Name/Title
Florida living magazineEntry/Object ID
Library.1958Tags
Library records not in public view, Library periodicals of June 4 2023Description
6 volumes : illustrations ; 28 cm
Florida living. Periodical
Magazine of life and travel in Florida.
Title from cover.
Continues: North Florida living 0887-4670
Continued by: Florida monthly 1535-7155
Publishing history: Ceased in 2001. [Vol. 6, no. 7] (July 1986)-Vol. 21, no. 4 (May 2001)
Library has: Vol. 10, no. 9 (September 1990); Vol. 11, no. 11 (Nov. 1991); Vol. 16, no.3 (March 1996); Vol. 16, no. 4 (April 1996); Vol. 16, no.6 (June 1996); Vol. 16, no.11 (November 1996).
Selected contents: March 1996: Women's suffrage movement in Florida including the Florida Equal Suffrage Association (FESA) establishing an auxiliary in Jacksonville; Stamping Florida, Florida's first stamp commemorates Ribault's monument erected in 1562, first issued in Jacksonville and Mayport in 1924, These 5-cent stamps, designed by C. Aubrey Huston, has for its central design the Ribault Monument in Mayport, Florida commemorating the landing of the Huguenots on May 1, 1562.; April 1996: St. John River Shipbuilding Company established by local shipbuilder and repairer Merrill-Stevens; June 1996: News & weather Florida style highlights Deborah Gianoulis, Jacksonville anchor reporter and first woman to anchor news in Jax; November 1996: Winds of time that shaped Florida , Ribault and Menendez at Fort Caroline.
Selected contents, Nov. 1991: Back to the future in Jacksonville / John Paul Jones includes information on SPAR (Springfield Preservation & Restoration, Inc.) and includes history on Springfield such as being platted as a subdivision of Jax in 1882 but wasn't incorporated until 1887. C.L. Robinson gave the name "Springfield" to the area because a spring in the area north of Hogan's Creek produced fine water. First public works plant built here that was c omleted in 1880 and named Waterworks Park. The first electric trolley went up Main St. to the park. Springfield was selected as the site for the Sub-Tropical Exposition which opened in 1888. At the outbreak of the Spanish-American War in 1898, a massive training camp that held about 28,000 troops at one time was located here.General Fitzhugh Lee, son of Robert E. Lee, gave the name "Cuba Libre" to the camp. William Jennings Bryan was stationed there. Since Springfield was sparred from the fire of 1901, a building boom followed went into the 1920s. The area became known as the the "Gateway to Downtown." Henry Klutho designed a home for his family that was built on Main Street, later moved to 30 East 9th St. Confederate Park hosted many events of the Confederate Veterans Reunion in 1914, a gathering of about 48,000 veterans. On Jan. 22, 1987, the area was recognized as a national historic district and placed on the National Register of Historic Places; Antique Trail briefly describes various Jax area antiques in Jax area such as Marilyn Foster Rugs & Antiques, Gallery of Antiques & Collectibles, E. William Nash Antiques, Lamp Post Antique Mall, Very Collectible.Collection
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Florida -- Periodicals., Florida Equal Suffrage Association., Merrill-Stevens Shipbuilding Co., Fort Caroline (Fla.) -- History., Ribaut, Jean, approximately 1520-1565., Menendez de Avilés, Pedro, 1519-1574., Gianoulis, Deborah, 1954- ., Ribaut, Jean -- ca. 1520-1565 -- Monuments -- on stamps., Springfield (Jacksonville, Fla.) -- History., Camp Cuba Libre (Jacksonville, Fla.)., Florida Sub Tropical Exposition (1888 : Jacksonville, Fla.)., Klutho, Henry John, 1873-1964.Publication Details
Publisher
North Florida Pub. Co.Place Published
* Untyped Place Published
Gainesville, FLDate Published
1990 - 1996Call No.
Periodical shelf alphabetically by titleISSN
0888-9600Notes
Creation Date: 1990, 1996