1971 Downtown Jacksonville Photographs

[thelakelander]

Yes, it was torn down for the Independent Life building.

[duvaltilidie]

I shared a photograph of the skyline from 1971 and today's skyline on my instagram story & a few friends were shell shocked, to say the least!

[thelakelander]

Shocked to see the change? Most of the current skyline was built in the 70s and 80s. The big shock may be taking a picture of skylines of Jax, Orlando, Miami, Tampa, Ft Lauderdale, St Pete, WPB, Sarasota, etc. in 1990 and comparing them with a similar 2023 shot.