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Community => History => Topic started by: thelakelander on December 15, 2023, 07:35:27 AM

Title: Before urban renewal: LaVilla's Davis Street
Post by: thelakelander on December 15, 2023, 07:35:27 AM
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What does urban renewal look like? What did LaVilla, Jacksonville's oldest suburb, dating back to 1866 look like? Ask no more. We recently received access to pre-demolition photographs of properties being prepared to be razed as a part of the River City Renaissance plan. Since there are so many to share, we'll occasionally show one street at a time. Today, our focus is North Davis Street.

Read More: https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/before-urban-renewal-lavillas-davis-street/
Title: Re: Before urban renewal: LaVilla's Davis Street
Post by: Charles Hunter on December 15, 2023, 08:17:31 AM
What a crime it was to level all of this.