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(Library of Congress)
Forsyth Street looking west from Ocean Street during the early 20th century (above) and in 2016 (below).
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(Library of Congress)
A view of the Confederate Monument in the heart of Hemming Park between 1905 and 1908 (above) and in 2016 (below).
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(Library of Congress)
Forsyth Street looking west at Laura Street between 1910 and 1920 (above) and in 2016 (below).
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(Library of Congress)
Looking west along Duval Street at the St. James Hotel before the Great Fire of 1901 (above) and the St. James Building in 2016 (below). Constructed and owned by investors from Connecticut following the Civil War, the hotel contained 500 rooms. After being destroyed by the Great Fire of 1901, the St. James Building was completed to house the Cohen Brother’s department store in 1912. At the time, the department store was the 9th largest in the country. Today, the building serves as Jacksonville’s city hall.
