Jacksonville's Silent Film Industry

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For nearly 20 years, Jacksonville was the perfect film location for the movie industry.  Several production companies, including Kalem, Selig, Edison, Lubin, Vim, King Bee, Encore, and Eagle operated studios locally. Local politics forced the industry to relocate out west, turning a sleepy town called Hollywood into the new modern film capital of the United States. Today we pay homage to another unique and often forgotten part of Jacksonville