Coming as soon as a I can edit it and put it all together so I am just trying to pique interest. :D
mission accomplished, simms3...
Starting off with two panoramas. These are simply attempts. I have a new camera and I haven't learned even 10% of it yet. I took this using motion control and fast snaps to maintain a level shot. There are some disconnects and a little bit of contrast from right to left. There is a pan feature on my camera that I don't know how to use yet.
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Both pictures taken from the base of the Ortega Bridge this past Sunday.
Food.
First pictures taken at the Brick. I ordered beef tenderloin benedict, and other dishes at the table were varied. I forgot to take pictures of the food because it just never occurred to me, but the pictures are of the inside of the restaurant.
The second pictures were taken at 'town, just down from the Brick. Both of the meals were brunch type meals over the past weekend. 'town was a bit of a letdown because I ordered the market fish, which was red snapper, and out came salmon. The waiter tried to convince me I was wrong and that the red snapper literally was red. I honestly at first thought it might be someone else's dish. I wasn't too impressed with the bed of mushrooms, either, but the three tater tots you see were absolutely delicious. I probably won't be going back.
Brick:
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(Please ignore my father LoL)
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'town
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A large photo/pan:
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Jacksonville International Airport:
Guys, we really have a cool airport. It might be small, but it is NICE. It is very fast and efficient, and it offers lots of great service. It is clean, too. The bars/restaurants are very good for airport places and there are several worthy shops (the PGA Tour shop/Jax shop, a Haskell gallery, Brighton Collectibles, and a Brooks Brothers). The whole space is very airy and definitely points visitors in the right direction of a progressive Jacksonville on the move. The color scheme is appropriate, too. I really just can't say enough.
A model of what the airport will look like when built out in a decade (or less depending on growth).
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Space still UC (recently remodeled)
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The above photo seen from the plane:
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Haskell gallery had some interesting art:
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There was of course live music in the atrium:
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One of many food spots, the food court in the concourse with Sbarro, Freshens, and Quizno's.
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One of the new concourses:
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Planes at the airport:
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The area where I took the panoramas.
Baker Point and the Ortega Bridge Park are relatively new (~6 years) public parks at the foot of the Ortega Bridge. They were largely financed by private donations from individuals in the Ortega area, namely the Bakers. They are very very popular parks and serve as small scale examples of what Jacksonville should have in all of its parks. They also offer the best skyline views and beautiful views of the river.
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Riverside Arts Market
This is a weekly art market held under the Fuller Warren bridge (I-95). There are lots of local art and local produce vendors, live music, entertainers, and just an excuse to be out and about on a Saturday.
I would say that for Florida, and even for the South, Jacksonville is kind of artsy fartsy in a funky sort of way. I have never been to a city with so many art shows/walks and with the same amount of local produce being sold everywhere. I live in Atlanta now, but going to art walks in Midtown and Piedmont Park and searching for local produce vendors makes one want to cry. I guess Jacksonville is just fortunate enough to have good weather, lots of scenery in the area, St. Augustine, Amelia Island, and lots of old, funky neighborhoods. There are weeks in Jacksonville where six similar art shows will take place in one week all over town, just by coincidence.
The other thing that was funny to me was seeing everyone bundled up. It was 63-83 for the previous week or so, and then a cold front came through and the high dropped to maybe 68 or 70. Don’t get me wrong, Jax can get pretty cold in January and February, but coming down from Atlanta where even I thought Atlanta was too hot for this time of year made me laugh to realize that to these people 60s is cold.
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Some Asian dude rapping while some other guys break dance
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Scenes from an early winter weekend
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There were soooo many birds out all weekend!
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Scenes Part II
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Near the Riverside Art Market, people can walk to a host of other places. Riverside is one of Jacksonville’s most dense neighborhoods with densities in some areas well above 6,000 people per square mile. Riverside used to be the bohemian/counter-culture hub of Jacksonville, but is now the hub of art and gay life in Jacksonville. There is a good mixture between yuppies, hippies, gays, and the elderly in the neighborhood, which is also served now by a continuously running trolley. This will definitely be the first Jacksonville neighborhood to see streetcars and there is already a push for that.
