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 period.
Marvel Funderburk Rathel and her husband designed and built some of the most distinctive homes in Jacksonville over a three-decade period.
In honor of Women’s History Month, here is a look at Jacksonville’s most well-known madams from LaVilla’s red light district days.
The Gullah Geechee are descended from African ancestors who arrived through the slave trade and settled from St. Augustine up to North Carolina.
After repeated attempts, against significant community opposition, a self-storage proposal for a prime corner in Downtown’s Southbank is back.
Barnett’s Subdivision is a small neighborhood within the larger Durkeeville community that has a very rich history.
In honor of Black History Month, here are six historic African American cultural heritage destinations in Jacksonville to visit.
We risk backing ourselves into another 50-year corner if we don’t learn from our past and our peers and again overdesign James Weldon Johnson Park.
Here is a trip down memory lane, highlighting five major Jacksonville area attractions that don’t exist anymore.
In 2024, here are four trends that could permanently change urban Jacksonville for the better.
Located five miles northwest of Downtown, Lake Forest has a history and built environment shaped by housing booms, bubbles and busts.
Atlantic National Bank Building (121 Atlantic Place), 121 W. Forsyth St. Year Completed: 1909 Height: 109 feet / 10 stories 121 Atlantic Place was originally constructed for the Atlantic National Bank in 1909. The 10-story building was Jacksonville’s tallest until 1912. Founded by Edward W. Lane, Thomas P. Denham, and Fred W. Hoyt in 1903, the Atlantic National Bank was
Jacksonville’s entry into the federal rail corridor program is a chance for the city to seize its transportation future. Local leaders must get on board.
With a cultural heritage trail proposed for Jacksonville’s LaVilla, here are how other cities have honored their historic African American neighborhoods.
Here are five stories connected to Riverside’s industrial sites and history.
Nearly every city of significant size in the South claims their version of Jacksonville’s LaVilla was the “Harlem of the South.”
As hip hop celebrates 50 years, let’s take a look at the First Coast’s place in that history. The Jacksonville area is where James Brown and crew crafted hip hop’s iconic funky rhythms.
A collection of historic photos from stereoscopic postcards that capture Jacksonville’s atmosphere during the 1870s.
Located 5 miles northwest of Downtown, the scenic Ribault River is a waterway where one can experience the incremental development of Jacksonville over the several centuries. Here are eight historical facts related to the Ribault River and the neighborhoods situated along the marshy waterway.
Downtown’s culinary scene continues to grow. Here are five restaurant concepts headed to Jacksonville’s central business district.
Orange Park was once home to one of the largest chimpanzee research centers, birthing the strange legend that a “humanzee” was born within its walls.
Known as the District of Soul, Moncrief is a historic neighborhood located a few miles northwest of Downtown Jacksonville. Here are five interesting historical stories related to the special place with a unique past.
A photographic journey into the history of Jacksonville’s Eastside, one of its oldest urban neighborhoods and now home to the Sports and Entertainment District.
Downtown isn’t the only urban core neighborhood in Jacksonville where large infill development projects are under construction.
Part of Edward Waters University was added to the National Register of Historic Places last year. These 6 buildings make up the historic district.