Pix of I-95 Under Construction

[stjr]

Some old pictures of I-95:

Main Street Bridge view from ramp over, originally, just the FEC railroad (versus today over also all the intersecting streets to the river) on way to I-95.  Note buildings at the time lining South Main Street:



Main Street Bridge ramp to I-95 under construction:



I-95 over Kings Road area under construction:



Fuller Warren Toll Plaza adjacent to Baptist Hospital:



Exit to Beach and Atlantic Blvds:



Below appears to be I-95 (left to right) and 20th Street Expressway.  Note neighborhood destruction.:

[copperfiend]

I am surprised you are allowed to post photos of such a graphic nature. These all represent the death of so many neighborhoods.

[lindab]

Highways, the great urban renewal project. Destroys neighborhoods in decline in order to build up new ones at the end of the line. Plus, cars can go faster. 

[JaxNole]

Fascinating.  Where did you find these?

[stjr]

Fascinating.  Where did you find these?

Florida State Archives Photo Collection.

[David]

I grew up a quarter mile from I-95 near Univ where our neighborhood was sliced in two by the interstate. It'd be really cool to find an old map of Jacksonville pre-interstate or some pictures of the neighborhoods before the construction of the highways.

[thelakelander]

Jacksonville Streetmap 1920

[stjr]

I-95 Trout River Bridge:



I-95 Welcome Station, Yulee:



I-95 somewhere in Duval County:

[Timkin]

pretty cool old pics

[CS Foltz]

Geez..............I remember sections in Florida where I-10 was still being built many years ago! Very nice pictures gentlemen!

[Jaxson]

Date Street?  What is it called today?

[stjr]

Date Street?  What is it called today?

My best guess from today's map vs. the 1920 one, is it's Forest Street.  The stretch of "Highway" shown, now appears to be "Edison" and "Durkee" appears to be "Myrtle".  "Orange Park Rd" appears to be "Blanding" and "Enterprise" is "West Beaver Street" (and, before "Enterprise", I believe, this was the "Old Spanish Trail").  I suppose "St. Nicholas Avenue" is now part of "Atlantic Blvd." and parts of Kings Road on the Southside are now called Kings Road, Philips Highway, St. Augustine Rd., Old Kings Road, etc.

[Ocklawaha]

Date Street?  What is it called today?

My best guess from today's map vs. the 1920 one, is it's Forest Street.  The stretch of "Highway" shown, now appears to be "Edison" and "Durkee" appears to be "Myrtle".  "Orange Park Rd" appears to be "Blanding" and "Enterprise" is "West Beaver Street" (and, before "Enterprise", I believe, this was the "Old Spanish Trail").

West Beaver was also known as Alligator Road in the mid-1800's. Edison didn't change meaning all that much, when the Lackawanna Streetcar line was built it was called Electric Avenue. It carried the parts of loops or routes of the Lackawanna Line, Murray Hill Line, Union Station Line, West Bay Street Line...

OCKLAWAHA

[Cliffs_Daughter]

I dunno... I think Date Street is Post now. Could be wrong.

[stjr]

I dunno... I think Date Street is Post now. Could be wrong.

I picked Forest because it's at the spot where the same kink in Riverside Avenue is for Date.  Post is further south.  If I had to come up with an alternate, it would be the separated leg of Edison ending 1 block south of Forest at Riverside Avenue.  They may have renamed the entire "Highway-Date" link Edison as one road.  But, for this, it would seem the 1920 map would have to be a bit off in its precision.