Edward Waters College: Photo Tour

Established in 1866 to educate newly freed slaves, Edward Waters College is Florida's oldest independent college and first historically black university. Its also Jacksonville's only university to fully embrace the idea of an urban campus that opens up and embraces it's context, instead...

Park & King Shopping District: Photo Tour

Located in the heart of the Riverside-Avondale Historic District, and once known as the Great White Way for it's rows of ornate street lights, the Park King Shopping District is now enjoying a period of revitalization as residents rediscover our unique districts of yesteryear.

Inside the Park View Inn

Situated on the corner of Main and State Streets, the Park View Inn has become one of the most problematic pieces of property in the core of Jacksonville. In its current state, it is a blight that hinders progress in both Springfield and Downtown. Plagued by ground contamination from the former Coal...

Downtown Construction Update - February 2007

New Jacksonville Farmer's Market Opens

The historic Jacksonville Farmer's Market on Beaver Street recently celebrated the opening of its new sheds. The new location is immediately to the west of the old site, which is now in the process of being demolished in preparation for the expansion of a nearby seafood processing plant.

Inaugural Springfield Farmers Market Photo Tour

The first ever Springfield Farmers Market successfully kicked off this past Saturday, complete with hot dogs, produce, antiques, clothing, crafts, and rides for the kids.

Fairfield & East Jacksonville: Photo Tour

Today the area is dominated by heavy industry, major entertainment venues, parking lots and elevated expressways. However, one hundred years ago, the communities of Fairfield and East Jacksonville were two of Jacksonville's early suburbs. This photo tour is intended to give viewers a glimpse of what...

Have you seen 1661 Riverside lately?

With 1661 Riverside's construction process rapidly coming to an end, one can clearly see the attention paid to detail by Midland Development and the design team of Reynolds, Smith and Hills, Richard Skinner and The Auchter Company. When complete, 1661 Riverside will add 90 multi-family units, adjoining...

Murray Hill: Neighborhood Photo Tour

Bordered by Interstate 10, Casset Avenue, Park Street and Roosevelt Blvd, Murray Hill is another historic neighborhood in the midst of gentrification. Platted in 1906, incorporated as a separate city in 1916 and annexed by Jacksonville in 1925, the neighborhood consists of a mix of commercial and residential...

Downtown Construction Update - December 2006

San Marco Place rises above the Skyway lines at Riverplace Station.