Residents of this neighborhood can walk to dozens of restaurants and bars, a theater, a neighborhood Publix, several churches, and a host of stores. People can also walk to two great parks (one is photographed), one of the South’s best art museums (personally I think it is the best in FL, though because Salvador Dali is one of my favorite artists I enjoy that museum in St. Pete…another artsy town). There are also tons of B&B’s in the area, but no standard hotels.
An example of the average Jacksonville bus stop: a concrete bench with a sign. There is a comprehensive sign ordinance in Jacksonville guarded by a prominent attorney. Many would like to see a public-private partnership where private companies sponsor a bus station with space for an advertisement (what most cities do), but this would involve the unraveling of the sign ordinance, which this lawyer fiercely protects. Parts of the ordinance are legitimate, but the language is too general and includes too many things.
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Jacksonville Women’s Club, purchased by the Cummer and currently being refurbished, originally constructed in 1927.
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The Garden Club
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Another dismal bus stop.
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Very impressive ;)
I enjoyed looking at the pictures.
Side note about the Cummer:
The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens (http://"http://www.cummer.org/")
Ninah Cummer (pronounced Nine-Uh) launched the museum from her private collection in 1961. The current building was constructed at that time on the site of the Cummer house. The Cummers made their money in timber, and to this day you can find old Cummer hardwood floors in many old mansions across the city. Ninah was an avid gardener and travelled the world to pull ideas, and she eventually created several very famous gardens with the help of such firms as the Olmsted Brothers and the famous landscape designer Ellen Biddle Shipman. There is an Upper Gardens, the Olmsted Garden, the English Garden, and the Italian Garden. These gardens remain on the exact site as they were originally created in 1903. To see the gardens, visit the museum, which also has quite a good permanent collection (Rubens, Gaddi, Steen, Lorrain, Norman Rockwell, Benjamin West, Gilbert Stuart, the second largest Meissen Porcelain collection in the world, and a good amount of antiquities).
The Cummer has a very active board and there are several events/fundraisers at the Cummer each year, namely the Cummer Ball and Cummer Garden Week.
Thought I would do a little advertising here :)
QuoteThe Cummer has a very active board and there are several events/fundraisers at the Cummer each year, namely the Cummer Ball
Cummer Ball was cancelled for either last year or this year due to budget issues. Great party for sure, but I think it is coming back to celebrate the 50th anniversary or some other large milestone. Not sure the event, but I do know they recently skipped a year.
Riverside
1926 apartment building
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1892 Queen Anne
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1927 Riverside Presbyterian Church
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1922 Riverside Presbyterian Day School
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Quote from: mtraininjax on December 01, 2010, 12:05:11 AM
QuoteThe Cummer has a very active board and there are several events/fundraisers at the Cummer each year, namely the Cummer Ball
Cummer Ball was cancelled for either last year or this year due to budget issues. Great party for sure, but I think it is coming back to celebrate the 50th anniversary or some other large milestone. Not sure the event, but I do know they recently skipped a year.
Huh, I'm pretty sure my mother organized it one year, I'll ask her to see what the deal is (she does the Cummer Garden Week now). That's a shame if it was cancelled because that's probably the most fun formal ball that's relatively public in the city.
5 Points
This was the epicenter of Bohemian/liberal life in Jacksonville, but now shares its space with yuppies and the elderly (2 large retirement buildings nearby and tons of highrise and lowrise condos filled with grandparents nearby, too). The 5 Points Theater was recently restored to its original glory, and hosts independent films, live shows/concerts, and other movies. The area is rife with independent retailers (think clothes, books, audio, organic grocers, beer/wine, tattoo/piercing, smoke shops, salons, coffee shops, pubs, and a host of good restaurants). There are two great parks within walking distance (though if you ask me, both need refurbishment). This is the type of place where you will see people walking their pet pigs and goats. This is probably one of the biggest liberal holdouts in FL, and also has a very large local gay population (there are around 5 or so gay bars/clubs in the area). You’ll also find a wicca store and various art galleries.
