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This site led the explosion of controversy over the appointment of Brad Thoburn to the position of Planning...
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Now known as the Prime Osborn Convention Center, the Jacksonville Terminal was once the South's largest...
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What do Jacksonville, St. Louis, Milwaukee and Denver all have in common? At one point in their histories,...
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While our city still struggles to promote the historic legacy of the St. Johns River and its impact on...
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The Thunderlizard Years. In previous articles we have discussed the rise of Jacksonville as a bustling...
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Connecting the River City for travel and commerce, they create an urban-scape that is unique in the Southeast....
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Recently, the Jacksonville Historic Society released a list of twelve significant endangered historical...
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Preserving history - such a simple concept, apparently so difficult to execute. When a historic building...
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The story goes that the Jacksonville Traction Company got its historical start when an African American...
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Established in 1852, the Old City Cemetery on East Union Street, is one of the most overlooked and underrated...
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Let's take a walk back in time and visit Jacksonville's past. We once had the Jacksonville Traction...
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Last Episode? Cars. This one? Blight. Negroes. Civil Rights Violence. Racist Swine. Clever Engineers.In...
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Blight. Transportation. Race Riots and Civil Rights. Recreation. Regional Thinking. Cars. In order to...
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For nearly 20 years, Jacksonville was the perfect film location for the movie industry. Several production...
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In just over eight hours on May 3, 1901, a small fire, started in a LaVilla mattress factory, would sweep...
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