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“This is the Teen Town Club Building on the corner of State and Liberty Streets. It was a very active place in the late 40’s. Later it was torn down to make way for the Jacksonville Recreation Department parking lot which it still is today.” LS Information about this art deco inspired building was not […]
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This image shows the art deco influenced exterior of the Carter Buick Garage that was located at Ocean and Ashley Streets in downtown Jacksonville. This was photographed in 1947 by Loyd Sandgren. The original print is a contact print from an 8X10 inch negative. According to the photographer’s note the building was torn down in […]
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Show in this 1950’s image with the single longest running tenant, F.W. Woolworth Co., this building at 1037 Park Street in the historic 5-Points shopping district of Jacksonville has been the home of numerous businesses since it first showed up in the city directory listings in 1928. Prior to that time the area was listed […]
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“Here is a unusual view of the Barnett Bank Building taken in 1949. Note my old 1939 Mercury Convertible car in front of bank. Adams Street side.” LS The Barnett National Bank Building on 112 West Adams Street was constructed in 1926 for a cost of $1,500,000 and for almost thirty years the 18 story […]
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“The Federal Reserve Bank Building after it was completed. The old bank building was just one block away, Church and Hogan Streets. The day they moved into the new building they moved about 10 billion dollars in all kinds of papers and money. There were men with machine guns on all the buildings around, plus, […]
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“This is the old house that stood on the corner of Julia and Church Streets. They then built the Federal Reserve Bank Building. The picture was taken from the Ambassador Hotel. Now they have closed this bank and built a new one.” LS The 1924 Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta building still stands at the […]
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“This building was on Main Street between Orange and First Streets. It was owned by the city of Jacksonville and the radio station WJAX was here and so was the water works. 1954.” LS The City of Jacksonville started radio station WJAX and it’s first broadcast was on Thanksgiving, 1925. According to one source, the […]
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“The Swisher Gym, donated by Mr. Swisher of the cigar company. One of the first big buildings built at Jacksonville University 1957.” LS According to the Jacksonville University timeline, JU started as William J. Porter University in 1934, meeting in the 3rd. floor auditorium of the First Baptist Educational building. In 1935 the school changed […]
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The Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Coliseum, which was located just behind where the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Wall stands today, was across the parking lot of what was then known as the Gator Bowl, the City of Jacksonville’s football stadium. It was designed in the late 1950’s and dedicated in November of 1960. Built at a cost […]
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This image from the Loyd Sandgren collection has no information attached to the print and I can find no signage or address to help identify this 1950’s vintage Mid-Century modern motel but if this looks familiar to anyone, please share your knowledge. Despite the lack of information, the photo is too nice not to share. […]
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