Urban Neighborhoods: Allendale

[Metro Jacksonville]

Urban Neighborhoods: Allendale



Metro Jacksonville takes a look at Allendale, an overlooked section of the urban core on Jacksonville's Westside.

Full Article
http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2013-mar-urban-neighborhoods-allendale

[Noone]

Thanks again for the history of another area of Jacksonville.

[urbanlibertarian]

My mother was in the first graduating class of Paxon High in 1954.  She and some of her friends volunteered to transfer from Jackson.  Mae Boren Axton, was a teacher at Paxon and was instrumental in launching Elvis Presley's singing career by interviewing him on the radio in Jacksonville on July 28, 1955. She also co-authored Presley's first #1 hit song, "Heartbreak Hotel."  As a child I remember going to visit an elderly aunt who still lived in the Woodstock neighborhood.

[sandyshoes]

Thank you Ennis, I love these photo essays more than anything - they are a real treat.  Have always loved that area of town.  The houses and yards are as neat "as a pin", as my parents would say.  Shows pride in their neighborhood and in themselves.  I predict another book in the making - "Jacksonville's Hidden Gems:  Neighborhoods".  Well done, my friend, as always. 

[Wacca Pilatka]

Sandy, that is a great book idea.

[Tacachale]

Jacksonville's neighborhoods definitely deserve their own book.

[fsujax]

It's amazing how all these neighborhoods are so distinct, all with their own story to tell.

[thelakelander]

Jacksonville's neighborhoods definitely deserve their own book.

This is one of the topics I'm considering as a focus of my next book project.  It's something that I don't think has been done in a while or with a photo/storyline them similar to Reclaiming Jacksonville.  It actually gives me the opportunity to mix history and present day themes together.  However, given the scale of the city, it might end up just being neighborhoods in the city prior to consolidation.

[jcjohnpaint]

wonderful

[I-10east]

Good stuff Lake. So where exactly is the Paxon boundaries that set apart from the other two neighborhoods (Allendale, and Woodstock)?

[BrooklynSouth]

Jacksonville's neighborhoods definitely deserve their own book.

This is one of the topics I'm considering as a focus of my next book project.  It's something that I don't think has been done in a while or with a photo/storyline them similar to Reclaiming Jacksonville.  It actually gives me the opportunity to mix history and present day themes together.  However, given the scale of the city, it might end up just being neighborhoods in the city prior to consolidation.

Please do it! I would buy it and put it on my shelf next to my Wayne Wood books. It would also help abate the moaning that Jacksonville has "no character". I especially liked to hear about Seonus Cold Storage and how it has been operating for so long. Perhaps another idea for your series of articles could be the stories of businesses with long histories in Jacksonville. I'm not a native of Jacksonville, but every time I read one of these articles it makes me feel like more a part of the city.

[thelakelander]

^We're actually already working on a new series that features stories of local businesses.  Look for the first article in that series to roll out either later this week or early next.

[JeffreyS]

Great Jax info as always Kudos.

[Keith-N-Jax]

Great article. I graduated from Paxon. Brings back alot of memories.

[civil42806]

was wondering why I never had heard of that area, then realized it was paxon