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Lost Jacksonville: The Theater District
"It's not anything we need to get too upset about or cry over. It's just a function of the marketplace. If there's no demand for it, it won't survive. It's the same everywhere." -Jim Gilmore, executive director of the Jacksonville Downtown Development Authority, regarding the closing of the Center...
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Forgotten Proposals: The Jacksonville Quay
"The creation of the quayage would greatly improve the appearance of the waterfront in that area and would enhance the value of the adjoining property." Florida Times-Union - 1929
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Sniffing Along The Jacksonville Waterfront
During the Summer of 1969, the following editorial by Malcolm Johnson was printed in the Tallahassee Democrat. Mr. Johnson grew up in Jacksonville before moving to Tallahassee in 1937. Fifty years later, it offers us an incredible glimpse into the character of Jacksonville's historic urban waterfront.
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Lost Jacksonville: Downtown's Jewish Enclave
Forced to live in tight communities in Europe, early Jewish immigrants established a similar tight knit community in LaVilla between the 1880s and 1920s.
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The Future They Foresaw: 1967. A Plea by Eve Heaney
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...
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The Past Speaks. The Future They Foresaw is Now.
The first in an ongoing series reexamining the arguments and public opinions that captured the public imagination or swayed the conventional wisdom about how the city would develop in the future. The decisions of the past affect us all in the present, and understanding why things were done or what...
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Fort Mose Historical State Park
Located only two miles north of historic St. Augustine, Fort Mose was the first free black settlement in what would become the United States.
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Jacksonville History: Cooling "The Long Hot Era"
While the business leaders of the area were discussing the future of Jacksonville in Planning, this article also appeared in Jacksonville Magazine, describing the efforts of the Jacksonville business community to reach out to the Negroes. At the time, Mayor Hans Tanzler feared the unleashing of a 'national...
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Ashley Street: The Harlem of the South
Ashley Street was the core of black life in Jacksonville before Integration. During its heyday, the four blocks from Broad to Davis Streets was known as the Harlem of the South. Not much is left of this once vibrant landscape today. However, by mixing historic images with present day conditions,...
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Camp Milton Historic Preserve
The Westside's 270-acre Camp Milton Historic Preserve may be Florida's best kept Civil War secret.
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