North High Street, through Columbus, Ohio's Short North Arts District, is a great example of a walkable, mixed-use urban core commercial corridor. A corridor that Jacksonville's Main Street, Edgewood Avenue, Broad Street and State & Union Streets can aspire to become. Here are a few sights and scenes from a July 2023 walk through the Short North Arts District. Read More
For more than a century, Northeast Florida has been an epicenter of passenger rail operations in Florida. Fifty years after the closure of the Jacksonville Terminal, several former passenger railroad depots can be found across the landscape. Here are ten historic train stations that still stand.
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What is now recognized as the neighborhood of San Jose, four miles south of downtown Jacksonville, was originally envisioned to be a grand master-planned development. Read More
It can be argued that Jacksonville is a city that has lost much of its historical identity over the years. Here are six downtown buildings that should have never been allowed to be demolished. Take a look and let us know if you agree or if there are others you would suggest. Read More
Jacksonville's LGBTQ history has always been rich and colorful, if often overlooked. Here's a tour of five sites across the Urban Core with ties to the city's LGBTQ story. Read More
