3 days agoTHE JAXSON | History of the West Jacksonville Rail YardFor much of the 20th century, the West Jacksonville Yard and its locomotive shops served as a key economic anchor…By Ennis Davis
March 18, 2025THE JAXSON | The story of Dr. Julia Walker-Brown and Walker’s Business CollegeFor nearly 50 years, Walker’s Commercial & Vocational College was a major Jacksonville educational institution. In honor of Women’s History…By Ennis Davis
February 9, 2025OPINION | Battle of Olustee, now a celebration, was infamous for its cruelty to Black troopsThe annual Battle of Olustee reenactment and festivities are Feb. 14 through 16.…By Mike Clark
January 28, 2025THE JAXSON | How Downtown’s train station was savedThis is the story of the Station Celebration, a forgotten dispatch that rallied thousands of Jaxsons together to help save…By Mike Field
January 22, 2025THE JAXSON | A trip down memory lane: 1970s JacksonvilleHere’s a visual history of seven sites photographed as a part of a 1970s city of Jacksonville planning study.…By Ennis Davis
December 4, 2024THE JAXSON | 14 historic JAXPORT photographsHere’s a photographic journey showing JAXPORT’s facilities over the past 108 years.…By Ennis Davis
November 27, 2024THE JAXSON | The history of Jacksonville’s San Marco neighborhoodAcross the St. Johns River from Downtown Jacksonville, San Marco is a historic neighborhood known for its architecture, restaurants, boutiques…By Ennis Davis
November 12, 2024THE JAXSON | Ray Charles in JacksonvilleHere are six sites associated with Ray Charles’ time as an up-and-coming musician in Jacksonville.…By Ennis Davis
October 30, 2024THE JAXSON | The history of Jacksonville’s San Mateo neighborhoodFifteen minutes north of Downtown Jacksonville, San Mateo is a post-World War II neighborhood characterized by a mature developed landscape…By Ennis Davis
October 23, 2024THE JAXSON | Jaxlore: Annie Lytle Elementary, ‘The Devil’s School’The former Annie Lytle Elementary School by I-95 between Riverside and Brooklyn has long had a reputation as the “most…By Bill Delaney
October 16, 2024THE JAXSON | 3 surviving factory buildings from Jax’s Cuban cigar-making eraBy 1895, Jacksonville was home to thousands of Cuban immigrants and 15 cigar manufacturing companies.…By Ennis Davis
October 8, 2024THE JAXSON | 9 historic Durkeeville photographsDuring the early 20th century, the greater Durkeeville community became a segregation-era hub of Black culture, business and social life…By Ennis Davis
October 1, 2024THE JAXSON | The ‘malling’ of BaymeadowsA look at the rise, repositioning and survival of Deerwood Village Mall, one of the Southside’s oldest shopping malls.…By Ennis Davis
September 18, 2024THE JAXSON | The history of Jacksonville’s Norwood neighborhoodLocated along the banks of Moncrief Creek, Norwood is a Northside neighborhood that was laid out in 1912.…By Ennis Davis
September 10, 2024THE JAXSON | Florida’s 5 largest cities in 1900Even in 1900, when Florida was the 32nd largest state in the country, Jacksonville was by far its largest city.…By Ennis Davis
September 10, 2024OPINION | The Mathews Bridge needs a name that reflects all of JacksonvilleThe bridge’s namesake, John E. Mathews, was quoted in 1920 as saying: “This is a white man’s country and government.”…By Mike Clark
September 9, 2024The Beatles integrated their Jacksonville concert 60 years ago this week. An event gives a look backOn Thursday, Sept. 12, a tribute cover band and two noted historians will revisit what was the first major racially…By Jacksonville Today
September 4, 2024THE JAXSON | The fascinating history of Black Hammock Island’s Cedar Point PreserveJacksonville’s Black Hammock Island has a fascinating history from 6,000 years of civilization. Here are four facts about Cedar Point…By Ennis Davis
August 28, 2024THE JAXSON | Memory lane: The Chitlin’ Circuit’s famed Two Spot ClubMoncrief’s Two Spot was said to be the finest dance palace in the country owned by an African American during…By Ennis Davis
August 21, 2024THE JAXSON | The history of Jacksonville’s Lakeshore neighborhoodLakeshore has a history and built environment shaped by housing booms, bubbles and busts of early 20th century Jacksonville.…By Ennis Davis
June 26, 2024THE JAXSON | 5 historic roads in townThe First Coast is home to some of Florida’s oldest roads and highways. Here is a look behind the development…By Ennis Davis
June 5, 2024THE JAXSON | 6 stories from Jacksonville’s LGBTQ historyFrom Timucua two-spirits to bisexual blues musicians to today’s River City Pride, Jacksonville has a storied LGBTQ history.…By Bill Delaney
April 9, 2024THE JAXSON | 5 Arab American historic sites in LaVillaStarting with the arrival of the first immigrants in the 1890s, Arab Americans have had a major impact on the…By Ennis Davis
March 20, 2024THE JAXSON | The legacy of Eartha Mary Magdalene WhiteBorn in Jacksonville in 1876, Eartha Mary Magdalene White dedicated her life to improving living conditions for the city’s poor…By Ennis Davis