Jacksonville

Name/Title

Jacksonville

Entry/Object ID

Library.906

Description

95 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Jacksonville by Ennis Amon Davis. This book explores Jacksonville's transformation into the largest city (by land area) in the contiguous United States with images of significant events in its history. Like many of the country's older cities, Jacksonville suffered from the negative impacts of rapid urban sprawl after World War II. Amid a declining tax base, public schools losing their accreditation, and government corruption scandals, Jacksonville voters approved a referendum to consolidate the struggling city with Duval County to create the "Bold New City of the South." These changes, along with many others, have continued to guide this Southern metropolis into the 21st century. Includes many images from postcards, photographs from personal collections and images from various state and local sources. Contents: 1950s, The Jacksonville Story -- 1960s, Jacksonville Consolidation -- 1970s, The New Bold City of the South -- 1980s, The Billion Dollar Decade -- 1990s, River City Renaissance -- 2000s, The Better Jacksonville Plan -- 2010s, Taking Jacksonville to the Next Level.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Jacksonville (Fla.) -- History -- Pictorial works., Jacksonville (Fla.) -- Pictorial works., Florida -- Jacksonville.

Publication Details

Author

Davis, Ennis Armon

Publisher

Arcadia Publishing

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Charleston, SC

Call No.

F 319 .J1 D187 2015

ISBN

9781467114684

LCCN

2015935747