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Latest Neighborhoods articles from Jacksonville, FL
Urban Neighborhoods: Fairfield
Located beneath the Matthews Bridge lies one of urban Jacksonville's oldest communities: Fairfield
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Urban Neighborhoods: St. Johns Quarter
The St. Johns Quarter is a six block, 18 acre section of Riverside that is locally designated historic district. The local historic designation is intended to keep buildings from being demolished and incompatible buildings from being built.
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Lost Jacksonville: Sugar Hill
From the late 1800s until the 1960s, Sugar Hill was the neighborhood where Jacksonville's most prominent African-Americans lived.
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Prime Outlets St. Augustine
A walk through the newly renovated and expanded Prime Outlets - St. Augustine.
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A Day in The Southbank
Originally developed as a part of the City of South Jacksonville, the Southbank is a mix of suburban and urban oriented development within a compact setting.
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Urban Neighborhoods: Robinson's Addition
Nestled between major rail lines leading to Downtown Jacksonville, Robinson's Addition is a major industrial area and small collection of residential streetcar suburbs that were platted during the boom period following the Great Fire of 1901.
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Urban Parks: St. Johns River Park
Now known as Friendship Park, the 11 acre St. Johns River Park Marina is one of the most underutilized popular public spaces in Downtown Jacksonville.
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Connecting FCCJ's Downtown Campus
FCCJ's Downtown Campus represents the institution's academic presence in the heart of the urban core. Many of the programs offered at the Downtown Campus are vocation in nature, such as building construction and automotive repair. Other programs focus on GED, high school completion, adult literacy,...
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Urban Neighborhoods: Lackawanna
Lackawanna originally saw growth as a streetcar suburb that was an attractive residential location for workers employed at the nearby massive Seaboard Air Line Shops and Terminals.Although the streetcar line and railroad shops are long gone, the community that owes its existance to them still lives on.
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A Look at the Neighborhood of Lakewood
Lakewood is located at the intersection of San Jose and University Blvd's. It is a predominantly residential area with houses built in the 1950's. The community has several churches, two shopping centers, and a number of streets named after major private colleges, such as Clemson, Cornell, Fordham,...
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