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Adaptive Reuse on the Southbank
From the exterior, the old Southside Hardware building may be the most modest building on this stretch of Kings Ave. Despite its humble exterior, this building has been given a new life by marketing firm Burdette Ketchum, which wanted a unique building that could suit their needs.
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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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Distinguish Jacksonville: Kingsley Plantation
Situated on the northern tip of Fort George Island and maintained by the National Park Service, Kingsley Plantation is the oldest plantation house standing in Florida.
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Historic NYC Subway Car Found in Springfield
Metro Jacksonville has confirmed that a historic New York City subway car has been discovered in the Springfield neighborhood.
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Inside the Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant
Metro Jacksonville takes a look inside of one of the urban core's largest industrial ruins: The Ford Motor Company Assembly Plant.
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Union Station Tunnels Intact
Metro Jacksonville has confirmed that the passenger tunnels at Union Station, thought to be filled in years ago, are still intact. These tunnels were built to bring passengers safely under the platforms to board trains on far tracks.
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1926: The Year of the Skyscraper
1926 may have been the greatest year in Downtown Jacksonville's history. It was known as the Year of the Skyscraper with seven buildings of ten stories or more under construction at the same time.
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The James E. Merrill Residence
The Merrill residence is the largest and most architecturally interesting of the nineteenth-century houses remaining in East Jacksonville.
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The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum
Just a short walk from the heart of downtown in Springfield, the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum is a part of the world's largest private holding of important original manuscripts documents.
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