Urban Living in Jacksonville: St. Johns Park
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Metro Jacksonville takes a stroll through St. Johns Park.
Read More: http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2015-jun-urban-living-in-jacksonville-st-johns-park
Very interesting. Do people still refer to the area as St Johns Park? I'd never heard that before - I always assumed the area was called "Fairfax" (I think someone must've told me that once) - though I'd guess that Fairfax refers to Fairfax Manor, which (according to the article) was a different development.
One other (minor) question: I must be missing something, but how is Herschel Street a linear park?
Edit: after posting this, I searched Metro Jacksonville and found another story about the area. Apparently Fairfax Manor is the bit on the other side of Herschel Street near the water.
So St. Johns Park extended (extends?) as far as San Juan Avenue? Never knew that, always thought the Blanding / Cassat area was part of Lake Shore.
By the way, that Crispers on page 3 has "closed permanently".
According to topo maps Roosevelt was actually cut through St. John's Park pre-1950. Pretty interesting because that would make it a very early "expressway" type of road, maybe the first in town?
http://historicaerials.com?layer=T1950&zoom=15&lat=30.285975156568287&lon=-81.71854019165039
^Great site! Yes, it looks like the initial 4-lane Roosevelt was built around 1950, up to Post and College. Then upgraded to a partial expressway over the next decade. 1950s. The last segment completed was the part between McDuff and I-10 in 1960. Seems like the last major addition associated with it, that really impacted St. Johns Park, was the completion of the Blanding/Edgewood interchanges around 1971.
Quote from: Adam White on June 16, 2015, 03:44:55 AM
One other (minor) question: I must be missing something, but how is Herschel Street a linear park?
A portion of the wide ROW is a linear green space with a winding sidewalk/path running through it.
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Thanks Lake. I wondered that after re-reading the story (as there was a picture of some of the grass). I've not been over there in a few years, but I didn't remember the bit of grass being that extensive.