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Wishing everyone who has visited Vintage Jacksonville a wonderful mid century modern Christmas without too many distractions to keep you from enjoying the holiday season. I recently stumbled across this product shot taken by Loyd Sandgren for the Perry Display Company that was located at 3119 Main Street. There were several different versions of photographs […]
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Johnson & Johnson sales award winner Sam Dunlap from the Loyd Sandgren Collection. Probably shot in the late 50’s or early 60’s. No information was attached to the print so if anyone has any information about Mr. Dunlap they would like to share I would welcome the addition. Founded in 1886 the Johnson & Johnson […]
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One of several frames of Sal Mineo and his band during a performance in the street in Jacksonville’s 5-Points business district from December 21, 1957. Mineo was a musician and movie actor and it looks like he had quite the following from the crowd trying to get his autograph in front of the 5-Points Theatre. […]
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This is the second photograph from the Loyd Sandgren collection showing West Bay Street and the businesses that were operating there in the 1950’s. It was shot with a wide format roll film camera used in this previously posted image. Of particular note in this photograph is one of the businesses that I only noticed […]
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“One of the super Setzer’s store. It was located on Florida Avenue near Duval Street. It was burned out during the race riot in the 60’s. Photo about 1952.” LS Brothers Benjamin and Abraham Setzer arrived in Jacksonville in 1910 after fleeing Lithuania. They started out in the Ice business and then started a lumber […]
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“Here is a section of town that is gone. Davis and Bay Streets. This is torn down now. In fact the overhead (Skyway) is built here, on the way to the Prime Osborn Building. 1951.” LS This intersection of South Davis Street and West Bay Street was in the heart of the La Villa neighborhood’s […]
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The Jacksonville Yacht Storage business, first registered in February of 1932 was located at 17 Riverside Avenue, just to the West of McCoy’s Creek where it feeds into the St. Johns River on land that is now part of the Florida Times-Union property. To the east of this intersection (the left of this image) Riverside […]
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“Here is the corners of Main and Orange streets. It shows Claude Nolan, Inc. Cadillac dealers. The Henry McClellan’s English Ford. The section on the right is now a motel. Claude Nolan also moved out.” LS The Claude Nolan Pontiac/Cadillac dealership building is still standing but has been empty and boarded up for many years. […]
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This is another great window display captured by photographer Loyd Sandgren. He shot them at night to minimize the reflections in the glass but often the few reflections that still show up give clues as to the location when no notes were left behind with the print, which was the case in this photograph. In […]
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A view looking East down West Adams Street between Hogan Street and Laura Street, 1954. The Eastman Kodak Store, Lahn’s, French Novelty, Nancy Scott and other businesses line the block which ends with the Greenleaf & Crosby Building which was built in 1928. The Elks Club Building and Hotel Roosevelt can be seen past the Laura […]
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