Dating back to the end of the Civil War, the Eastside may be Jacksonville's last cohesive 19th century historically black neighborhood still standing. A stone's throw from TIAA Bank Field, it's also one of the city's most walkable and architecturally unique. Originally, an attractive location for sawmill, port and industrial workers, significant historical figures associated with the Eastside include Asa Philip Randolph, Zora Neale Hurston, Sallye B. Mathis, Princess Laura Adorkor Koffi, Abraham Lincoln Lewis, Joseph E. Lee, James Weldon Johnson, John Rosamond Johnson and Bullet Bob Hayes. Here's a look at various neighborhood sites a year before the 1969 riots compared to what they look like in 2019. Read More
This may be an area you don't recognize today. The maritime industrial district in this article grew up around two railroad lines into downtown Jacksonville that no longer exist. Read More
Did you know that the State and Union corridor between Downtown and Springfield was a working-class African-American neighborhood before being wiped off the map by urban renewal and four lane one-way streets? Read More
If someone tells you there's no market for retail in the urban core, take it with a grain of salt. Retail in Brooklyn is alive, well and expanding. Here's a look at what's there today, what's on its way and how there can be more in downtown. Read More
