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Title: Urban Neighborhoods: Lackawanna
Post by: Metro Jacksonville on February 03, 2009, 05:00:00 AM
Urban Neighborhoods: Lackawanna

(http://photos.metrojacksonville.com/photos/460886892_8sYYC-M.jpg)

Lackawanna originally saw growth as a streetcar suburb that was an attractive residential location for workers employed at the nearby massive Seaboard Air Line Shops and Terminals.Although the streetcar line and railroad shops are long gone, the community that owes its existance to them still lives on.

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http://www.metrojacksonville.com/content/view/996
Title: Re: Urban Neighborhoods: Lackawanna
Post by: billy on February 03, 2009, 08:03:45 AM
Are any of the train shop buildings still standing?
Title: Re: Urban Neighborhoods: Lackawanna
Post by: BridgeTroll on February 03, 2009, 09:15:47 AM
Hopefully the improvements being made to McDuff help the area.  Assuming they ever finish them.  That road is a mess...
Title: Re: Urban Neighborhoods: Lackawanna
Post by: thelakelander on February 03, 2009, 10:27:59 AM
There are no buildings from the railroad shops still standing.  The entire complex was torn down a while ago.
Title: Re: Urban Neighborhoods: Lackawanna
Post by: Bewler on February 03, 2009, 01:10:36 PM
Is DJ's record shop still in buisness there? That might be worth a look.
Title: Re: Urban Neighborhoods: Lackawanna
Post by: thelakelander on February 03, 2009, 01:16:04 PM
Yes, there was a recent article about DJ's in the TU.

Records spin with the times
http://www.jacksonville.com/news/metro/2009-01-26/story/records_spin_with_the_times
Title: Re: Urban Neighborhoods: Lackawanna
Post by: Captain Zissou on February 03, 2009, 02:07:59 PM
The picture with the free food and water is a service provided by my church.  They are there most mornings handing out things to nearby residents.  The church is River City Church, we meet in the City Rescue Mission.  Look it up.
Title: Re: Urban Neighborhoods: Lackawanna
Post by: Ocklawaha on February 03, 2009, 06:03:59 PM
(http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/aa111/Ocklawaha/CRITICAL%20Maps/streetcarmcduff-1.jpg)

The light blue line is the original Jacksonville Traction Company car lines in the area. (city and Riverside incomplete in this sketch)

Note that Lackawanna once had entry gates along Lackawanna Avenue - Todays Edison.

Also a "Lackawanna Rapid Transit Line" operated on a three in, three out, non-stop schedule and streetcar fares were accepted. It has not been discovered if this was a Jacksonville Traction Company "BRT LINE" or if this was operated by streetcar. The company did run non-stop cars from Black Point/Yukon to Downtown for the Army Camp, but they also ran a fleet of early city buses.  

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Title: Re: Urban Neighborhoods: Lackawanna
Post by: Keith-N-Jax on February 04, 2009, 01:41:31 AM
The food at Papa Joes is very good.  :P
Title: Re: Urban Neighborhoods: Lackawanna
Post by: civil42806 on February 05, 2009, 11:02:24 PM
Wow "Whites Place" is still open!  Was always a really rough place when I used to go there about 15 years ago.  Shame you didn't get a picture of "jakes" or the "green door" truly two of the most infamous places on the westside
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