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“Reclaiming Jacksonville” has been selected as one of the Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission 2012 Preservation Award recipients. I know that you book will not be released for two more weeks but after we reviewed the draft that you provided to us and with the timing of the release a couple of weeks before the event the JHPC nominating committee felt that your book should be recognized as a part of this year’s award ceremony.
Metro Jacksonville would like to thank the Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission for this award and is proud to be recognized as a leader in media coverage of local history and neighborhoods.
About Reclaiming Jacksonville
The City of Jacksonville has hundreds of buildings that have withstood the test of time. Yet these lasting landmarks tell only a portion of Jacksonville's history. Dozens of other buildings have been abandoned and left to wither, turning into shadows of their former grandeur. Each place has a rich and storied history that belies modern appearances, like the Annie Lytle Elementary School, now known as the most haunted landmark in the city, and the Jacksonville Brewing Company, which had to come up with a creative way to stay afloat (think ice cream) when Prohibition hit. Join local writers Ennis Davis and Robert Mann as they go behind the scenes of fourteen crumbling but ethereally beautiful structures to reveal their true pasts. Enhanced with stunning color photography, Reclaiming Jacksonville is a must-have for every resident of the River City.
"Reclaiming Jacksonville" Table of Contents
Foreword, by Gloria Devall
1. Ambassador Hotel
2. American Motors Export Company
3. Annie Lytle Elementary School
4. Barnett Bank Building
5. Florida Machine and Foundry
6. Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant
7. Gateway Shopping Center
8. Hogans Creek Improvement Project
9. Independent Life Building
10. Jacksonville Brewing Company
11. Jacksonville Terminal Subway
12. Laura Street Trio
13. Seminole Club
14. W.P. Sumner Company
Florida Machine and Foundry image courtesy of Nomeus
Here is a list of Reclaiming Jacksonville related events that will be held this week:
Monday, April 30, 2012
Reclaiming Jacksonville, coauthor, Ennis Davis, will be a guest of Melissa Ross's First Coast Connect program on WJCT (89.9FM). First Coast Connect airs Monday-Friday 9AM-10AM.
Listen live here
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
The Florida Times-Union will feature an article on how the idea of Reclaiming Jacksonville was concieved and development over the last year. In addition, May's edition of EU Jacksonville will provide an in-depth look and review of Reclaiming Jacksonville.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Metro Jacksonville will host a Reclaiming Jacksonville book signing during Artwalk, at the main public library between 5PM-8PM. In addition to coauthors Ennis Davis and Robert Mann signing copies, photographer, Nomeus, will be displaying and selling his works as well.
Visit the works of Nomeus here
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Metro Jacksonville will be an award reciprient at the Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission's Annual Historic Preservation Awards Ceremony. The ceremony will be open to the public and held from 6PM-8PM at the Main Library's Auditorium.
Barnett Bank Building image courtesy of Nomeus
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Ennis Davis and Stephen Dare of Metro Jacksonville will be speakers of a 50-minute Educational Session at this week's Restore Jacksonville conference.
This 50-minute graphic dominated session will be a brief look into how research involving a single site as a part of the Reclaiming Jacksonville book, led opened the door to forgotten tales of Jacksonville's musical heritage, role in the women's sufferance movement, and time as a great progressive multicultural early 20th century urban community. This particular site, the W.P. Sumner Company, is one of a 100-year-old-buildings that still stand in what was a vibrant area of LaVilla once known as Railroad Row.
The session will end highlighting a series of forgotten historic commerical areas where opportunity to redine and economically energize surrounding communities still exist due to the prescene of available building stock. The goal of this session is to expose unique forgotten Jacksonville history to the general public as well as highlight areas where opportunity for reinvestment and adaptive reuse still exist. Autographed copies of Reclaiming Jacksonville will be available for sale.
Click here for more information on Restore Jacksonville
Railroad Row image courtesy of Florida State Archives.
