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A Century of Florida's Tallest Skyscrapers
The title of tallest building in Florida changed hands twelve times over the past 100 years. Of the 13 buildings to hold the title, 6 of them are in Jacksonville. Today, Metro Jacksonville takes a look at Florida's Tallest Buildings throughout more than a century.
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Jacksonville History: The Great Fire of 1901
In just over eight hours on May 3, 1901, a small fire, started in a LaVilla mattress factory, would sweep through 146 city blocks of Jacksonville, destroying over 2,000 buildings, taking seven lives, and leaving almost 9,000 people homeless in the process.
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The Ghosts of Jacksonville's Past II
Arguing the merits of historic preservation can be a difficult task in a city that does not value its history. However, they say a picture is worth a thousand words.
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A Jacksonville Landmark: Prairie School Architecture
Over time, many cities have left their mark on our architectural landscape. New York has its Brownstones, Charleston the single house, and Chicago School of Architecture in the Windy City. Believe it or not, our own city has earned the right to be mentioned in this conversation.
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Lost Church, Lost Battlefield, Lost Cemetery, Lost War
The story of the loss and rediscovery by the Metro Jacksonville team, of Brick Church, and its Battlefield, and Cemetery from the long ago Civil War. Discovered not 500 feet from I-95, in Downtown Jacksonville.
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Ruins of Jacksonville: Main Street
Metro Jacksonville takes a look at Main Street's evolution over the last century.
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Springfield Subway Car Mystery Solved
In February of 2008, Metro Jacksonville discovered a NYC subway car in the Springfield (http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2008-feb-historic-nyc-subway-car-found-in-springfield), just north of Downtown Jacksonville. It was unclear how or why it was brought to Jacksonville, until now...
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Lost Jacksonville: Union Terminal
While the building may still be in use as a convention center, the sights, sounds, scenes and activities from its days as the South's largest rail terminal are long gone. Today, Metro Jacksonville shares images from an vibrant era that no longer exists.
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Downtown Historic Church Tour 2009
A century of downtown sanctuaries in one afternoon. The 2009 Downtown Jacksonville Historic Church Tour.
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Lost Jacksonville: The Jacksonville Shipyards
Formerly referred to as the epicenter of the "Billion Dollar Mile", the shipyards has become known as a place of dead urban development dreams. Before it was a vacant waterfont parcel, the site was the home of one of Jacksonville's largest companies for more than a century.
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