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The Malling of Jacksonville
When complete, this mall will employ the newest concepts in suburban shopping facilities. It's going to be something very unique, architecturally.
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Atlantic Coast Line #1504
Atlantic Coast Line Steam Locomotive #1504 sits quietly behind the original Jacksonville Union Terminal, now the Prime Osborne Convention Center, in Downtown Jacksonville.
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Moncrief Springs: Crown Jewels of Jacksonville
What follows is one of the most colorful and incredible legends of Jacksonville's surprising past. It is retold by Bob Mann, one of our resident historians, in the same manner that it was told to him, southern storyteller style. The student of history will notice glaringly unhistorical libels and inaccuracies,...
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Aerials From An Era Gone By
A collection of aerial photographs of Jacksonville from six decades ago.
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A Secret Under Oak Street
The rain waters of Tropical Storm Fay reveal a little history under Oak Street.
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Jacksonville's Ghost Town: Yukon
Presently the site of Tillie K. Fowler Regional Park, this land was once home to a vibrant community called Yukon.
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Norman Studios: Before & After
A look at the restoration of Jacksonville's last remaining turn of the century silent film studio production facility.
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Back in Time: The Subtropical Exposition
Towering 100 feet above First Main, the Subtropical Exposition opened in 1888 to lure tourism to Jacksonville.
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A Different Waterfront
Today, the majority of Jacksonville's water based industry is located north of the Hart Bridge. During the mid 20th century, the downtown riverfront resembled cities like San Francisco, Seattle, San Diego and New York City. A bustling district filled with wharfs, seafood markets, shipyards, and wholesale...
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When Downtown Was The Place to Be
Fifty years ago, the Northbank streetscene was quite different from what one would experience today. During the 1950's Downtown Jacksonville was the epicenter of life on the First Coast.
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