Click here to order your autographed copy now!
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dougskiles
April 30, 2012, 06:20:26 AMGreat work! I ordered my copy through MJ when the article was posted last time. Do you know when it will ship?
Noone
April 30, 2012, 06:42:36 AMCongratulations to all involved with this additional piece of Jacksonville's history. Looking forward to my signed copy.
thelakelander
April 30, 2012, 06:51:39 AMHistory Press ended up having a delay in printing the book and informed us of it a few days ago. The pre-orders are being air mailed with a deadline date to be in our hands no later than tomorrow. So everyone who has pre-ordered should receive their signed books by the end of this week. I assume the orders going into book stores should reach them later this week as well.
jcjohnpaint
April 30, 2012, 08:30:16 AMI can't wait to get mine. I am so pumped.
Tacachale
April 30, 2012, 01:30:25 PMCan't wait for this. Good work all.
nomeus
April 30, 2012, 04:03:52 PMI rented a zebra striped stretch Hummer for this event. Ill be picking up 20 people in it to go to the awards. It even comes with its own automatic red carpet roll out!
Timkin
April 30, 2012, 11:20:28 PMGreat! I have been wondering when the books would arrive.
Nomeus. Great taste in stretch zebra limo
nomeus
May 01, 2012, 11:58:04 AMi put it on a layaway plan... should be paid off in 2050
thelakelander
May 01, 2012, 12:13:41 PMHere's an article in today's Times-Union about Reclaiming Jacksonville:
http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/400799/charlie-patton/2012-05-01/one-us-jacksonville-author-unearths-stories-behind
ben says
May 01, 2012, 12:15:23 PMNice pic
tufsu1
May 01, 2012, 01:14:25 PMthat Ennis guy looks like a bad ass
Wacca Pilatka
May 01, 2012, 01:21:40 PMI'm looking forward to the May Cohen's book already.
fsujax
May 01, 2012, 01:22:09 PMnice picture. Guess, this book will be added to my coffee table collection of all Jacksonville history books!
sheclown
May 01, 2012, 01:23:48 PMultra cool photo
dougskiles
May 01, 2012, 08:50:37 PMJust got my copy. Ennis says it is the first to be distributed. I am so proud. Reading the wonderful forward by Gloria now.
tufsu1
May 01, 2012, 11:39:27 PMwait...so you got your copy 30 seconds before I got mine....we might have to throw down over this!
dougskiles
May 02, 2012, 05:13:42 AMClearly that means he likes me better!
nomeus
May 03, 2012, 12:11:33 AMtim, didnt see you at the book signing...thought for sure youd be there!
Timkin
May 03, 2012, 10:32:25 PMNomeus.. I very much wanted to , but had an opportunity to make some money , and had to take it.
I hope it went well with no problems .
nomeus
May 04, 2012, 12:31:50 PMsorry i missed you man!
photo by adamthewoo
Timkin
May 04, 2012, 02:12:20 PMSorry I had to miss the event. I definitely did not want to
sheclown
May 04, 2012, 02:24:32 PM(mystery man remains in the shadows -- albeit accidentally)
fsujax
May 04, 2012, 02:30:57 PMDang, Bob is wearing a coat and tie....never thought I would see that!
thelakelander
May 04, 2012, 02:48:04 PM^I was definitely shocked.
CityLife
May 04, 2012, 02:49:09 PMCongrats gents! Looking forward to getting a copy.
And I think MetroJaxers should all chip in and buy a frame for that sweet pic of Ennis. That needs to be on a wall somewhere.
Timkin
May 04, 2012, 03:37:06 PMI'm proud of all you guys
nomeus
May 04, 2012, 08:41:26 PMgood times! cant wait to see the pics from the photog that was there
Timkin
May 09, 2012, 06:32:07 PMAmazing finished product! .. Thank you all of you for doing this project!
thelakelander
May 11, 2012, 07:45:26 PMThanks Timkin.
