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The Gulf Insurance Company building on Hogan and Ashley Streets about 1950. The two story art deco style building was designed by architect A. Eugene Cellar and built at 604 North Laura Street in downtown Jacksonville in 1947. The building was bought by First Baptist Church and incorporated into their North downtown campus in 1996. […]
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“First Federal Savings and Loan on 331 West Forsyth St. This was a very well built building and nice looking. 1955.” LS One of the few remaining art deco buildings left in Jacksonville, the structure was completed in 1941 and initially housed the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Jacksonville as well as the […]
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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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“Bus station on the corner of Bay and Hogan Streets. Then the Sears store was built on the same corner.” LS Great art deco lines. Another view of the bus bay can be seen here. This station was located on the property now used as the parking lot for the Omni Hotel across from the […]
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“Here is what the Imeson Airport Administration Building looked like in 1949. Now this place is where Sears and many other industrial places are. Note Air Control Tower at the tip of the palm tree. The good old days?” LS Jacksonville Municipal Airport kicked off its dedication ceremony with a visit from Charles Lindbergh and […]
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The Florida Barber College located on Park Street just West of King Street in the 1970’s. According to Wayne Wood’s book Jacksonville’s Architectural Heritage, the Art Deco structure was built in 1941 as the Orange State Oil Company Service Station. The building is now the home of the European Street Cafe.
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