I am a regular visitor to http://www.shorpy.com - it is a high-quality collection of historical photos in HD quality. I noticed this morning that two pictures of downtown Jacksonville are featured on the site. See for yourself at:
http://www.shorpy.com/node/9368?size=_original
http://www.shorpy.com/node/9365?size=_original
Nice find! :)
For some reason the second pic makes me think they didn't have an electrical code back then ;)
Thanks, Bridge Troll!
LOL @ acme54321
By the way, Shorpy has great photographs of old Florida, including St. Augustine, Daytona Beach, Sarasota and other locations. And it has a lot more than Florida stuff... Feel free to explore the website for what it has to offer for history and photography fans...
Looks like a fun place!
Where are the parking meters?
Quote from: acme54321 on November 18, 2010, 02:49:58 PM
For some reason the second pic makes me think they didn't have an electrical code back then ;)
I think a lot of those wires might be telephone and telegraph wires although a couple of them look like they are feeding a streetcar cable.
Can you imagine what it must have been like to wear those heavy, dark clothes in a Jacksonville summer?
QuoteCan you imagine what it must have been like to wear those heavy, dark clothes in a Jacksonville summer?
Not to mention the horse dung and garbage collection... :o
Quote from: Dog Walker on November 19, 2010, 12:58:14 PM
Quote from: acme54321 on November 18, 2010, 02:49:58 PM
For some reason the second pic makes me think they didn't have an electrical code back then ;)
I think a lot of those wires might be telephone and telegraph wires although a couple of them look like they are feeding a streetcar cable.
Can you imagine what it must have been like to wear those heavy, dark clothes in a Jacksonville summer?
According to the comments below the telephone distribution is from the circular pole in the center background.
That sight has some cool old pictures of St. Augustine. 1865 and 1890.
http://www.shorpy.com/search/node/st.+augustine
(http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/pnp/pan/6a18000/6a18900/6a18907r.jpg)
There are also some fantastic panoramic photos of Jacksonville in the Library of Congress files.
This one shows the original railroad swing bridge that crossed the St. Johns. It was replaced by the current one in the 1920's.
Are there enough electrical wires?
"HU"