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Title: Jacksonville City Hall Celebrates 100th Anniversary
Post by: Metro Jacksonville on October 22, 2012, 03:16:17 AM
Jacksonville City Hall Celebrates 100th Anniversary

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Now occupied by Jacksonville City Hall, one of the city's most revered architectural masterpieces, the St. James Building, celebrates its century old anniversary of its opening as Cohen Brothers Department Store.  A special anniversary exhibit and program by Dr. Wayne Wood, City Council President Bill Bishop, greeting by Mayor Alvin Brown, and Cohen Brother's book signing by Ennis Davis and Sarah Gojekian are highlights of this evening.

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http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2012-oct-jacksonville-city-hall-celebrates-100th-anniversary
Title: Re: Jacksonville City Hall Celebrates 100th Anniversary
Post by: Mike D on October 22, 2012, 09:04:44 PM
Jacksonville should celebrate that this building is still with us!  We've lost so much of downtown...the transformation of Cohen's into City Hall is one of the right moves the city has made. 
Title: Re: Jacksonville City Hall Celebrates 100th Anniversary
Post by: Tacachale on October 22, 2012, 10:06:40 PM
What a great story, and a great building. Excellent work, guys.
Title: Re: Jacksonville City Hall Celebrates 100th Anniversary
Post by: tufsu1 on October 22, 2012, 10:41:09 PM
great event tonight...and I picked up my copy of the new book...way to go Ennis and Sarah!