History

Very few of downtown Jacksonville’s historic buildings still have portions of their old-school signage intact. But sure enough, when you...

Though somewhat nondescript and often overshadowed by the neighboring Greenleaf & Crosby Building, the W.A. Knight Building is noteworthy for...

If you’ve ever walked past the Wells Fargo Center at the intersection of Main and Bay streets in downtown Jacksonville,...

The historic Dyal-Upchurch Building at 6 E. Bay Street holds two distinctions noteworthy to any Jacksonville history buff. It was...

Long before the Baseball Grounds of Jacksonville was built, the heart of professional baseball in the Bold City was located...

The city of Jacksonville has seen dark times in the past. It’s seen Civil War battles, it’s seen the entirety...

Before River City Brewing Company took over the space next to Friendship Fountain along the Southbank, that land was home...

For the past couple of years, it’s been a foregone conclusion that Metropolitan Park’s days are numbered. No one knows...

Earlier today, the Jacksonville Historical Society hosted a launch event for “Jake!,” the new biography about former Jacksonville mayor Jake...

Northeast Florida was a surprisingly busy region in the 1700s. The earliest Florida town, St. Augustine, had been formed more...