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When Artis Gilmore Led a Whole City to the NCAA Championship
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Tagged Art White Mike Blevins, Arthur White Mike Blevins, Artis Gilmore, Ax Handle Saturday, Blodgett Homes, Chip Dublin, Gurney Kennedy, Hank Aaron, Haydon Burns, Jacksonville Braves, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville University NCAA, JU Dolphins, Mike Blevins, Pembrook Burrows, Rod McIntyre, Swisher Gymnasium, Valerie Kennedy-Grisham
The Story of Storyland U.S.A.
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Tagged Arlington Expressway, Arlington River, Arthur S. Cobb, Bird Emergency Aid and Kare Sanctuary, Charley Johns, Cheryl Joseph, Cimarron Apartments, Cracker Gothic, Florida Legislative Investigation Committee, Governor Charley Johns, Haydon Burns, Jack Ensley, jax psycho geo, Johns Committee, Marc Suttle, Nora Suttle, Pam Beighley, Pork Chop Gang, Ron DeSantis, Storyland, Storyland USA, Tim Gilmore, Wanda Suttle Duncan
The Rise and Fall of Regency Square Mall
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Tagged Albert Stein, Alpert Investment, Baker Shoes, Cary Corley, Diane Keniston, Flair Fabrics, Frosty Follies Jacksonville, Furchgott’s, Governor Haydon Burns, Haydon Burns, Ivey’s, J.C. Penney, Jacksonville Orchid Society, Jacksonville Tim Gilmore, Joan Stein, Joanie Stein, Joseph Crain, Kay Jewelry and Russell Stover Candies, LeDow the Magician, Lerner’s, Levy’s, Lillie-Rubin Dress Shop, Martin Stein, Maurice Alpert, May Cohen’s, Mayor Haydon Burns, Mayor Lou Ritter, Miller Norton, Regency Centers, Regency Mall, Regency Square Jacksonville, Regency Square Mall, Regency Square Mall Jacksonville, Regency Square Summer Art Show, Rosenblum’s, Thunderbird Motor Hotel, Tim Giml, Underwood Jewelers, Walgreen’s, Woolworth
The Forgotten History of Snyder Memorial Methodist Church
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Tagged Alton Yates, Aragon Hotel, Ax Handle Saturday, Bethune-Cookman University, Bi-Racial Committee, Bob Standifer, Brown Theological Institute, C.E. Williams and J.S. Hardy, C.O. Livingston, C.O. Livingston Furniture, Charles Ondus Livingston, Cookman Institute, Dale Carson, Diamond Methodist Church, Edmund B. Snyder, Edward Waters College, Florida history, Florida Star, Gordon F. Hinkle, Gordon Hinkle, HabiJax, Habitat for Humanity for Jacksonville, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Haydon Burns, Hemming Park, J.H.W. Hawkins, Jacksonville Bi-Racial Committee, Jacksonville history, Jacksonville Minister Alliance, Jacksonville Ministerial Alliance, Jacksonville Youth Council NAACP, James Riggs, James Riggs Jacksonville, James Riggs Los Angeles Men's Place, James Weldon Johnson Park, Japhus Baker, John Sanford Swaim, John Swaim, Linda Standifer, M.D. Potts, Marjorie Meeks, Mary McLeod Bethune, Mayor Haydon Burns, Monroeville Methodist Church, Robert John Gisler, Rodney Hurst, Rodney Hurst Snyder Memorial, Sheriff Dale Carson, Snyder Memorial Methodist Church, St. Johns River City Band, St. Johns River City Band Snyder Memorial, Tim Gilmore, Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, Uncle Tom's Cabin, W.H. Harkness, William J. Purman
The Carling / Hotel Roosevelt: Deadly Fire, Tongue Sandwiches and Saturday Night Dances
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Tagged Beverly June Cochran, Bill Fielden, Carling Apartments Jacksonville, Carling Condos Jacksonville, Carling Grill Jacksonville, Carling Hotel Jacksonville, Charlie Griner, Clarence McCormick, Donna Axum, Emmett Spencer, Gator Bowl 1963, Haydon Burns, Hotel Carling Jacksonville, Hotel Roosevelt Jacksonville, Jacksonville Regency House, jax psycho geo, Miss America Donna Axum, Patio Grill, Peter Soave, Roosevelt Hotel Jacksonville, Tim Gilmore, William Fielden
The Armory
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Tagged Abe Livert’s Records, Allman Brothers Band, Along This Way, Angie Rodeillat Smith, Armory Jacksonville, Bryant Bowles, Charley Johns, Clarence Darrow, Colonel Edward Henry, Confederate Ball, Dave Franklin Duke Ellington, Dennis Riggs, Doyle Carlton, Duncan Fletcher, Duncan U. Fletcher, Duval County Armory, Edge City, First Baptist Church Jacksonville, Florida Civil Rights, Florida history, Florida National Guard, Florida Times-Union, Floripatra, Garage Boutique, Gator Bowl, Great Fire of 1901, Haydon Burns, Hixon’s Surfboard Revolution, Hoyt’s High Fidelity, J.C. Coppedge, Jacksonville Armory, Jacksonville Coliseum, Jacksonville history, Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, James Weldon Johnson, Janis Joplin Jacksonville, jax psycho geo, John T. Alsop, Johnny Brewer, Johns Committee, KKK Jacksonville, Ku Klux Klan Jacksonville, Leo Kitchen Orchestra, Marian Anderson, Marian Anderson Jacksonville, Marvin Strickland, McCoys Creek, NAAWP, Nake Pear, National Association for the Advancement of White People, Paulus Music, Pickaninny Chorus, Prohibition Jacksonville, Riggs Promotion, Roosevelt Mall, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor Song of Hiawatha, Senator Duncan Fletcher, Sidney Catts, Sidney Drachin, Tim Gilmore, Tim Gilmore Jax Psycho Geo, Tommy Torino, United Confederate Veterans, W.A. Hobbs, W.F. Bunch, Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla, Ye Mystic Revelers
Protests in the Summer of 2020, the spring of 1964
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Tagged Ahmaud Arbery, Ax Handle Saturday, B.D. McEwan, Breonna Taylor, Brittany Chrishawn, Chris Swanson, Christina Kittle, Coalition for Consent, Connell Crooms, Dale Carson, Delaine Smith, Derek Chauvin, Elmer Kato, Eugene Davis, Fraternal Order of Police, George Floyd, Gregory McMichael, Haydon Burns, J.C. Patrick, J.W. Rich, Jacksonville Community Action Committee, James Patrick, Jax 5, Jessica Pounds, Johnnie Mae Chappell, Keisha Lance Bottoms, KKK, Ku Klux Klan, Lenny Curry, Mayor Lenny Curry, Mike Durham, Mike Williams, Ministerial Alliance, NAACP, New Stanton School, Police Administration Building, Rex Sweat, Rutledge Pearson, Steve Zona, Travis McMichael, Walter Headly, Wayne Chessman, Willie Chappell
The Lynching of Johnnie Mae Chappell
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Tagged Ahmaud Arbery, Albert Smith, Allison Orr, Anti-lynching bill, Ax Handle Saturday, Banner Food Store, Bill Loos, Bobby Rush, bumper joint, Chuck's Place, Dale Carson, Dateline NBC, David Jackson, Donald Coleman, Elmer Kato, Emmett Till, Essie Mae Dawkins-Sargent, Eugene Davis, Flicker Avenue, Folio Weekly, Freezette, Freezette Drive-In, Greater New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Gregory McMichael, Haydon Burns, J.C. Patrick, J.W. Rich, Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, James Boddie, James Patrick, jaxpsychogeo, Jet Magazine, Johnnie Mae Chappell, KKK, Ku Klux Klan, Lee Cody, lynching, Ministerial Alliance, New Kings Road, Oprah Winfrey, Oscar Sosa, Ray Coleman, Rex Sweat, Shelton Chappell, Sheriff Dale Carson, Sheriff Rex Sweat, Souls of Black Folk, Susan Clark Armstrong, Susan Cooper Eastman, Tallahatchie, Tildia Sanders, Tim Gilmore, Travis McMichael, tush hog, W.E.B. DuBois, Wayne Chessman, Willie Chappell
2 New Year’s Stories: Remembering Kyle Marshall, DJ Chef Rocc, and New Life at Gator Lodge
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Tagged 1045 Park Street, Aileen Wuornos, Alan Justiss, Andrew Jensen, Arcade Men’s Shop, Bebe Deluxe, Beckham Henry, Big Buck$ Crew, Birdies Five Points, Black Hats, Blackfinn, Bruce's Liquor Store, Burro Bar, Chopstick Charley, Chopstick Charley's, Clay Wickham, Consolidation, Corky Bell’s Seafood, Cracksonville, Dialectable Beats, Diamond Inn, DJ Chef Rocc, F. Kyle Marshall, Feryle Jump, Five Points, Five Points Barber Shop, Five Points Tavern, Folio Weekly, Frances Kyle Newton, Gator Lodge, Gator Lounge, Goode's Bakery, Hans Tanzler, Haydon Burns, Hurricane Dora, Ian Ranne, Jacksonville City Council, Jacksonville Florida, Jai Shree Laxmi Kuber LLC, jaxpsychogeo, Julius Collier, Ken Organes, Linda King, Lisa King, London Bridge, Lora Gudbranson, Losco Road, Maddy Clifton, Marie Jump, Midtown Lodge, New Order, Night Hawks, Philips Highway, Phyllis Chesler, Prem Patel, Rain Dogs, Richard Brewer, Richard Ceriello, Richard Petty, Salvatore Tomarchio, Sam King, Sharkettes, Shaun Thurston, Shelton Hull, Spillers Gallery, St. Johns Town Center, Susan Bush, Susan King, Thoren Perego, Tim Gilmore, Truman Capote, TSI, Tyria Moore, Van’s Package House, Vincent Acri, Wally Gator, White Hats, Wu Tang Clan
The Jacksonville Free Public Library–Whose Heads These Are I Think I Know
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Tagged Andrew Carnegie, Bedell, Bedell Law Firm, Charles Pillans, Chester Bedell, Colored Reading Room, DeVault, Dittmar, Elizabeth Long, Florida Historical Quarterly, George Bedell, George Utley, Haydon Burns, Henry John Klutho, Horatio Bisbee, Jacksonville Free Public Library, jaxpyschogeo, Jim Crooks, Lynn Skapyak Harlin, Pillans & Coxe P.A., Rocco Morabito, T. Frederick Davis, Taylor Hardwick, The Mad Atlas of Virginia King, Tim Gilmore, Virginia King
