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“Here is one of the displays of equipment at the Yellow Water Gunnery School, this was taken on Hogan St. Downtown. October 15, 1945.” LS The truck and trailer had machine gun turrets like those found on Navy patrol aircraft and were used to train aircraft gunners. According to the sign on the trailer ‘Naval […]
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“This is the way the Woolworth Store looked like just before it opened (note the sign in the windows). The J.C. Penny store had not moved in. This was on the corner of Monroe and Hogan Streets. This was 1954.” LS The window signs advertise for the Grand Opening, Wednesday 9 O’Clock, March 23rd. The […]
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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 late 1950’s view of the St. James Building as the Cohen Brothers department store. This Henry Klutho masterwork was completed Oct. 21, 1912 (making it 100 years old this year) and originally housed retail space on the lower floors and office space on the upper floors. It was the largest building in Jacksonville occupying […]
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Foundation work underway for the Atlantic Bank Building at the corner of Forsyth and Hogan Streets in downtown Jacksonville, 1951. This earlier post shows the finished project.
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“This was the brand new Atlantic Bank Building, on the corner of Forsyth and Hogan Streets. The old Atlantic Building in the background. On the left is the store Furchgott’s. About 1956.” LS This view of the building’s facade is now obscured by the elevated skyway tracks that travel along Hogan Street.
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“This picture was taken from Bay Street looking North on Hogan Street. The Seminole Hotel on the right, the Furchgotts, Levy’s, Hemming Park the Cohen’s. On the left you can see Lenak Studio, the name spelled backwards was Jack Kanel (a great photographer) who made lots of money taking pictures of service men. The Luggage […]
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