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Jax Beach Ocean View Pavilion Photo Tour
Before the Ampitheater, Sneaker's and Joe's Crab Shack, the Ocean View Pavilion Amusement Park entertained residents and tourist during the early half of the 20th century.
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Distinguish Jacksonville: Asa Philip Randolph
Sometimes we forget the influence and role many former Jacksonville residents have played in shaping the society we live in today. Raised in Jacksonville, Asa Philip Randolph (1889-1979) was a prominent 20th century African-American Civil Rights leader and founder of the first black labor union in the...
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Jacksonville's Historic Ballpark: Durkee Field
Long before the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville or Wolfson Park, J.P. Small Memorial Stadium was the home of Jacksonville's professional baseball community. Amazingly, it's still standing today.
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Downtown Frankenstein: Robert Moses and Haydon Burns
This site led the explosion of controversy over the appointment of Brad Thoburn to the position of Planning Director. We devoted a lot of typestrokes to the basic unfairness of appointing a person who did not (and still doesn't) posess the basic qualifications to hold the position. Most of the public...
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Inside the Jacksonville Terminal
Now known as the Prime Osborn Convention Center, the Jacksonville Terminal was once the South's largest railroad station.
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Jax Beer: The Drink of Friendship
What do Jacksonville, St. Louis, Milwaukee and Denver all have in common? At one point in their histories, they have all been the home of some of the most popular beers to be produced on United States soil.
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Distinguish Jax: The Jacksonville Maritime Museum
While our city still struggles to promote the historic legacy of the St. Johns River and its impact on the community, the Jacksonville Maritime Museum Society (JMMS) operates a small, yet informative facility that does just that.
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Downtown Frankenstein: The Thunderlizard Years
The Thunderlizard Years. In previous articles we have discussed the rise of Jacksonville as a bustling metropolis whose heart and soul, like those of every city before the 20th Century, was located in its hot glowing center. Downtown. Big Shopping Conglomerates, glass enshrined temples of corporate...
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Distinguish Jacksonville: The Bridges of Downtown
Connecting the River City for travel and commerce, they create an urban-scape that is unique in the Southeast. They are the bridges of Downtown Jacksonville.
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Jacksonville's Most Endangered Historic Buildings
Recently, the Jacksonville Historic Society released a list of twelve significant endangered historical structures. Let's take a look at them and suggest a few more.
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