More of Max Moody’s photos

Max and friends boating to a Gator Bowl game in 1960. The Gator Bowl can be seen in the top-center of the photograph next to the Jacksonville Coliseum.

A view of the Main Street Bridge with the sun going down in 1960.

The Gator Bowl around 1961.

Outing on the St. Johns River in 1961.

Max swimming at Fort George in 1961.

Outing on the St. Johns River near Mayport in 1961.

The old Acosta Bridge and the Strauss Trunnion Bascule Bridge in 1963.

The Riverplace Tower under construction in 1966.

The shipyards by the Gator Bowl in 1966. The Hart Bridge under construction can be seen in the distance.

A view of the Hart Bridge under construction from the Gator Bowl in 1966.

View of the Hart Bridge from inside Max’s boat in 1966.

The Hart Bridge under construction in 1966.

The front of Assumption Catholic Church around 1968. A Krystals use to be across the church and Bishop Kenny as seen in the sign in the back.

A view of Friendship Fountain in 1969.

A tug and barge by the shipyards next to the Gator Bowl in 1971.

*A photograph of a barge with a crane on it in front of the Florida Times-Union building in 1976. *

A photograph of Max around 1982.

One of many Max’s camera being used by his great grandson Andrew R. Nicholas in 2011.

A photograph of Max on his boat passing by downtown Jacksonville from 1976 with a photograph of downtown Jacksonville from 2015.

Article by Andrew R. Nicholas. Photos by Max Moody Jr. Follow Andrew on Twitter at a_r_nicholas.