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I believe the owner of this business is Jewish, but he hired a bunch of young Asian girls to work there. Anyway, I was one of the only non-Jewish looking people in there at the time I got a boba tea and a pastry. For all in Jax, it was good, but not as good as Aroma Corners on Baymeadows in the Southside. Perhaps it just needs time (opened a month ago…the staff was very friendly, though).
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QuoteOn Saturday, November 5, 2011, the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens will host a Ball celebrating our 50th Anniversary.
No ball for 2010, but there was one for 2009.
Residential Developments and Housing Style Around 5 Points
1661 Riverside (sadly the developer of this building and a neighbor of mine passed at a young age battling cancer recently). This is one of the best new developments in town.
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It stays true to the architecture of the area and is fully leased with local shops for the most part. Zoe’s Kitchen is great (locations in Jax, Birmingham…the family has ties to Jax and Birmingham, it’s a Greek family, and Atlanta…in Peachtree Battle Station for those who live in Atlanta and want to try this place).
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This place was packed when I returned from the park. I saw a large group of young people beat boxing and break dancing on the corner with a crowd at Starbucks watching.
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1926 H.J. Klutho Mediterranean Revival design
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Riverside Housing (Continued)
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Craftsman Masterpiece
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This could very well be from the 1800s as a good amount of buildings in the area are.
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Brand New Chelsea Lofts, again fitting in with the area
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Simms,
Have you been inside any of the residences at 1661 Riverside? I was in a 2 bedroom a few weeks ago and they are really nothing special. Nice Townhouse idea for groundfloor units, but the layouts are very cookie-cutter on the inside. Outside looks great, a lot better than what used to be there, but I'd take old architecture any day over the 1661 Riverside residences.
Chelsea Lofts are what new construction should look like. Go check out a Chelsea loft to get an idea of what an inside space should look like in an urban area.
Memorial Park (Riverside)
This is one of two major parks in the area. It was designed and built by the Olmsted Brothers out of Brookline, MA in 1922 (the other park, Riverside Park, was designed and built in 1893). Ninah Cummer and the local Rotary Club pushed the drive for the park (originally a very large hotel to “rival the big hotels of the East†was planned for the site). Roy Benjamin oversaw the construction of the park, and stopped plans for a floating dock to allow access from the river (gee, that would be great now…extend the riverwalk down at least :)). The sculpture depicts the winged figure of youth rising from the mad maelstrom of earthly passions. It is a nude figure and caused a controversy among Riverside society when it was first unveiled. Back in the day, Riverside was the wealthiest neighborhood of Jacksonville, and the avenue was lined with so many large mansions it was known as “the Rowâ€. All but two of these mansions and a carriage house are razed today.
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The 1915 San Juline Apartments in the background
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I took two separate groups’ photos in front of this thing (their cameras) when I was there.
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Quote from: mtraininjax on December 01, 2010, 12:45:02 AM
Simms,
Have you been inside any of the residences at 1661 Riverside? I was in a 2 bedroom a few weeks ago and they are really nothing special. Nice Townhouse idea for groundfloor units, but the layouts are very cookie-cutter on the inside. Outside looks great, a lot better than what used to be there, but I'd take old architecture any day over the 1661 Riverside residences.
Chelsea Lofts are what new construction should look like. Go check out a Chelsea loft to get an idea of what an inside space should look like in an urban area.
Haven't been inside either, unfortunately. If I had to guess, I would presume that the Chelsea Lofts are definitely nicer. Even the outside finishes are nicely detailed with quality material. Where is the new owner of Chelsea Lofts from?
Quote from: stephendare on December 01, 2010, 12:47:18 AM
really excellent contribution simms. Thanks for all the hard work that went into the photos and posting them all!
You're very welcome, but I am not done yet, not even close! :D haha
Views from Memorial Park, and Park Lane Tower
Park Lane Tower was constructed in 1926. The developer, Francis Mason, built out the units as co-ops, a novel idea at the time that he brought down from New York. This was Florida’s first residential high rise and really jump started the FL condo boom. It was also the 3rd tallest building in Jax for quite a while, and the first building to use “setbacksâ€. These setbacks allowed the upper unit owners to have balconies/open terraces. Units originally started at only $12,000.
