Another view of the W. H. Clark Fruit Company. (Florida Southern College)

A 1950 aerial of the Dennis Street warehouse district. McCoys Creek can be seen in the center of the image. (State Archives of Florida)

The Graham-Jones Paper Company at Myrtle Avenue and Logan Street. (State Archives of Florida)

Inside the Moore Dry Kiln plant on West State Street. (State Archives of Florida)

Inside the Moore Dry Kiln plant on West State Street. (State Archives of Florida)

The Jones-Chambliss Meat Packing Company on Forest Street in 1949. (State Archives of Florida)

Strike at Jones-Chambliss Meat Packers in 1949. (Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library)

The Southern Dairies ice cream plant at Stockton and Dennis streets. (State Archives of Florida)

An early view of the Baker & Holmes Company warehouse at 106 Stockton Street. Later becoming a Sears & Roebuck appliance warehouse, the building is now occupied by Eco Relics. (State Archives of Florida)

Looking west over the Beaver Street viaduct at the former A&P Southeast Headquarters (right) and Jacksonville Farmers Market (left). Today, Beaver Street Fisheries operates out of the former A&P complex. (State Archives of Florida)

Article by Ennis Davis, AICP. Contact Ennis at edavis@moderncities.com