Originating in Chicago, Prairie School was attempt in creating an indigenous North American style of architecture related to the ideas and aesthetics of the Arts and Crafts Movement of the late 19th and early 20th century. Characterized by horizontal lines, windows grouped in horizontal bands, and flat or hipped roofs with broad overhanging eaves, the architectural style came to Jacksonville when young architects influenced by the likes of Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan, moved to the city to help rebuild after the Great Fire of 1901. Many commercial examples of the architectural style can be found all over Jacksonville's urban core today. Here are a few in and around Downtown Jacksonville. Read More
Is an urban park network centered around the hidden urban creeks and the riverfront of downtown Jacksonville becoming a reality? It certainly seems like it, especially if the city and local nonprofit Groundwork Jacksonville have anything to say about it. There has been plenty of significant movement to rehabilitate and revitalize the natural spaces of Hogans and McCoys Creek in order to activate the waterfront. Read More
For decades, locals have reported encounters with a sea serpent on the St. Johns River, known to some as 'Johnnie.' Tim Gilmore of JaxPsychoGeo.com chases down the story of this legendary Florida cryptid. Read More