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Known as the Cloister Condominiums. The average age is probably 85 :p
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A much “younger†building. Average age might only be 40 here.
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Forgot this photo of Nemours Clinic, a clinic started by Alfred duPont, who built the Nemours Mansion near Wilmington, DE and his later home, Epping Forest, here in Jacksonville. Alfred duPont is one of about 5-6 prominent, wealthy northerners who basically started Jacksonville. He is responsible for a large, multi-billion dollar trust run out of a building here that I show later on. He started the Florida National Bank, Nemours, and St. Joe.
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Simms, beautiful work. How would you like to bring your camera and paddle Hogans Creek and McCoys Creek under the Times Union?
There will be new leadership on the council in Dist.14 would love to hear what your thoughts are on a pocket pier floating dock for that part of the river.
Jacksonville has a nickname: Hartford of the South
It is definitely still a worthy insurance hub, but not nearly like the good old days where several large companies had their HQ’s here. Today, BCBS, Aetna, Humana, AHL, Prudential, and Allstate still have their names on buildings, mainly downtown. Chicago Title was acquired by Fidelity National Financial, which is also headquartered here.
Here is BCBS’ downtown/Riverside tower. Their big campus is on the Southside of town and I show it in another previous thread.
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Quote from: Noone on December 01, 2010, 01:05:35 AM
Simms, beautiful work. How would you like to bring your camera and paddle Hogans Creek and McCoys Creek under the Times Union?
There will be new leadership on the council in Dist.14 would love to hear what your thoughts are on a pocket pier floating dock for that part of the river.
If I still had my point and shoot, I would definitely bring it along on a paddle, but I just spent a small fortune (at least to me) to buy a decent SLR and I am still afraid of losing it (I did buy insurance for it, though). I would, however, be up for paddling that creek sometime, and I would definitely be supportive of a public floating dock for that area. Anything to pick that area up. I don't think a dock there would be used very often right now, but if we turn the Shipyards into a good park and bring activities to the area, a public dock there could be very useful.
Personally, I wish Berkman would at least temporarily make their docks public until they can sell all of the slips. It appears they have sold no more than 5 slips out of at least 10x that amount, and the marina just sits empty. Of course not very many boats use the Landing's dock either, but there are other issues there (current being one).
Jacksonville's boating scene in this economy is very slow right now because it is expensive to keep a boat (and they are more expensive than cars by far), and many people have taken a hiatus from boating or have even sold their boats. It's pretty sad. The good news, though, is that S FL yachters and boaters are being priced out of storing their boats down there and are bringing them up here. I don't see why more marinas don't just focus all of their advertising on the S FL market.
Time for some Urban Grit!! I know you guys like this, so here goes :D
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Sexy new highway overpass
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Annie Lytle Public School Number 4
Recently purchased by a S FL investor who sits on properties and lets them fall down. The previous owners did the same. The school was built in 1917, and was the 4th school built as part of a $1,000,000 bond issue in 1915. It originally overlooked Riverside Park, but a nearly $200 million interchange linking 95 and 10 was built directly overhead and completed this year. The fate of the building does not look good.
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Reminiscent of New Orleans
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Notice the “Camel Riderâ€. This is a staple of Jacksonville. There are tons and tons of Arabs here and you won’t find another city in the South with as many delis run by Arabs serving up various “Rider†sandwiches. This building is no longer a sandwich shop run by Arabs, though.
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Great points.
I like the idea of Berkman opening up their docks for the Public on a temporary basis. That would provide additional traffic for the Bay St. Pier Park District.
Look forward to paddling with you someday.
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New Construction: The 12 floor Wolfson's Adult Hospital Tower
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Alfred I. duPont Trust Headquarters
Other bigshots with their names attached to Jacksonville from 1885-1930 include: -Andrew Carnegie who wintered nearby (my fireplace comes from his Cumberland Island home)
-J. Pierpont Morgan who personally financed the development of several Jacksonville neighborhoods
-the Vanderbilts who nearly built a very large resort in Jacksonville where Alfred duPont built his large Mediterranean estate instead
-William Astor who started the Florida Yacht Club and was a local philanthropist
-Henry Flagler of Standard Oil fame, partner of J. Rockefeller, built a rail and tourism empire here in Jacksonville and St. Augustine before moving further south in the 1920s.
