Growing up Jacksonville: A '50s and '60s river city childhood

Name/Title

Growing up Jacksonville: A '50s and '60s river city childhood

Entry/Object ID

Library.1001

Description

124 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Growing up Jacksonville: A '50s and '60s river city childhood by Dorothy Fletcher. Contents: A Belated thank-you --The Joys of Skateland Roller Rink : An Unintended Time Capsule -- The Wonder of the Haydon Burns Library -- The Monumental impact of Miss Chic, Jacksonville's First Elephant -- A River runs through It and many bridges connect it -- John Saare's vision of sailboats led to mug race -- Encountering things masculine : Cigars, barbers and firemen -- Encountering things feminine : Aprons, garden clubs and Virginia Atter Keys -- Schoolboy patrols : No girls Allowed -- Pastimes of past times : Music, putt-putt and princess phones -- The Impact of the Bible belt -- Things delicious : Restaurants, bakeries and more -- Train Station memories from Grandpa to Ramses II -- Jacksonville Humane Society --Life Guards and the "White Castle."

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.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Anecdotes., Jacksonville (Fla.) -- Biography -- Anecdotes., Children -- Florida -- Jacksonville -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Anecdotes., Children -- Social life and customs., Florida -- Jacksonville.

Publication Details

Author

Fletcher, Dorothy K.

Publisher

History Press

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Charleston, SC

Call No.

F 319 .J1 F54 2012

ISBN

9781609495183

LCCN

2012006918