Jaxlore: Folklore, Urban Legends, and Regionalisms

[Metro Jacksonville]

Jaxlore: Folklore, Urban Legends, and Regionalisms



Folklore is the unofficial culture of a community, passed along through word of mouth and other back channels. Folklore is often indelibly tied to place, and is a large part of what makes home feel like home. Here are a few common bits of lore from Jacksonville and the First Coast. How many do you recognize?


Read More: http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2015-feb-jaxlore-folklore-urban-legends-and-regionalisms

[Koula]

I hadn't heard a couple of these stories, thanks for this article, Bill! I only ate at the Homestead restaurant once, but saw a bit of standard fare ghostiness: a candle flickered and salt and pepper shakers shook on an empty table beside us. It was just for a minute or so, and didn't feel creepy or frightening- just eye-roll worthy.

[Tacachale]

Thanks Koula! I ate at that place all the time and never got to see anything unusual. Plenty of other people have, though, going back a long ways.

I didn't notice until recently, but TacoLu's outdoor mural appears to be Santa Muerte, a controversial Mexican folk saint representing death. Pretty fitting for a supposedly haunted house.

[Gatorgus48]

Interesting article.   I grew-up in the area and hadn't known most of the items described.   Nice personal touch by the author, his interest and fascination with the subject matter really comes through.  Well-written. 

[Mr. Excitement]

Cool article.  This kind of stuff fascinates me.  I could see making a trip to the Jacksonville area to view some of these places myself.  Very enjoyable piece.

[LisaMJones]

A lot of hard work has been put into securing and keeping people out and off the property of Annie Lytle!   it is off limits.,,please keep it out of your paper!..if you had current photos to share  you would see all the work that has been put into it,,,,there is no more graffiti....and it is not haunted,,..all your doing is inviting people to trespass.

[Gatorgus48]

Lighten up Lisa.  The article discusses and links to clean-up efforts.  Regardless, it doesn't appear it is well hidden and I don't believe the readers of this site are likely to go out and tag abandoned buildings. 

[Tacachale]

Hi Lisa,

I'm the author of article. I never intended the bit about Annie Lytle to be an invitation for more trespassing. We made a particular effort to show the negative effects "legend tripping" has had on the building and linked to the cleanup efforts, which allow folks to experience the building in a way that helps it rather than damages it.