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Creating a Timeline for Downtown
When the locals look back at the "Good Old Days", especially in regards to the nearly mythic state of Jacksonville's fabled Downtown, they generally lack any sense of specifics. Specifics like exactly when, or what made it so great, or exactly how big it was or even what people used to do back in those...
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Jacksonville’s Lost Princess
Jacksonville is home to a lot of history, no doubt. But there is one little tidbit that seems to get swept under the rug: that at one point in time, Jacksonville was home to a famous African-American activist and Ghanian Princess.
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Video: How Flagler & Plant Changed Florida
Follow The Crowds: The brief video documentary of how the railroad expansion competition between Henry Flagler and Henry Plant changed the face of Florida.
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Inside the Barnett Bank and Laura Trio
Metro Jacksonville takes a look inside a historic collection of buildings in the heart of downtown: The Barnett National Bank and Laura Trio buildings. (originally published June 4, 2010) Remind yourself what the buildings have been like for more than a decade just before they get redeveloped! Congratulations...
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Video: Reliving the Roosevelt Hotel Fire of 1963
This Jacksonville Fire Fighter's video captures rare footage of the city's deadliest day, December 29th, 1963. The day of the Roosevelt Hotel (now, The Carling) Fire in Downtown Jacksonville which claimed the life of JFD Chief James Romedy. While 21 people died, the Jacksonville Fire Department saved...
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Abandoned Jacksonville: Seminole Club
For a century, the Seminole Club was a place for Jacksonville's elite. Now it's just one of many Downtown Jacksonville buildings sitting empty.
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Murray Hill: Past, Present and Future
Metro Jacksonville's Ennis Davis and Stephen Dare share the past, present and future of Jacksonville's Murray Hill neighborhood.
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10 Facts About Jacksonville's Black History
In honor of Black History Month, here are ten facts about Jacksonville's African-American history that you might not be aware of.
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The University of North Florida: A Brief History
Sure, there are many people who know about UNF. But how many know anything beyond that? My guess is not many— including myself. With so much information actually out there I thought, “Why not compile it all into one, easily accessible story?” And as a student about to graduate from the University...
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All Aboard to Restore Locomotive 1504
Metro Jacksonville's Kara Holmes investigates the history of a derelict locomotive hidden behind the Prime Osborn Center.
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