Ashley Street

The History of Northwest Jacksonville

October 21, 2020 Ennis Armon Davis, AICP

Broad Street Antebellum Period

LaVilla Plantation Ennis ArmonEnnis AICP Davis,

Dell’s Bluff Plantation

Magnolia Plantation 1860s Map of Jacksonville Civil War Era Jacksonville 54th Massachusetts Infantry in 1863 Ennis ArmonEnnis AICP Davis,

Boylan‐Haven School St. Paul AME LaVilla during the 1870s Gullah Geechee Settlements Ennis ArmonEnnis AICP Davis, The Gilded Era Ennis ArmonEnnis AICP Davis,

Honeymoon Yard Plessy v. Ferguson Ennis ArmonEnnis AICP Davis, Great Fire of 1901 Ennis ArmonEnnis AICP Davis,

Great Fire of 1901 The Magic City (1901-1929) Ennis ArmonEnnis AICP Davis,

Early 20th Century LaVilla Ragtime, Blues & Jazz Ennis ArmonEnnis AICP Davis, Immigrant Communities

Greek Syrian Ennis ArmonEnnis AICP Davis,

Chinese Cuban Local Cuisine

Camel Riders Ennis ArmonEnnis AICP Davis,

Seafood Boils Garlic Crabs Barbeque Zoning and Redlining

Longbranch Moncrief Moncrief Longbranch Durkeeville Sugar Durkeeville Sugar New Town Hill Hill Eastside New LaVilla Robinson’s Town Addition LaVilla Brooklyn Eastside Mixontown Brooklyn

Philips

1930 Jacksonville Zoning Map National Housing Act of 1934 (Redlining) Unrestricted Zoning

Dennis Street ‐ Honeymoon Myrtle Avenue – Campbell Hill Ennis ArmonEnnis AICP Davis,

New Town Baker Avenue – Robinson’s Addition Ennis Armon Davis, AICP Making A WayMaking A West 8 th New Town tet–Sugar Hill Street – mrcnBah–Amelia Island American Beach – slySre LaVilla Ashley Street – Planning Destruction

Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Desegregation) Housing Act of 1937 (Urban Renewal) Ennis ArmonEnnis AICP Davis,

Mims v. DCPS in 1971 (Closed Schools in Black Neighborhoods) Federal‐Aid Highway Act of 1956 (Expressways) Today

LaVilla Edward Waters College Ennis ArmonEnnis AICP Davis,

Durkee Gardens Historic District Grand Park Withintrication Ennis ArmonEnnis AICP Davis,

The Deuces – St. Petersburg

Thank You!

The Emerald Trail’s LaVilla Link (Model Mile)

Ennis Armon Davis, AICP

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