New Story: Jacksonville University Apartment District: French Quarter Apartments / University Townhomes

Posted on January 1, 2020 | Leave a comment

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It was an optimistic time. 50 years ago this Christmas. Today Richard Minor stands where he first learned to walk. His father taught astronomy at Jacksonville University, across the street from this then-new apartment district. His mother, a stenographer, played the ukele, read thick novels and made the martinis at 5. The ’60s promised a younger, more prosperous and more educated America.

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