03 Sep 2013
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“This beautiful scene pictures the docks between the two bridges. It’s Southside and you can see the Lobster house. (one of the finer eating places in town) about 1947. No buildings in background.” LS This would have been the area of the St Johns River on the bank where Friendship Park is now located. The […]
10 Jul 2013
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“At one time the Brundage Co. brought thousands of VW cars here, in fact it was the distribution center for the Southeast. This shows how the vehicle was taken off the German ship.” LS Brundage Motors was an early importer of German made vehicles to Jacksonville starting with Volkswagen and Porsche vehicles in the late […]
29 May 2012
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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 […]