The Future They Foresaw: 1967. A Plea by Eve Heaney

[Metro Jacksonville]

The Future They Foresaw: 1967.  A Plea by Eve Heaney



In research on Jacksonville's History, the advocacy and writing of one visionary woman stands out vividly in the small circle of people who determined the future of this city:  Eve Heaney.

Eve was a singular woman, especially for her time.  She was the female editor of Jacksonville Magazine, one of the first to do so.

Below is the seminal argument that ignited the move towards creating a City Plan.



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http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2009-jul-the-future-they-foresaw-1967-a-plea-by-eve-heaney

[Lunican]

42 years later and the same battle persists.

[Wacca Pilatka]

What was the plan she mentioned about high-rise residence and retail on the Treaty Oak site?  I remember reading that the establishment of the park thwarted a plan to knock down the tree for a tower, but I thought that predated 1967.