Remembering Jacksonville
eBook - ePub

Remembering Jacksonville

By the Wayside

  1. 160 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Remembering Jacksonville

By the Wayside

About this book

As longtime residents and newcomers alike can agree, Jacksonville holds within its city limits wonderful places to grow, play and contemplate the beauty of north Florida.


This entertaining collection of Dorothy Fletcher's "By the Wayside" columns will help you remember what it was like to see the world and Jacksonville with a sense of wonder and enthusiasm. From Marineland to the Soul Searchers to Peterson's 5 & 10, Remembering Jacksonville captures this coastal community's glory days, including fond recollections from local citizens who responded to the original columns.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction
  6. Howard Johnson’s Was the Place for Cool Refreshments
  7. In 1960s, Surfing Took Hold and Never Let Go
  8. Still Rocking, More than Forty Years Later
  9. Going to the Movies Was a Walk through Cinematic Heaven
  10. Riding Horses Back in the Day Was a Good Treat for Children
  11. A Storm Called the Beatles Hit Jacksonville in 1964
  12. Here’s to the Work of a Few Talented Men—Coaches
  13. Popular TV Hosts Instilled Values, Kept Children Happy
  14. Marineland Was an Experience a Kid Could Never Forget
  15. Building with Cool San Marco Lofts Was Once a School
  16. Drive-ins Were More than Just Places to See Movies
  17. Pharmacy Soda Fountains Bring Back Memories
  18. Good, Safe Fun: Collecting Soda Bottles and Trading for Cash
  19. WAPE Provided Soundtrack for Growing up in Jacksonville
  20. Cold War Had Impact on Children of the 1950s and 1960s
  21. Cohen Brothers Was the Center of Downtown Jacksonville
  22. Curb Service Eateries Were the Places to See and Be Seen
  23. The Wonders of Peterson’s 5 &10
  24. When Television Played a Historic Role in the Classroom
  25. Trains Have Intrigued Imaginations for Generations
  26. Racial Unrest Disturbed the Jacksonville Summer of 1960
  27. Drive-thrus Made Life Easy for On-the-Go Citizens
  28. The Big Stink: An Age-old Problem Finally Conquered
  29. Old-school Toys: Popular Crazes Were So Much Fun
  30. The Good Old Coliseum, Gone in a Cloud of Dust
  31. Postscript
  32. About the Author