10 Potential Uses For The Jacksonville Landing

Started by thelakelander, April 05, 2019, 08:15:45 AM

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Charles Hunter

#30
April 07, 2019, 02:08:01 PM
I remember taking a river tour back in the 80s where they mentioned that WW2 PT boats were built at a shipyard on the Southbank.  Don't know how true that is.

thelakelander

#31
April 07, 2019, 07:17:37 PM
Liberty ships were built at the St. Johns River Shipbuilding Company. The shipyard is current day Metropolitan Park, which is west of the old Jacksonville Shipyards site. The office is the white and green office building across from the ballpark and IAW. PT Boats were built by Huckins Yachts. Huckins was located in the Eastside on East 4th Street at the time. During WWI, A. Bentley & Son's shipyard built concrete ships for the war effort. That shipyard is located in the area where the Mathews Bridge and old Ford Motor Company assembly plant are now located.
"A man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." - Muhammad Ali

thelakelander

#33
April 08, 2019, 11:05:15 AM
Containers are great when you don't have actual buildings!
"A man who views the world the same at 50 as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." - Muhammad Ali
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