More than 10,000 Jaxsons were left homeless when the Great Fire of 1901 destroyed much of the city of Jacksonville on May 3, 1901. Remembering the disaster that would change the face of the city, here are five sites that are forever connected with the events that took place 120 years ago. Read More
In just over eight hours on May 3, 1901, a small fire, started in a LaVilla mattress factory, would sweep through 146 city blocks of Jacksonville, destroying over 2,000 buildings, taking seven lives, and leaving almost 9,000 people homeless in the process. This tragic event would eventually be known as the Great Fire of 1901, the third largest urban fire in American history behind the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake and Chicago Fire of 1871. Read More
The redevelopment of the Union Terminal Warehouse will become a rare example of the adaptive reuse of a significant historic industrial property in Florida. Here is an example of a similar property that was recently brought back to life in Memphis, TN. Read More
There is a belief among some city leaders that the proposed Emerald Trail system, though popular with the community, may not be eligible for Local Option Gas Tax (LOGT) funding. A look at the Florida Statutes shows this belief is incorrect. Part of the issue may be a misunderstanding of what a trail project actually is. Here is a look at how the Emerald Trail is eligible for gas tax funding and why the public should continue to lobby their council representatives for its inclusion in the LOGT draft project list. Read More
