1. Downtown Jacksonville Beach is a crowded parking lot in May 1973. Prior to 1979, cars were allowed on the beach. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95046

  2. A crowded day at Jacksonville Beach in May 1973. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95043

  3. Building a sand castle in July 1973. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95078

  4. The new Quality Inn in July 1973. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95083

  5. People sitting by fountain in front of the Jacksonville Beach Flag Pavilion in August 1975. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95151

  6. Women in bikinis playing with a beach ball. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95052

  7. A Corvette Stingray in 1975. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95129

  8. Bringing a horse to the beach was one interesting way to impress a lady in 1976. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95174

  9. A view of parked cars on the beach in 1976. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95161

  10. Looking north, near the Jacksonville Beach City Auditorium in 1978. Courtesy of the Jacksonville Public Library Special Collections Department.

  11. Family fishing at the beach near the South 6th Avenue pier in 1980. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95257

  12. Aerial view of the Beaches Town Center in 1981. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95313

  13. A fun day at the beach in 1981. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95330

Article by Ennis Davis, AICP. Contact Ennis at edavis@moderncities.com