Before & After: The Old U.S. Post Office and Courthouse

Inside 311 West Monroe Street in 2019

Photographs courtesy of Linzee Ott

The Monroe Street entrance to the old main public lobby of the post office.

Inside the restored law library.

Located at the intersection of Monroe and Julia Streets, much of the old first floor post office remains in shell form. This space was where the postal cashier division was housed.

*Article by Ennis Davis, AICP. Thank you to Linzee Ott, Community Engagement Coordinator at Office of the State Attorney, 4th Judicial Circuit, for the tour.

Davis is a certified senior planner and graduate of Florida A&M University. He is the author of the award winning books “Reclaiming Jacksonville,” “Cohen Brothers: The Big Store” and “Images of Modern America: Jacksonville.” Davis has served with various organizations committed to improving urban communities, including the American Planning Association and the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation. A 2013 Next City Vanguard, Davis is the co-founder of TheJacksonMag.com and ModernCities.com — two websites dedicated to promoting fiscally sustainable communities — and Transform Jax, a tactical urbanist group. Contact Ennis at edavis@moderncities.com*