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Abandoned Jacksonville: Evans Rendezvous
Metro Jacksonville gets a glimpse of what remains of one of the South's most popular oceanfront spots for African-Americans during the Jim Crow era: American Beach's Evans Rendezvous.
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Downtown Buildings Altered Beyond Recognition
While much of the local preservation discussion focuses on treasures lost or those well-preserved success stories, downtown Jacksonville is still home to several structures that were and still could be architecturally significant in their own right. Here are six downtown buildings that have been altered...
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May-Cohens: Jacksonville's Big Store
Metro Jacksonville highlights the rise and fall of downtown Jacksonville's Big Store: May-Cohens.
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Abandoned Jacksonville: The Laura Street Trio
A look inside what may be the most historically significant corner in downtown Jacksonville: The endangered Laura Street Trio.
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Abandoned Jacksonville: The Ambassador Hotel
The Ambassador Hotel originally opened in 1924 as 310 West Church Street Apartments, the first upscale apartments in downtown Jacksonville. It was designed by Hentz, Reid and Adler, one of Atlanta's most prominent architectural firms. This $300,000, six-story brick and limestone Georgian Revival style...
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The Great Skyscraper Extortion Scheme of 1911
Not all development announcements are made with the intention of actually constructing a real building. Here is a short tale of a Jaxson who bankrolled a profit without applying for a building permit.
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Inside Old St. Luke's Hospital and a Casket Factory
Metro Jacksonville takes an inside look of two downtown buildings the Jacksonville Historical Society would like to purchase and transform into a historical museum and archives center: The 19th century Old St. Luke's Hospital and the Florida Casket Factory Company buildings.
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Bootlegging and Rum-Running in Jacksonville
Advocates for prohibition thought that once liquor licenses were revoked, reform organizations and churches could persuade the American public not to drink, smugglers would not oppose the new law, and saloons would disappear. However, the opposite effect would happen.
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Exploring The Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant
In an effort to promote the preservation of Jacksonville's historic Ford Motor Company assembly plant by Hill Street, LLC., DOCOMOMO US/Florida, AIA Jacksonville, and Old Arlington, Inc., the property was open on Saturday, Oct. 8 for public tours.
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Lost Jacksonville: Wilder Park
In every vibrant urban community you'll find a vibrant public space, and Jacksonville's Sugar Hill was no exception. Today, Metro Jacksonville remembers the city's largest public space for African-Americans during the Jim Crow era: Wilder Park.
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