Btw, I can't find the exact post but someone asked for an image of the restored mural from the old downtown Sears store at this event. Here it is:
nomeus
May 12, 2012, 07:04:46 PMthanks tim
Timkin
May 12, 2012, 11:20:44 PMAbout to order 3 more copies of the book. A few friends looked through one I have opened and wanted a copy.
I hope sales of the book do well.... and that at least one of these places are spared because it was made.
Know Growth
May 12, 2012, 11:43:12 PMBIG CHEESE 723
January 04, 2013, 01:34:10 AMMany thanks to all involved in the making of this book. I finished reading it a wk ago. It brought back a lot of memories since some of these places I grew up with. I had always wanted to go to Confederate Park, but when I was younger it was not a safe place. Encouraged by the book and photos I finally made the visit. It was a wonderful experience. So beautiful. I took lots of pics. all over. The ones I took shooting down Hogans Creek, when uploaded wre great. The dirtiness, etc. was nowhere to be seen. If was like a look back into the past of what it had been. Or, hopefully, what it will be again. Checked out Claude Nolan, too.
I am now planning on reconnecting with more of the old buildings so familiar to me in their glory days. Or At least, maybe, my glory days.
Thanks again! You are all very inspiring.
Working on Cohen Brothers book now...please keep up with these projects. They need to be addressed.
thelakelander
January 04, 2013, 07:24:09 AMGlad you liked it Big Cheese 723!
BIG CHEESE 723
January 10, 2013, 09:22:47 PMTo: The Lakelander; I didn't just like it. I loved it! I am in the process of visiting a lot of the places mentioned within. I have already been to Confederate Park and was pleeasantly surprised. It had not been a very safe place for many years. Also revisited Annie Lytle. With great sadness, it is beyone hope. (In my opnion, but who knows?)
Timkin
January 12, 2013, 05:52:39 PMOn the contrary... Annie Lytle remains a very structurally sound building.... In need, as it has been for decades, of a total overhaul. It has been terribly vandalized over the years and even with our on-going efforts to clean it up, there is a "force" in the community that continues to vandalize it.
Just in this past week , I was contacted by an interested party, and I remain of the opinion that it very definitely can, and hopefully still will, be saved.
BIG CHEESE 723
January 13, 2013, 04:34:01 PMIf it can be restored, I am all for it. Last week on one of my many photo ops the front door was open again and I did take a little step inside. Didn't go any further than the front hallway, but got a look on the inside for the first time. I have been watcing this place from as far back as when it was a school. My cousin attended 7th grade there.
I know about the group tring to keep it cleaned up on the outside. In fact, a few months ago, I spoke with a man who was there doing just that. Had a very nice conversation with him. He has the fever. I think he goes on his own on Mondays. At least, that's when I have seen him there. If the weather is good tomorrow, I might join his effort....as best I can.
Ocklawaha
January 13, 2013, 11:08:54 PMHEE HEE! Big Cheese, I believe you just corresponded to him, none other then the star of Annie Preservation movement, our own Timkin.
Tim, take a bow.
OCK!
BIG CHEESE 723
January 14, 2013, 01:05:52 AMI don't know who I spoke with but he was a very nice gentleman and I felt good knowing that someone cares.
BIG CHEESE 723
January 14, 2013, 02:24:11 PMI returned to Annie Lytle today and did a little clean up. Bottle, clothes and spray paint for the most part. Every little bit helps. The door is still open. Woulld have stayed longer but IT IS creepy. lol Also had a black cat prowling around me I'll be back!
Timkin
January 15, 2013, 10:13:57 AMThe PS #4 Black Cat has watched our progress from a bit of a distance. Ock, thank you! , but I think Big Cheese might have been conversing with Ralph W. He works there some weekdays whereas my availability has been limited to weekends. Thank you, Big Cheese for your contribution to the effort....it is most appreciated
Sorry for getting off topic on the thread.