Residents discuss need for historic district after demolition of historic home
For Leigh Burdett of Lakewood, the demolition of the 1927 Tudor Revival home at 1922 River Road in San Marco was akin to buying Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa and tearing it into little pieces. “I see these historic homes as pieces of art,” Burdett said. “You may buy the Mona Lisa, but that doesn’t […]
As one road project ends, another begins
Drivers accessing I-95 through downtown Jacksonville are not out of the woods yet when it comes to battling road construction. As the Overland Expressway and Interstate 95/J. Turner Butler flyover projects wind down toward completion in late spring and summer of this year, the Florida Department of Transportation plans to begin another major road project […]
DDRB grants conceptual approval for proposed high rise on Southbank
The Jacksonville Downtown Development Review Board granted its conceptual approval with eight conditions for a proposed 13-story, 300-unit apartment building on riverfront property adjacent to the Aetna Building and railroad tracks on the Southbank. In a meeting held Jan. 19 in the Ed Ball Building, the board gave its unanimous conceptual approval of a “Master […]
Group forms to ‘Save Winter Point’
Residents of the Park Plaza condominium high-rise in Riverside are still trying to rally neighbors to join a fight they are calling “Save Winter Point.” Although the Planning Commission granted its approval Jan. 19 to allow TriBridge Residential to build a 140-unit apartment complex adjacent to Park Plaza, the residents still have two more opportunities […]
Wendy’s revises design for new 5 Points restaurant
An application was filed for re-zoning of the property where the Wendy’s in 5 Points is located. In addition, a new design was submitted to Riverside Avondale Preservation. Steve Diebenow, attorney for property owners Frederick and Daniel Bowen, filed a request in early January to change the zoning from Commercial Community/General (CCG-1) to Planned Unit […]
Barrique certificate of appropriateness approved with conditions
With a conditional stamp of approval by the Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission, Barrique Kitchen & Wine Bar plans to open later this spring at 3563 St. Johns Ave., the site of the former Cowford Traders in The Shoppes of Avondale. At its Jan. 25 meeting, the JHPC approved the application for certificate of appropriateness with […]
In Memoriam – Louise E. Trower Carlucci McCreight – April 5, 1928 – January 10, 2017
A purple ribbon is tied to the Whatley Park “wishing tree” that Louise Trower Carlucci McCreight’s sons planted in her honor last April. Below, near the base of a bronze plaque commemorating their mother is a small yellow Solo cup filled with purple daisies – a simple heartfelt memorial to the woman who lived nearby […]
San Marco merchants consider lunchtime trolley service
Jacksonville Transit Authority officials shared some specifics of what it would take to bring a lunchtime trolley to San Marco during a meeting of the San Marco Merchant’s Association Jan. 18. JTA’s Carl Weckenmann, senior manager of Systems Planning, and Lisa Darnell, vice president of transit operations, were invited to address SMMA at its meeting […]