The list goes on…
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Northbank Riverwalk and Tillie Fowler Memorial
The memorial was designed by Mid-Ocean Studio (http://www.midoceanstudio.com/the_studio/studio_profile.htm) out of Providence, RI/New York City. The architect is actually an Atlanta native. Tillie Fowler was a local long term Congresswoman and actually attended my church. She passed in 2005 I think.
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The Jacksonville Terminal
Built in 1917. The terminal was modelled precisely and almost exactly after Penn Station. The architect was Ken Murchison out of New York and the contractor was Irwin & Leighton out of Philadelphia. At its busiest, 142 trains bringing 20,000 passengers came through every day. Now the terminal is a convention center, but is soon to be our multi-modal transportation hub, servicing Amtrak, future HSR, commuter rail, the skyway, JTA busses, JTA offices, Greyhound, and potentially streetcars or light rail.
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The remains of the 1896 station.
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More Grit!!!
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Random Posterior Section of Downtown (LaVilla, Emerald Necklace Area, Eastside Area)
New Duval County Courthouse (original and beautifully done Canon Design plan was scrapped because it was found to be overbudget, instead this building is now being built almost a decade later and even costlier, yet it is butt ugly).
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1912 Black Masonic Temple (ew, creepy to me, but at least Jax was progressive enough in the day to have blacks enter Freemasonry…and this neighborhood which is now razed was known as the Harlem of the South, in a good way back then, of course)
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1917 Old Stanton High School
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Detail
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Metropolitan Lofts on the left…I saw a group of young profesh types hanging outside the front doors as I drove by
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Original 1932 Post Office, now to be part of new courthouse
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1902 home, now KBJ architects’ (http://www.kbj.com/) office.
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One of a few old Federal Reserve buildings in Jax
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Old Duval County High School built in 1907
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Monument to the Women of the Confederacy built in 1928
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More Freemasons (Scottish Rite)
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Just plain creepy to me
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Projects
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1915 Duval Armory
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1926 Old Jacksonville Police Headquarters
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Industry here, we are a very industrial town straight from the beginning
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Old Jacksonville Cemetery
Everyone here is buried between 1830 and 1885
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Riverfront Scenes
A Tall Ship housing students moored here for a month and giving free tours (this sort of thing happens a lot)
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One of the area yachts downtown for the evening’s boat parade I’m sure
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New Southbank Condos
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Bridges are every bit as much a part of the skyline as the skyscrapers
For any Jacksonville natives who went to Episcopal High School, note the new Parks and Lastinger Halls in the right side of the photo below the bridge. They are mostly done now.
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And to wrap up…
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I know the owners of this boat, but I cannot remember for the life of me what kind it is. They have a house on Cape Cod and I think it comes from up there, but I’ll have to find out.
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Good night
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Your photo threads are always great. Thank you for taking the time to post these.
Thank you simms! :)
QuoteWhere is the new owner of Chelsea Lofts from?
The deal maker is from North Miami, the money is from New York. A good sign is that all the Chelsea is sold out, which was not the case last year. So things turning in pockets.
One Insurance company you did not mention, perhaps you were not here when it was prominent, Peninsula, it was located in one of the FNF buildings, closest to the Fuller Warren. They used to showcase the Christmas display, which Mr. Gay purchase years ago.
Come to think of it, the Christmas display by the WW Gay facility was not in the pictures, it is always the best commercial display of the holiday season. Mr. Gay loves Christmas!
Clearing off my phone.
Just a couple of randoms.
Still amazed at how great the iPhone 4S's camera is for being on a small phone.
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That last photograph is awesome!!!! I brought my camera down, but I doubt I'll have time for any pics. That's fine because those yiou just took are incredible. That last, photo, I can't describe how awesome it is. Just judging by that one photo there is still a ton of ptential there! The first one, too!
