Jacksonville in 1928
Rarely seen imagery taken between 1928 and 1929, of Jacksonville's neighborhoods by George W. Simons Jr.
1. West 13th Street, near Grand Crossings.
2. The Jacksonville Terminal Company's railyards from the new Beaver Street viaduct.
3. 21st Street near Pearl Street in Brentwood.
4. East Adams Street near the Gator Bowl.
5. Looking west on Adams Street from Julia Street. Today, this is the site of the new Duval County Courthouse.
6. Avondale Circle.
7. Baker Street in Robinsons Addition.
8. Baker Street in Robinsons Addition, just north of Enterprise (now Beaver) Street.
9. Intersection of Myrtle Avenue and Dennis Street in Brooklyn.
10. Looking east on Dennis Street.
11. Intersection of West Duval Street and Myrtle Avenue in LaVilla.
12. East Union Street.
13. Margaret Street near Ernest Street in Riverside.
14. West Forsyth Street near Jefferson Street in LaVilla's Railroad Row.
15. West Forsyth Street in LaVilla's Railroad Row.
16. Adams and Franklin Street intersection.
17. Franklin Street near Sir Walter Edwards Park.
18. Intersection of Franklin Street and 1st Street in the Eastside.
19. Franklin Street north of Adams Street.
20. Intersection of Franklin Street and 21st Street in Longbranch.
21. Golfair Boulevard in Brentwood.
22. East Union Street near Haines Street in the Eastside.
23. Lake Shore Boulevard in Lake Shore.
24. Kings Road looking north towards the heart of Edward Waters College in New Town.
25. Intersection of Margaret Street and Myra Street in Riverside.
26. Inside Riverside's Memorial Park.
27. The mouth of the St. Johns River.
28. The Myrtle Avenue Subway in Brooklyn.
29. Norwood Play Park on Norwood Avenue in Norwood.
30. Norwood Elementary School on Norwood Avenue in Norwood.
31. Park Street behind West Riverside Elementary School.
32. Looking north on Park Street from Forest Street in Brooklyn.
33. The future path of Roosevelt Boulevard over the Ortega River.
34. Intersection of Post and Margaret Streets in Riverside.
35. Pearl Street, near West 19th Street, in New Springfield.
36. A view of the Ribault River from the Moncrief Road bridge.
37. A recent roadway widening project during an era before engineers realized there would be maintenance issues with growing tree roots.
38. Exporting rosin at the Municipal Docks (now JAXPORT) off of Talleyrand Avenue.
39. Riverside Avenue.
40. Riverside Fire Station on Stockton Street near Rosselle Street.
41. Springfield Park in Springfield.
42. Looking north on Stockton Street at its intersection with Enterprise (Beaver) Street in Robinson's Addition.
43. Talleyrand Avenue near Armour in Glen Myra.
44. Trout River Boulevard.
45. Waycross Road near Pickettville.
46. Westbrook Park near the intersection of Enterprise (Beaver Street) and McDuff Avenue.
47. Willowbranch Park in Riverside.
48. Before the days of CSX: The railroad lines of Jacksonville.
The 1929 City Plan of Jacksonville: https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/simonsflorida/9/
Source: George W. Simons, Jr Planning Collection at UNF Digital Commons.
Article by Ennis Davis, AICP. Contact Ennis at edavis@moderncities.com
2. The Jacksonville Terminal Company's railyards from the new Beaver Street viaduct.
3. 21st Street near Pearl Street in Brentwood.
4. East Adams Street near the Gator Bowl.
5. Looking west on Adams Street from Julia Street. Today, this is the site of the new Duval County Courthouse.
6. Avondale Circle.
7. Baker Street in Robinsons Addition.
8. Baker Street in Robinsons Addition, just north of Enterprise (now Beaver) Street.
9. Intersection of Myrtle Avenue and Dennis Street in Brooklyn.
10. Looking east on Dennis Street.
11. Intersection of West Duval Street and Myrtle Avenue in LaVilla.
12. East Union Street.
13. Margaret Street near Ernest Street in Riverside.
14. West Forsyth Street near Jefferson Street in LaVilla's Railroad Row.
15. West Forsyth Street in LaVilla's Railroad Row.
16. Adams and Franklin Street intersection.
17. Franklin Street near Sir Walter Edwards Park.
18. Intersection of Franklin Street and 1st Street in the Eastside.
19. Franklin Street north of Adams Street.
20. Intersection of Franklin Street and 21st Street in Longbranch.
21. Golfair Boulevard in Brentwood.
22. East Union Street near Haines Street in the Eastside.
23. Lake Shore Boulevard in Lake Shore.
24. Kings Road looking north towards the heart of Edward Waters College in New Town.
25. Intersection of Margaret Street and Myra Street in Riverside.
26. Inside Riverside's Memorial Park.
27. The mouth of the St. Johns River.
28. The Myrtle Avenue Subway in Brooklyn.
29. Norwood Play Park on Norwood Avenue in Norwood.
30. Norwood Elementary School on Norwood Avenue in Norwood.
31. Park Street behind West Riverside Elementary School.
32. Looking north on Park Street from Forest Street in Brooklyn.
33. The future path of Roosevelt Boulevard over the Ortega River.
34. Intersection of Post and Margaret Streets in Riverside.
35. Pearl Street, near West 19th Street, in New Springfield.
36. A view of the Ribault River from the Moncrief Road bridge.
37. A recent roadway widening project during an era before engineers realized there would be maintenance issues with growing tree roots.
38. Exporting rosin at the Municipal Docks (now JAXPORT) off of Talleyrand Avenue.
39. Riverside Avenue.
40. Riverside Fire Station on Stockton Street near Rosselle Street.
41. Springfield Park in Springfield.
42. Looking north on Stockton Street at its intersection with Enterprise (Beaver) Street in Robinson's Addition.
43. Talleyrand Avenue near Armour in Glen Myra.
44. Trout River Boulevard.
45. Waycross Road near Pickettville.
46. Westbrook Park near the intersection of Enterprise (Beaver Street) and McDuff Avenue.
47. Willowbranch Park in Riverside.
48. Before the days of CSX: The railroad lines of Jacksonville.
The 1929 City Plan of Jacksonville: https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/simonsflorida/9/
Source: George W. Simons, Jr Planning Collection at UNF Digital Commons.
Article by Ennis Davis, AICP. Contact Ennis at edavis@moderncities.com