09 Jul 2015
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“This picture shows a parking lot where the Ball Building is today. Streets are Julia, Monroe, Hogan and Adams Streets. About 1956.” LS Seems like every transitional space in downtown Jacksonville was a parking lot at one time or another. This image was taken from the corner of Julia Street and West Adams Street looking […]
28 Jan 2015
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“When the Robert Meyer Hotel was built, the G.E. Company sold them all their TVs, the salesman was the center man.” LS The Robert Meyer Hotel had its groundbreaking July 9, 1957 in downtown Jacksonville. Opening in 1959 it was claimed to be Florida’s largest commercial hotel with 563 guest rooms to host business travelers […]
30 Apr 2013
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“Here is a picture of where the Windsor Hotel was. Today, the bottom right is where the Ball Building is. The big parking lot is where the Woolworth Store is and also on the left is where the Robert Meyer Hotel stands. The middle left is where the city Electric Building is, it was the […]