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Latest Neighborhoods articles from Jacksonville, FL
Springfield’s 2014 Home & Garden Tour (and Bike Tour!)
This weekend, witness the transformation of Jacksonville’s oldest neighborhood first hand, at the 36th Annual Historic Springfield Home Tour (and Bike Tour)!
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Springfield: The Northbank's National Register Historic District
Fom October 10th, 2006 we bring you one of our first photo tours of the historic Springfield area. Look how much has changed (plus some of what has been lost) since then.Confederate Park (formerly Dignan Park). The name change occurred in 1914, after the park was the epicenter of a Confederate Veterans...
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Lost Jacksonville: Times Square
San Marco would not be what it is today without the unique ambiance and sense of place of San Marco Square. Unfortunately, Jacksonville's true identity and heritage is in danger of being lost forever as time continues to move on. With that in mind, here is a brief look back at the rise and abrupt fall...
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Remembering One Spark 2014: Sights & Scenes
Here is a brief look back at general statistics, sights and scenes from Jacksonville's second annual One Spark Festival. What did One Spark tell you about downtown Jacksonville, our city's identity and potential?
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Landing Millennials Into Downtown
Thoughts on reconstructing the Jacksonville Landing and how this can be used to attract millennials to Downtown and Jacksonville.
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River City Marketplace: A Boom in North Jacksonville
While the booming Southside continues to receive most local media coverage, North Jacksonville has a rapidly growing commercial epicenter of its own. Today, Metro Jacksonville explores River City Marketplace and additional development underway around the popular shopping destination.
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Exploring the Westbrook Commercial District
A few weeks ago, our Forgotten Jacksonville series exposed the beauty of Westside's Westbrook Park. Today, we explore a few blocks Southwest of the park: The Westbrook Commercial District.
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Neighborhoods: Southpoint
Metro Jacksonville takes a drive through one of the region's premier employment centers: Southpoint.
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Forgotten Jacksonville: Westbrook Park
Nestled in the middle of an industrial corridor and railroads, Westbrook Park may be one of the most overlooked public spaces in Jacksonville's urban core.
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Abandoned Jacksonville: Old JEA Tower Building
Vacant for 15 years, 233 West Duval Street is downtown Jacksonville's largest forgotten structure. Today, Metro Jacksonville takes a look inside of a building that has become a silent memorial of a vibrant downtown era gone by.
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