Print ArticleGiven the opportunity to participate in a recent missionary trip flight out of Craig Airport, Metro Jacksonville's Ennis Davis shares views of Jacksonville's Southside and a few other places from 3,000 feet above.
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Flying near Nocatee. In 2011, Nocatee ranked 14th nationwide among master planned communities for home sales. $200 million has been invested in the community's roadway network in order to facilitate its long term growth. Today, nearly 1,000 people call Nocatee home.
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Butler Boulevard is a 13 mile expressway that has been completed in sections between 1979 and 1997. It is named for James Turner Bulter, a well-known Jacksonville attorney and Florida legislator who was instrumental in the establishment of the Jacksonville Expressway Authority. Originally described as "the road to nowhere", the highway was a toll road until 1988.
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Butler Boulevard at Kernan Boulevard.
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Flying over University of North Florida's Adam W. Herbert University Center. The University Center is a 95,000 square foot conference and meeting facility.
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University of North Florida's Osprey Fountains rises above the swamps of Sawmill Slough. Osprey Fountains is a five-story dormitory complex housing 1,000 students. The $86 million complex was completed in 2009.
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Looking towards Jacksonville Beach.
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