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Title: A Different View of the Southbank
Post by: thelakelander on March 28, 2010, 10:50:29 PM

How times change. I just came across this image while looking for historic images of another Jacksonville neighborhood.

(http://southern.railfan.net/ties/1960/60-9/port.jpg)

http://southern.railfan.net/ties/1960/60-9/port.html

Title: Re: A Different View of the Southbank
Post by: Keith-N-Jax on March 28, 2010, 11:14:15 PM

The old coliseum in the background.

Title: Re: A Different View of the Southbank
Post by: Ernest Street on March 29, 2010, 12:15:45 AM

Life before 52' semi trailers and Fed-Ex.
Could anyone picture Jax-Port Volumes unloading down town??
We truly outgrew the shipyards,and they would have been Hell to keep clean in this day and age. the river is so small there,and we still have the Power plant debris(Dioxin?/Asphalt?) that is permenantly embeded into the rocks on the south bank to deal with.

Title: Re: A Different View of the Southbank
Post by: BridgeTroll on March 29, 2010, 07:05:12 AM

Cool article... :)

Title: Re: A Different View of the Southbank
Post by: finehoe on March 29, 2010, 10:05:19 AM

Quotebig muscles, a patch on one eye and grime on its face

A patch on one eye? Pirates? :D

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