June 26, 2024
The First Coast is home to some of Florida’s oldest roads and highways. Here is a look behind the development…
June 12, 2024
THE JAXSON | How the Jaguars stadium deal could support Historic Eastside revitalization
Here’s how the stadium deal’s community benefits agreement could provide tangible benefit to its adjacent urban core neighborhood.…
May 29, 2024
THE JAXSON | 6 major urban core adaptive reuse projects
In honor of National Preservation Month, here are six examples of adaptive reuse projects currently under construction in the city’s…
May 21, 2024
THE JAXSON | The Chitlin’ Circuit and barbecue in Jacksonville
While the Chitlin’ Circuit is generally recognized for its musical contributions to society, in honor of National Barbecue Month, barbecue…
May 15, 2024
THE JAXSON | Memory lane: Downtown’s Main Street in 1952
A visual trip back in time through Downtown Jacksonville’s Main Street in 1952.…
May 8, 2024
THE JAXSON | The year of the Downtown public space
At long last, several high-profile parks in Downtown Jacksonville have opened this year, with more on the way in the…
April 30, 2024
THE JAXSON | A ride on Brightline
Operating between Miami and Orlando with a goal of potentially expanding to Tampa and Jacksonville, Brightline is the first privately…
April 23, 2024
THE JAXSON | Neighborhoods: St. Nicholas
A virtual tour of one of Jacksonville’s oldest urban neighborhoods: St. Nicholas. St. Nicholas History Located across the river from…
April 16, 2024
THE JAXSON | The drive-in theatres of Jacksonville
For 69 years, drive-in movie theaters entertained generations of Jaxsons. Today, their remnants are hard to find in the city’s…
April 9, 2024
THE JAXSON | 5 Arab American historic sites in LaVilla
Starting with the arrival of the first immigrants in the 1890s, Arab Americans have had a major impact on the…
April 3, 2024
THE JAXSON | What does ‘withintrification’ look like? Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard
Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard in New Orleans is a model for withintrification that can be easily replicated along Jacksonville corridors…
March 26, 2024
THE JAXSON | 4 influential Jacksonville women of the 19th century
In honor of Women’s History Month, here are four women who were influential in Jacksonville during the 19th century.…
March 20, 2024
THE JAXSON | The legacy of Eartha Mary Magdalene White
Born in Jacksonville in 1876, Eartha Mary Magdalene White dedicated her life to improving living conditions for the city’s poor…
March 12, 2024
THE JAXSON | Women’s history: The Rathel houses
Marvel Funderburk Rathel and her husband designed and built some of the most distinctive homes in Jacksonville over a three-decade…
March 5, 2024
THE JAXSON | The madams of Jacksonville’s red light district
In honor of Women’s History Month, here is a look at Jacksonville’s most well-known madams from LaVilla’s red light district…
February 27, 2024
THE JAXSON | Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor’s 5 largest metropolitan areas
The Gullah Geechee are descended from African ancestors who arrived through the slave trade and settled from St. Augustine up…
February 13, 2024
THE JAXSON | Neighborhoods: Barnett’s Subdivision
Barnett’s Subdivision is a small neighborhood within the larger Durkeeville community that has a very rich history.…
February 6, 2024
THE JAXSON | 6 Black cultural heritage sites to visit in town
In honor of Black History Month, here are six historic African American cultural heritage destinations in Jacksonville to visit.…
January 23, 2024
THE JAXSON | 5 Jacksonville attractions that don’t exist anymore
Here is a trip down memory lane, highlighting five major Jacksonville area attractions that don’t exist anymore.…
January 16, 2024
OPINION | Changing the urban landscape in 2024
In 2024, here are four trends that could permanently change urban Jacksonville for the better.…
January 9, 2024
THE JAXSON | 6 historical facts about Lake Forest
Located five miles northwest of Downtown, Lake Forest has a history and built environment shaped by housing booms, bubbles and…
January 2, 2024
THE JAXSON | Jacksonville’s oldest surviving skyscrapers
Atlantic National Bank Building (121 Atlantic Place), 121 W. Forsyth St. Year Completed: 1909 Height: 109 feet / 10 stories…
December 12, 2023
THE JAXSON | Cultural heritage trails increasing in popularity
With a cultural heritage trail proposed for Jacksonville’s LaVilla, here are how other cities have honored their historic African American…
December 5, 2023
THE JAXSON | 5 stories from Riverside’s industrial history
Here are five stories connected to Riverside’s industrial sites and history.…