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At the intersection of West Bay Street and Hogan Street. This is another scene that is long gone from Jacksonville’s downtown. At the corner is the Greyhound Bar and Package Store with advertising for a dentist’s office on the floor above it. In the background are the Hotel Aragon and the Hotel George Washington with […]
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“A view of some of the downtown buildings, it was taken from the Friendship Park in Southside. I thought the park was great. This was in the 60’s.” LS A view of the Atlantic Coastline building, I can’t tell if it was before the signage was added or between changes of the name at the […]
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“Here is a view looking South towards the Main Street Bridge. The picture was taken from Duval and Main Street. The first building on the left is, The Railroad Building. Next was Cherry’s Bar, next was the Clark Building. Across the street was the Masonic Building with the Temple Theatre, next was the Stericha’s Furniture, […]
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An infrared image shot by photographer Loyd Sandgren of the downtown skyline from the South bank of the St. Johns River at the location of the present day boat ramp and River City Brewing Company. 1953. Infrared images were shot with a special film sensitive to the infrared light spectrum. It had to be handled […]
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An aerial view of the decaying docks and warehouses along the North bank of the St. Johns River just East of the Main Street Bridge in downtown Jacksonville in the late 1940’s or early 1950’s. This was near the end of the city waterfront being a working waterfront as bulkheads and parking lots replaced wooden […]
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Quite a few years ago Loyd Sandgren gave me an autographed print of this image with the following type written note scotch taped to the front of the print: “I took this picture in 1950 for the C.H. Brown Camera Store. This photo was taken from the Main Street Bridge looking North. It was first […]
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A 1940’s Cadillac pulls a shinny new Bruce Trailer Sales All-Metal Life Time Trailer past the Brooks Motors Inc. building at the corner of Union and Laura Streets. There is the front end of a vehicle following the trailer decorated with ribbons so my guess is it was part of a parade through downtown Jacksonville. […]
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A military band makes it’s way down the 400 Block of West Forsyth Street crossing the intersection of Pearl Street. Looking at the cars I would guess this is the mid to late 1940’s. The view is to the West where you can see a nice selection of restaurants on the street, Comptons’s, Carroll’s Chile […]
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One of the later downtown views found in the Loyd Sandgren collection showing the St. James building which housed the May-Cohens department store, behind that is the Ivey’s department store and the newly finished Cathedral Towers stand in the background. The Art Deco Western Union building was still a mixed use office building and palm […]
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Contestant in the Miss Jacksonville Pageant held in the Palace Theater in downtown Jacksonville. 1950’s. I’m sure the extension cords stringing the stage lights together were up to code. The Palace was one of almost two dozen theaters located along Forsyth Street, Main Street, Bay Street and a few other locations around downtown Jacksonville during […]
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