Built in 1909, the Richmond Hotel was once one of the finest hotels in Downtown Jacksonville for African-Americans during the Jim Crow era. It's famed guests included Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald and Billy Holiday. The Richmond closed for good in the early 1970s, following desegregation. However, the building's former hotel rooms have largely sat empty and untouched over the past four decades. Here's a peak inside a space where time has remained still. Read More
Here’s a photographic journey into the history of various sites in Jacksonville’s Eastside community. Established in 1869, the Eastside is one of the city’s oldest urban neighborhoods and currently home to Downtown’s Sports and Entertainment District.
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A rare view inside an architectural masterpiece designed by Richard Lewis Brown, Jacksonville's earliest known African American architect: Mount Olive A.M.E. Church Read More
The Rail Yard District is a major economic center of activity in Jacksonville that most urban core advocates tend to overlook. In our desire to expose and promote this economic asset, here is a behind-the-scenes look at one of the district's major anchors: Beaver Street Fisheries, Inc. Read More
Proposed by Gateway Jax, LLC, the Pearl Street District will include a mix of buildings with retail-activated, vibrant streetscapes as well as thoughtfully planned public areas and walkable streets, all within an 18-hour a day environment. Publicly announced with great fanfare a few weeks ago, the first three blocks of the Pearl Street District are up for conceptual approval by the Downtown Development Review Board (DDRB) on Thursday, October 12, 2023. Here is a closer look at Blocks N-11, N-8 and N-4 of the Pearl Street District. Read More
