Jacksonville in Vintage Postcards

by Jacksonville Historical Society and The Jacksonville Historical Society

Book Overview

The Great Fire of May 3, 1901 marked at once the end and the beginning of the City of Jacksonville. A thriving port and a center for business and tourism until that point, Jacksonville was devastated by the conflagration, and yet, even before the ashes had cooled, a building boom began. Prominent and aspiring architects flocked to the area and the opportunities it afforded them to create a "twentieth century city." Jacksonville's ensuing era of reconstruction...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738506834
• ISBN13: 9780738506838
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.2"