JAX CURIOSITY SHOP

                Pictures & Trivia for Natives & Newcomers

Where JTA city buses rumble from stop to stop, prehistoric pachyderms used to

lumber from water hole to water hole.  The Jacksonville Story is fascinating, with

everything from hay burners & shotgun houses to "Terror Birds" & testy ostriches. 

Special appearances have even been made by Robert E. Lee, Mrs. Abraham

Lincoln, four Nazi saboteurs, and the Creature from the Black Lagoon!

Browse this collection of interesting old images & trivia from the First Coast.  With

over 100 selections, there should be something for everyone. 

   PICS & TRIVIA

PLEASE NOTE  ~ The following web pages contain pictures & trivia.  They are

in order by time period.

Prehistory

Prehistoric Era:  Ice Age in the Sunshine State

Prehistoric Era:  Human Compassion

Prehistoric Era:  More about Mammoths &Mastodons

Prehistoric Era:  Sloths, Gentle Gints of Ancient Jax

Prehistoric Era:  First Coast Fangs!

Prehistoric Era:  First Coast Fins!

Timucua Indians

Prehistoric & Colonial Eras:  Timucua Times

         -- Some of the first residents of First Coast ~ Lots of pics & info!

From 1500s to 1799

 1568:  French Revenge

 1500s & 1600s:  Galleon Gambling 

  Late 1700s:  Cowford

1777:  Yankees Vs. Redcoats 

From 1800 to 1861

Early 1800s:  A Southside Stronghold

1830s:  A Downtown Fort

1848:  Celia's Sad Fate

1840s & 1850s:  The Fate of Celia's Family

  Civil War

1862:  The Blue vs. Gray at St. Johns Bluff

1864:  The Battle of Olustee

  1866 to 1899

1870s:  African American Kids in Jax

1870s:  School Days!

Late 1800s & Early 1900s: 
Streetcars on the Roll

Late 1800s & Early 1900s: The Book
King & Bordello Queen

  1900 to 1915

1901:  First College Football Game

Early 1900s:  Show Bears & Teddy Bears

About 1904:  Infant Incubator

Early 1900s:  Skyline after Dark

1912:  Dinner on the Docks

About 1914:  New Water Pipes

Early 1900s:  Northbank Curiosity

Early 1900s:  "The Row" in Riverside

  1916 to 1929

1916:  Merriment with the Moviemakers
 

1924: Hullabaloo in the Park

1926:  High-rise Ruckus

1928:  "Our Gang" in Jax

1930s & 1940s

    1930s:  The Florida Theater & the Great Depression

1930s:  Christmas at the Florida Theater

1930s:  Camp Foster and the "Hoboes"

1930s:  Dressing Down for the Beach

1930s:  Mini Golfing, a Depression Delight

1930s:  An Eye-Catching Shoe Shop

1930s:  A Car's Trip by Train

1930s:  Mayport's Blue-Jeaned Mail Lady

1938:  Martha Washington Hotel (Just for Women)

1941:  Car Buying in Riverside

1941:  A Trip Up Old Davis Street  ~ Lots of pictures!

  More '40s

1940s:  Great White Way

1940s:  Great Black Way

1940s:  Fun at Furchgott's!

1940s & '50: Are You Hungry?  ~ Lots of images!

1947:  "Egg-straordinary"

1940s:  More Trucks

1947:  Brewster Hospital's Vital Role

1946-47:  A Most Unusual Ship ~ A boatload of images!

NEW! 1947:  Brighter Smiles at Mayport

NEW! 1948:  Rock-A-Bye Baby

1948:  Party at the Potato Chip Place

1948:  Yuletide Warmth in the Fire Department

  Mid 1900s to 1970s

Early 1950s:  Easter at Riverside's Five Points

NEW! 1940s & 1950s:  Revisiting the River City with Bill & Connie

Mid 1900s:  A Very Influential Jax Man

Mid 1900s:  Jax at War  ~ Lots of pictures!

Mid 1900s:  Local Ladies in Uniform ~ Lots of photos!

Mid 1900s:  Jax in Love!

1950s:  Creature Attacks South Jax!

    NEW! ~ Mid 1900s:  Have Need, Will Fill

    NEW! ~ Mid 1900s:  Hotspot Nightspot, The Two Spot

    About 1950: Slithering around Arlington

    1947: A Squirrelly Resident of Arlington

    1950s:  An Arlington Nut Shop

    1950s: The Booming of Arlington

    1950s:  In the Navy

1950s:  What's Playing on Bay Street?

1950s:  Trailer Village on the Northside

1952:  "Jim Crow" Takes the Night Off

1962:  Have Track Shoes, Will Travel

1960s:  Happy Birthday, America!    

   NEW! ~ 1969:  Baby Boomers at Ramona Elementary

    NEW! ~ 1960s & 1970s:  A Beauty Queen from North Jax

    Info Sources Used for "The Jacksonville Story"

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