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A Church Turned This Old Jacksonville Mall into a Community Center

Located a little over five miles from the center of Jacksonville, FL, the structure that’s now known as Kingdom Plaza…

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Amelia Island Museum of History Was Originally the County’s Jail

While jails today range from innovative to giant plain boxes on the architectural spectrum, historic jail buildings were usually designed…

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This Funky Florida Café Began as a Gas Station

The funky-colored building at 2753 Park Street in Jacksonville’s Avondale neighborhood has been home to local favorite European Street Café…

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This Funky Florida Library Now Serves as Nonprofit Startup Incubation Hub

For several decades, the distinctive Jessie Ball duPont Center building in downtown Jacksonville, FL, served as the city’s main public…

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This ‘20s Florida Luxury Hotel is Now an Elite Private School

Sitting between San Jose Boulevard and the St. Johns River, The Bolles School’s San Jose campus in Jacksonville, FL, is…

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A Ritzy ’80s Florida Mall Flamed Out – Until It Went to Community College

Students at Florida State College of Jacksonville’s Deerwood Center campus get the unique experience of taking classes in what was…

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Jacksonville’s Beautiful St. James Building is Now Its City Hall

The St. James Building, located at 117 W. Duval Street in downtown Jacksonville, is one of the country’s most beautiful…

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Cowford Chophouse Salvaged a Decaying Office Building for Its Upscale Steakhouse

After years of neglect, what was once a depleted former bank building on a high-visibility downtown Jacksonville street corner is…

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An Old Grammar School Became Jacksonville’s The Lofts San Marco

When The Lofts San Marco’s building was first built in Jacksonville, FL’s San Marco neighborhood, the area surrounding it was…

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How Jacksonville’s Union Terminal Became Prime Osborn Convention Center

Many years ago, during the height of America’s streetcar era, Jacksonville, FL was home to one of the country’s busiest…

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