The Great Jacksonville Fire of 1901

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KenFSU

#45
May 03, 2014, 07:18:44 PM
^ I'm not sure about the specifics of the building, but I do know that it was a popular spot for photographers to set up shop in the days after the fire.

Here's a shot from the roof of the federal building:

http://floridamemory.com/items/show/28169

DDC

#46
May 03, 2014, 08:01:15 PM
Thanks KenFSU.

I have seen this picture before but wasn't aware that is where it was taken from.

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AuditoreEnterprise

#47
May 03, 2014, 10:25:31 PM
has there ever been a documentary on the fire since it was such a big part of Jacksonville history?
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IrvAdams

#48
May 04, 2014, 08:54:29 AM
The Great Fire has a kinda wimpy Wikipedia entry also. Of course, we could beef that up ourselves, right?
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IrvAdams

#49
May 04, 2014, 09:43:10 AM
Quote from: stephendare on May 04, 2014, 09:09:28 AM
Quote from: IrvAdams on May 04, 2014, 08:54:29 AM
The Great Fire has a kinda wimpy Wikipedia entry also. Of course, we could beef that up ourselves, right?

Its hard.  Two of the senior editors at wikipedia are very anti jacksonville.  One lives in Tampa.  They delete and limit articles about the city that show it in a positive light pretty obsessively and have been doing it for about 10 years.

Amazingly childish.
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AuditoreEnterprise

#50
May 04, 2014, 11:55:29 AM
We should talk about having a documentary filmed on it. I think that would be cool
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Tacachale

#51
May 04, 2014, 12:08:04 PM
Quote from: stephendare on May 04, 2014, 09:09:28 AM
Quote from: IrvAdams on May 04, 2014, 08:54:29 AM
The Great Fire has a kinda wimpy Wikipedia entry also. Of course, we could beef that up ourselves, right?

Its hard.  Two of the senior editors at wikipedia are very anti jacksonville.  One lives in Tampa.  They delete and limit articles about the city that show it in a positive light pretty obsessively and have been doing it for about 10 years.

Who is this, Stephen? There are a number of Wikipedia editors with Jacksonville connections too and they've produced a lot of solid articles.
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#52
May 04, 2014, 08:12:27 PM
Quote from: DDC on May 03, 2014, 11:17:49 AM
Hope it is OK to dig this out on the anniversary of the Great Fire of 1901.

I have seen a couple of mentions of it  in my time line today. One statement in an article in the Florida History Network is "The fire destroyed every public building except the federal building."

Now I am sure I have read that at some time but for the life of me I can't remember when or where. What building was the Federal Building? Any one have an idea?

I am pretty sure the Federal Building was an alternate name for the post office building with the round tower that was torn down in 1949 or so.
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KenFSU

#53
May 05, 2014, 09:58:32 AM
(See side caption)

rhburn3

#54
June 05, 2014, 04:14:41 PM
Was Cantee Street affected by the fire in 1901?
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