
In honor or Black History Month, join The Jaxson on Saturday, February 27th for a past, present and future tour of Jacksonville's first historic Black neighborhood to placed on the National Register of Historic Places: The Durkee Gardens National Register Historic District
Read More: https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/the-jaxson-presents-durkeeville-walking-tour/
I've always found Durkeeville fascinating. One time in the 80s, my school bus took a detour and we drove past Small stadium. I was surprised to see it and intrigued. There are great houses and streets in the neighborhood and it's one of those relatively unknown pockets of Jacksonville. It's definitely got a walkable character to it and it feels like an older city neighborhood to me.