Taylor Hardwick's, Iconic Skinner stores

[buckethead]

You are a Jackson villain!

[DavidWilliams]

We had one down the block from our childhood home at the beaches.  My papa and I were the only males in a house that also featured four women who entertained most of the church at the house on non church nights.

Going to Skinners to pick up milk and cigarettes was generally a sign that my grandfather needed a brief escape from all the estrogen and scripture.  I always tagged along, because it was usually a great opportunity to get a yoohoo while we were at it.

The Skinner itself was a repository of all gossip, political and otherwise at the beaches, and its employees functioned as town criers.

A true piece of Americana (specific to Jax). Did you get the honey bun or moon pie to go with the YooHoo? That's what my pop allowed me to purchase. Good memories.

[DavidWilliams]

Im many ways, a form of smore I suppose.

[DavidWilliams]

Sweet (no pun intended).

[sheclown]

Im many ways, a form of smore I suppose.

'smore or less 

[choosing2disappear]

There was one on at Stockton St and Ernest in Riverside...it is still there today.

yes, but it was built in the mid 1980's in the second (bland, forgetable) style.

I remember the one on Ricker. I haven't been by there in quite some time.

it was an empty roofless shell in 2004. I'ts gone now, either, bulldozed or build into a new, larger structure.

Is the one located at Pearl and Tallulah one of the addresses listed above? 

What funky cute little places they are!

yes. it's #7

Wow.  I guess they tore the one at jax beach down and put in some stupid shell station.

no, it still stands. Caddyshack. Golf lessons. That one i nicknamed "the drag queen" due to the unsympathetic modifications.

How much enclosed floor area in one those suckers?

enough room for a walk in cooler (still present at #6, the florist) one employee, and a cash register.

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stephendare
September 21, 2009, 04:29:45 PM

I dont remember there being on on Parental Home....maybe the one on Ricker Road.

Jonathan is not only a brilliant local painter with a couple of shows at the museum under his belt, but he is also very fond of Taylor.  Its possible that there were a few that Taylor missed as he is getting on in years and has had the bitter experience of seeing so much of his work destroyed by the redevelopment dynamiters.
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no, none were missed. a few points: Firstly, 2 stores were moved, and thus existed at two different locations, at differnt points in time (#5, & #14). Ironically both of these were later demoilshed (again).

Also, the list of store locations, did not come from Taylor, as Taylor reffered me to Cody Skinner (former VP, died last month, at 94). His memory, was soild, with a few missing locations, which were rediscovered in 2004. There are no missing stores.  There ARE as many as two dozen stores build in the second style that folks very often misremeber as being of the Hardwick style. Last Original store was build in Mandarin in 1985. (it was actually somewhat elongated however, but I digress. Still counts.).

[JaxNative68]

now they make the mini moon pies, also great in the microwave, but not as good as the old fashioned ones.  I think they are skimping on the marshmallow fluff ingredients - don't quite puff up like they used to.

[YellowBluffRoad]

Was there one in the 8000 block of Old Kings Road S. back in the 70s?

[stjr]

Was there one in the 8000 block of Old Kings Road S. back in the 70s?

Based on my memory only, I think you are correct.

[aubureck]

Maybe someone should write a letter to the Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission requesting the Commission look into considering the remaining Skinner Dairies as locally-designated landmarks.

[RMHoward]

Great story.  I moved here 4 years ago and have often thought it would be cool to catalogue all of the dairies.  My husband grew up here and remembers driving through for milk with his Mom while his Dad was serving in Vietnam.

[roninvirginia]

The milk store at the point between Herschel St. and St. Johns Ave. was at a major crossroads for the community.  Across the street on the St Johns Ave. side was the iconic Pennyburger's. This was the gathering point for the R.E. Lee high school crowd. Sort of an imitation Krystal, same menu.
On the other side, Herschel St., is/was Fishweir Elementary school.
I would go to the milk store for a chocolate mild and a honey bun. Now there was a major sugar high!!!

[choosing2disappear]

Great story.  I moved here 4 years ago and have often thought it would be cool to catalogue all of the dairies.  My husband grew up here and remembers driving through for milk with his Mom while his Dad was serving in Vietnam.

I did that in 2003-04. Later did an update of their condition with a new inventory in 2008.

[choosing2disappear]

Was there one in the 8000 block of Old Kings Road S. back in the 70s?

Based on my memory only, I think you are correct.

yes. #14 (relocated from springfield). while it is technically still on old kings rd today, the only thing visible is the original sign post.

[Timkin]

I dont remember there being on on Parental Home....maybe the one on Ricker Road.

  Corner of Parental Home/ Bowden..the last time it was used was a drive through Coffee place...did not last long though