Engine 15 Brewing Company: Downtown's Newest Brewery

601 Myrtle Avenue

Also part of the Engine 15 complex, 601 Myrtle Avenue is the largest building. It was designed by H.J. Klutho in 1936. It was originally built to serve as a warehouse and office space for Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company.

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The center of 601 Myrtle Avenue features a raised roof that once allowed railcars to access the building's interior.


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The interior of the building's old office features several unique glass designs.

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This bricked in entrance originally allowed vehicles to drive inside the building from Myrtle Avenue.


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The entrance to the building's underground boiler room.

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Inside the boiler room.

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Located west of I-95, this site is closer to downtown's heart than most would think. If you look hard, the top of the Bank of America Tower can be seen peaking over another industrial building east of Engine 15.


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Michelle LeGrande had great taste in music.  Many of today's millennials were conceived to the lyrics on this long lost cassette tape.

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Windex anyone?  Some of the dates etched into the dust on this window dates back to the late 1980's.


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Myrtle Avenue is littered with artifacts that date back to a time when manufacturing dominated American history. The steel gutters along Myrtle Avenue, just outside of Engine 15's buildings, were manufactured by Florida Machine & Foundry (FMF) Company. FMF was located just east of Myrtle Avenue at 1375 West Church Street. Founded in 1899, FMF relocated to Engine 15's neighborhood in 1924 and operated until the 1990's. The former foundry, featured in Metro Jacksonville's Reclaiming Jacksonville, Main Metal Recycling utilizes the former foundry's buildings today.

Article and photographs by Ennis Davis, AICP. Contact Ennis at edavis@moderncities.com