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Latest History articles from Jacksonville, FLA Brief History of Jacksonville Music
Eu Magazine has a long and unique viewpoint on Jacksonville's music scene. The current incarnation of the magazine, helmed by the Henley Family is the heir of decades of music intensive archives compiled by its previous iterations as The Entertainer and The Northeast Entertainer. Over the decades,...
Read MoreLost Jacksonville: The Jacksonville Shipyards
Formerly referred to as the epicenter of the "Billion Dollar Mile", the shipyards has become known as a place of dead urban development dreams. Before it was a vacant waterfont parcel, the site was the home of one of Jacksonville's largest companies for more than a century.
Read MoreUnderstanding Consolidation with Rick Mullaney
Rick Mullaney, as the General Counsel for the City of Jacksonville, has an engineer's view of how our Consolidated government works. Join us as he explains the machine that is our unique form of government, its history, things we learned along the way, and how structural changes and political fads have...
Read MoreRick Mullaney: A History of the Consolidation Movement
Corruption, duplication of services, raw sewage being dumped in the St John's River. A majority of the City Council under indictment, a business climate in crisis, and the humiliating dis-accreditation of our Public School System. City of Jacksonville General Counsel, Rick Mullaney has an engineer's...
Read MoreThe Great Jacksonville Fire of 1901
In just over eight hours on May 3, 1901, a small fire, started in a LaVilla mattress factory, would sweep through 146 city blocks of Jacksonville, destroying over 2,000 buildings, taking seven lives, and leaving almost 9,000 people homeless in the process.
Read MoreThe Steamships of Jacksonville
Metro Jacksonville takes a look at an industry that once gave downtown Jacksonville an international and cosmopolitan flair: The Steamships of Jacksonville.
Read MoreStreetcar Artifacts Uncovered in Springfield
As the Springfield Main Street reconstruction project nears completion, the center of the roadway has been excavated in order to make way for a grass median. During this excavation process, a piece of history from the Jacksonville Traction Co. Streetcar system was uncovered.
Read MoreThe Ghosts of Jacksonville's Past
Arguing the merits of historic preservation can be a difficult task in a city that does not value its history. However, they say a picture is worth a thousand words. Today, Metro Jacksonville kicks off a new photo series illustrating what's been lost in our urban core.
Read MoreTaylor Hardwick's Iconic Skinner Stores
Created by the architectural firm of Hardwick & Lee, the Skinner's Milk Houses were thoughtfully designed and visually interesting structures that would eventually become an iconic presence throughout the greater Jacksonville area. Jonathan Lux explores The Skinner's Milk Houses for Metro Jacksonville...
Read MoreRuins of Jacksonville: The Florida Life Building
It has been called Jacksonville's purest statement of a "skyscraper" and was one of Jacksonville's earliest 'green' buildings. Today, many feel this neglected architectural masterpiece may be better off tumbling to the ground.
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