Jacksonville, Florida
“This building means more to me than most any other in Jacksonville – Norman Studios, the first in our town and one of the first anywhere to produce all African American-cast films over a century ago. I and a small team of dedicated board members Read More …
In 1901 “The Great Fire” swept through Jacksonville’s downtown area, leaving piles of ash in it’s wake. Where the First National Bank branch building stood before the fire the Bostwick Building was built after. It opened in 1902, among the first projects to be granted Read More …
The USS Charles F. Adams is coming to Jacksonville. The Adams was the lead ship of her class of guided missile destroyers of the United States Navy. She was named for Charles Francis Adams III (Secretary of the Navy from 1929 to 1933) The ship Read More …
My first visit to Jacksonville was in the summer of 1985. While here I sat at the lunch counter in Woolworths, downtown, across from Hemming Park. I enjoyed a hamburger on a toasted bun with crisp leaf lettuce, vine ripened beefsteak tomatoes and sweet Vidalia Read More …
Norman Studios, the historic movie studio in Arlington, is currently listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Next week it may be listed as a National Landmark. Becoming a National Landmark will help the studio to be preserved for future generations. The studio was originally Read More …
Watch a short clip from “Hollywood East,” a documentary produced by the Jacksonville Film Institute about “Florida’s Silent Film Legacy.” Available for purchase through Norman Studios, the documentary tells the story of how Jacksonville became the winter hub of the “burgeoning motion picture industry” in Read More …
Depending on your age you may or may not know who Lee Harvey was. The rules of journalism dictate that I should write “Harvey” or “Mr. Harvey”. Lee would say fuck that, and so, in his honor, fuck that, it’s Lee. We were not as Read More …
Reception and dinner on the grounds and inside Fort Caroline National Memorial. Fort Caroline is part of the Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Tickets are now available to the public. Honorary Co-Chairs Helen Lane and Betsy Lovett will “light Read More …
What a great find by Stephen Dare, Publisher and Editor of Metro Jacksonville. “This film was produced 100 years ago by the local Norman Studios and distributed by a newsreel company based in Jacksonville. It shows a lot of the Hogans Creek Park, and some Read More …
Join the Jacksonville Historical Society for a program and exhibit celebrating the “First Colony” La Caroline, and the 450th anniversary of the “First Thanksgiving in America.” Featuring a Presentation by Robert Thunen, Ph.D. and Keith Ashley, Ph.D. on archeological and historical perspectives on Fort Caroline’s location. Read More …
The native Floridians, as viewed by the French and described in firsthand French accounts, are featured in 20th and 21st century artwork on exhibit in City Hall. Among the works is a collection of mid-century drawings by Roger Early, Sr., who was a science illustrator, Read More …
In 1562, French explorers landed and explored Florida’s northeast coast and traveled up the St. Johns River into present-day Jacksonville. Two years later, on June 29, 1564, French colonists led by Captain René Goulaine de Laudonnière (1529-74) constructed one of the first European forts in Read More …
The Jacksonville Historic Society recently released a list of twelve significant endangered historical sites for 2012. Jax Examiner shares that list below. St. Johns River Ferry In operation since at least 1948, the St. Johns River Ferry provides motorists a break from the traffic and Read More …
A marker to note the location of the battle resulting in the highest number of casualties in Duval County during the Civil War was recently placed at the location of the “Skirmish at Cedar Creek”. The text reads as : ” On March 1, 1864, Read More …