Great pics. It really is amazing how great the iPhone 4 camera is.
thanks for posting them. I really enjoyed.
Thanks these really put a smile on my face. I think I got some more exploring to do.
I have some good Jax pictures on my iPhone. How do I embed into a thread?
The fact that almost all of these are taken no more than 5 miles and many within walking distance from where I live is extraordinary. As a 30+ year resident it's easy to forget the good parts.
Thanks for sharing the great photos.
Quote from: ben says on April 07, 2012, 09:24:38 AM
Great pics. It really is amazing how great the iPhone 4 camera is.
Androids are better :P. Kidding aside. Yeah those are fantastic pics.
I missed this thread so I am happy it got bumped.
Great work Simms, and the rest who shared.
The Chamber of Commerce needs to take a few lessons from this thread.
Quote from: KenFSU on April 06, 2012, 08:15:50 PM
Clearing off my phone.
Just a couple of randoms.
Still amazed at how great the iPhone 4S's camera is for being on a small phone.
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I love that middle one.
I take pictures all the time using my iPhone 4 camera, it's such a handy way to snap a photo without having to lug around my Nikon D40, however I still prefer my D40 over the 4.
Anyways, here are 3 photos I've taken with my iPhone 4. I took them all using the Instagram app, however the first one wasn't edited at all.
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Quote from: deathstar on April 08, 2012, 04:32:03 AM
I take pictures all the time using my iPhone 4 camera, it's such a handy way to snap a photo without having to lug around my Nikon D40, however I still prefer my D40 over the 4.
Anyways, here are 3 photos I've taken with my iPhone 4. I took them all using the Instagram app, however the first one wasn't edited at all.
(http://th06.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2012/028/8/0/river_of_fire_by_darthxsidious-d4nx06p.jpg)
(http://th01.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2012/047/8/8/hometown_namesake_by_darthxsidious-d4pz46e.jpg)
(http://th09.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2012/086/0/7/from_far_away_by_darthxsidious-d4u2zur.jpg)
Man, that last one is great.
Hey guys,
Trying to identify the year on these two photos.
Any guesses, based on context clues?
http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/166780
http://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/167008
Thanks!
I'm just looking on my phone now, but I'd probably put the first one at or around 1948, when they did the big expansion to the stadium. I'll take a closer look when I'm at my computer.
Ken the first appears to be 1940, my first impression was to agree with Tacachale, but the streets to the south are missing and the original was between Adams and Monroe Street's just west of Haines Street which was rather diagonal. Between the early stadium and Bridier Street one block west was the Fairfield Playground (note the ball field). The original stadium ate a piece of Haines Street when the east grandstands were built. A pond was located off the end of (a missing block) Haines Street just north of Monroe. J.W.Townsend, W.K. Jackson, Barnett National, Seaboard Air Line Railroad, J.C. Turner and other industrial properties were located between Adams and the St. Johns River. All of this changed radically during the war.
If it is 1949, the vast expanse of vacant land to the left and background would be the now empty shipyards that built 100 war ships in WWII.
Tacachale, you've got photo 2 but I believe it's also in the 1940's.
(http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa111/Ocklawaha/4acbb89c-b924-4c48-93b6-d684d9c9fcaf_zps11c616b7.jpg)
(http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa111/Ocklawaha/FLORIDA%20Jacksonville/JacksonvilleMunicipalStadium_zps00cd5b00.jpg)
East Adams would run under the south grandstand today, and East Monroe would go through the 50 yard line. Haines Street would take out the northeast quarter of the modern stadium.
Wow, looking for information on the old shipyards downtown (to position the stadium), I stumbled across this must have video! As you watch this remember Jacksonville was a HUGE player in the inactive reserve fleet with the fleet base in Green Cove Springs, and the Active fleet base at Mayport. Both bases were supported by many civilian contractors downtown.
http://www.youtube.com/v/1P_RdikDj1A?version=3&hl=en_US
Thanks so much Ock, I really appreciate it.
FANTASTIC video too, great find!