves paralleling a block south, along the riverfront, many firms took advantage of Bay Street's easy access to the St. Johns River. The...

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The Trolley Park Phenomena

The 1890's saw the birth of a unique experience - the "Trolley Park". Every city worth its salt had one, including ours. Here's a look at the rise and fall of America's original amusement park.

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Remembering The F.W. Woolworth Building

Metro Jacksonville takes a look into the past of the federal courthouse's underutilized public plaza: The Woolworth/JCPenney Building.

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The Future They Foresaw, 1967. Suburbs, Office Parks

In the Fall of 1967, shortly after the passage of the Act of Consolidation, the following article was printed in Jacksonville Magazine. Jacksonville Magazine was (and is) the official publication of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce and was the undisputed leader in community opinion of the times. The...

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Remembering Riverside Hospital

Now the epicenter of Five Point's retransformation into a vibrant mixed-use community, the corner of Margaret and Riverside Avenue was known as Riverside Hospital for 85 years.

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A Look Inside The Maritime Heritage Center

The Jacksonville Maritime Museum Society is a non-profit and educational association that collects books, documents, artifacts, and other historical objects significant to General Maritime History of Jacksonville and Florida's First Coast.

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Lost Jacksonville: Cunningham Furniture Company

Metro Jacksonville takes a look into the past of downtown's blighted surface parking lots: The Cunningham Furniture Company.

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Remembering Furchgott's Department Store

Metro Jacksonville takes a look into the past of one of downtown's most blighted sore spots: The former Furchgott's Department Store building.

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A Century of Florida's Tallest Skyscrapers

The title of tallest building in Florida changed hands twelve times over the past 100 years. Of the 13 buildings to hold the title, 6 of them are in Jacksonville. Today, Metro Jacksonville takes a look at Florida's Tallest Buildings throughout more than a century.

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