Jacksonville’s Eastside has been accepted to the National Register of Historic Places, the official list of places worthy of preservation across the United States. 

“This recognition will play an integral role in preserving the neighborhood for years to come,” acording to a news release from LIFT JAX, a nonprofit that works to eradicate poverty in the Eastside

The city Eastside Historic District map shows it stretching from the Arlington Expressway north to Seventh Street and from Cemetery Street and Palmetto Street east to Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway.

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