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Tag Archives: Philips Highway
Remembering the Be-Ins at Willowbranch Park
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Tagged Abe Livert's, Allen Facemire, Allen Ginsberg, Allman Brothers, Allman Brothers Band, Allman Joys, Andy Aledort, Baba Ram Dass, Be Here Now, be-ins, Berry Oakley, Blues Messengers, bottle club, Boz Scaggs, Butch Trucks, Byron Colley, Cedar Hills Armory, Charles Manson, Charlie Faubion, Comic Book Club, Dale Betts, Dave Goddard, Derek Trucks, Dickey Betts, Donna Goddard, Donna Roosman, Duane Allman, Easy Rider, Euclid Street, FAME Studios, Five Points Jacksonville, Forest Inn, Friendship Fountain, Fuzzy Land, Gary Goddard, Gray House, Gray House Riverside Avenue, Green House, Green House Riverside Avenue, Greenfield Stables, Gregg Allman, Guitar World Magazine, Harley Bryan, Harry Crews, Hombre Price, Hour Glass, Human Be-In, Jacksonville Armory, Jacksonville at the Roots of Southern Rock, Jacksonville Beach Auditorium, Jacksonville Beach Coliseum, Jacksonville Woman's Club, Jaimoe, James Land, jaxpsychogeo, Jefferson Airplane, Larry Reinhardt, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Lenny Renzler, Leonard Renzler, Linda Miller, Linda Miller Oakley, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Marshmallow Steamshovel, Michael McClure, Michael Ray Fitzgerald, Muscle Shoals, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Nathan Bedford Forrest High School, Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Paul Glass, Philips Highway, Randy Scott, Ray Odum, redneck rock, Reese Wynans, Rhino Reinhardt, Richard Price, Roosevelt Mall, Sandspur Park, Second Coming, Sherri Wildstein Meadows, Southern Rock, Sugar Bowl, Summer of Love, The Forum, The Load, The Scene, Tim Gilmore, Tim Swanson, Twin Hills Civic Assocation, Ugly Jelly Roll, Wapaho Aspirin Company, WAPE, Watoma, Whiskey a Go Go, Willow Branch, Willowbranch Be-Ins, Willowbranch Park, Woodstock Youth Center
New Story: Sin City (the Urban Legends / the True Story)
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Tagged Action News, Alhambra Dinner Theater, Ann Clark, Arlington, Atlantic Boulevard, Bill Reynolds, Bonnie Baker Mead, boojie, closed-circuit TV, Darrell Zwerling, Don Cortez, Don't Drink the Water, Florida history, Fox Meadows, Fox Meadows Country Club Apartments, G.W. Reynolds III, George Ballis, Henrietta Jacobson, Jacksonville history, Jan Dominy, Janie Paris, jax psycho geo, jaxpsychogeo, Joe Walls, Julius Adler, Mary Coolidge, Oakwood Villa Estates, Outlaws Motorcycle Club, Paul Sanderson, Philips Highway, ratchet, Rivermont Apartments, Roman Polanski, Sin City, Sin City Apartments, Southside Boulevard, Ted Johnson, The Secret Life of an American Wife, Thom Portelli, Tim Gilmore, Woodland Acres
Here he is, the original Chopstick Charley.
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Mai Hoo Cheung emailed me on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, solving mysteries and saying, “I knew the original Chopstick Charley. He was my father.”
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Tagged Aunt Jo, Chopstick Charley, Chopstick Charley's, Chun Wo Cheung, Clo Cheung, Fong S. Ong, Garry Cheung, Gator Lodge, jax psycho geo, Jennifer 8 Lee, John Ming Cheung, Kitty Cheung, Larry Cheung, Mai Hoo Cheung, Mai Hoo Luau, Mama Lee, Mildred Utley, Palace Motel, Papa Lee, Philips Highway, Susan Bush, Susan King, The Hunt for General Tso, Tim Gilmore, Tommy Cheung, Vincent Acri
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
Old Philips, w/o Boundaries, Beheadings, the Last Hall-and-Parlor
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Tagged Albert Gallatin Philips, Craig Creek, Craig Swamp, First Coast Industrial Supply, Florida East Coast Railway, hall and parlor, Jacksonville, jaxpsychogeo, Jerusalem, John McLaurin, John McRay, Joseph Moore, King's Road, Ku Klux Klan, Larsen, Louis Hufbauer, Marjorie Moore, Mary Ann Harvich, Mary Hufbauer, Naugle Funeral Home, Philips, Philips Cemetery, Philips Community, Philips Congregational Church, Philips Highway, Pine Forest, Red Bank Plantation, Reddi-Arts, Sanborn Fire Insurance, shotgun house, South Jacksonville, Southbank, St Augustine Road, Stone Tape, T.C. Lethbridge, Tidbits, Tim Gilmore, W.H. Dowling, Yellow Fever
Who Was Chopstick Charley?
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New Story: Bayard Antique Village / Beautyrest Cabins
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Tagged Ali Mama's, Bayard, Bayard Antique Village, Bayard Inn, Beautyrest Cabins, eyeball comfit, Flannery O'Connor, Greg Rozier, Hazel Motes, Horne's Beautyrest, Horne's Pecan Candy, Interstate Highway System, Jacksonville, Jax, Jim Antone, Jim Moore, Jimmy Searcy, Mrs. Slowski, Old St. Augustine Road, Pam McCaleb, Philips Highway, Southern Gothic, Stuckey's, Tim Gilmore, U.S. 1, Vivian Searcy, Wing Hotel, Wing Inn
