| Special Edition: Predicting the Growth of a Future Metropolis |
|
|
| Thursday, 12 October 2006 | |
|
In this special, the staff of Metro Jacksonville shares a section of the 1931 Jacksonville Master Plan, that predicts how the city would develop, 40 years into the future.
Jacksonville was estimated to have 350,000 residents (pre-consolidation) by 1960. However, the city's population began to slow in the late 1940s, recording 204,517 residents in the 1950 census, and actually decline to 201,030 residents by 1960.
The Diagram shows a city being hindered by a large network of railroads which segragated neighborhoods, both socially and culturally.
|
October 12, 2006, 9:24 am
The population density comparison is very interesting. I wonder how Jacksonville stacks up today?
Also, it looks as if even in the 30's they were aware that the automobile would have a large impact on where people lived.
What are the benefits of having a MetroJacksonville.com account?
- Share your opinion by posting comments on stories that interest you.
- Stay up to date on all of the latest issues affecting your neighborhood.
- Create a network of friends working towards a better Jacksonville.
>> Register now <<