Print ArticleSo you thought you knew Jacksonville? Here's a few long lost facts about downtown that will have you wondering what else is out there that you don't know.
4. Maxwell House wasn't the first
In 1910, Maxwell House opened as the Cheek-Neal Coffee Company along Hogans Creek because it was adjacent to where coffee was once loaded onto ships. The coffee roasting complex that exists today includes buildings that were built by other businesses in the maritime district. However, the East Bay Street complex wasn't their first location along Hogans Creek. The original factory was located on the southside of Bay Street. The oldest buildings it occupies today were built for other companies during Bay Street's era as a riverfront industrial district. The four-story warehouse at the corner of Bay and Marsh Streets was built for Albert Laney's (1892-1976) Laney & Delcher Storage Company in 1926. Two-story brick warehouses adjacent to Hogans Creek were occupied by Rosser & Fitch Merchandise Brokers in 1926.
The old Rosser & Fitch Merchandise Brokers warehouse along Hogans Creek.
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