downtown
JACKSONVILLE
compliments of the ... ADVERTISING COMMITTEE
CITY OF JACKSONVILLE. FLORIDA
CONVENTION
AND VISITORS BUREAU
133 W. Monroe St.
in Hemming Park
This guide to Jacksonville ond the many
delights it holds in store has been compiled to
make your way about the city easier. With its
help you will soon be going about town with
the ease of a native . . . and loving it just as
much! Take any questions this guide does not
answer to the friendly staff of the Tourist &
Convention Bureau.
JACKSONVILLE
The sweeping arm of the north-flowing St.
Johns River has embraced some of the very
earliest and most exciting American history.
At Fort Caroline where Jean Ribault's Huguenots landed, the first Protestant white woman
set up housekeeping and the first white child
was born in '¥hat is now the United States.
Here the first battle between white races for
the possession of our country was fought . . .
all of it preceeding Plymouth Rock by almost
one hundred years! On Ft. George Island, the
Kingsley Plantation was the scene of slave
trading and the old slave quarters still stand.
A short drive to the north is Fernandina Beach,
once the home port of pirate ships. The sunken
skeletons of some of these are buried in the
waters just off shore. To the south is St.
Augustine, the nation's oldest city. Many of
these sites are State Parks with swimming,
fishing, camping and picnic facilities.
A short ride from downtown via one segment
of Jacksonville's superb expressway system and
you are relaxing at the world's finest beaches.
Thirty miles of sun-warmed sand and cool,
refreshing surf plus one of the few remaining
Boardwalks on the Atlantic Coast offer fun
in the sun to delight the entire family.
Jacksonville . . . with sunny skies ond cool
Atlantic breezes . .. offers the most memorable
vocation of your life!
the City of Pleasant Memories
The largest deep-water port in the South
Atlantic • .• one of the largest hansportation
centers in the South . . . the principal gateway
to the Florida peninsula . . . big in industry
. . . big in commerce • . . big in heart- This
is Jacksonville.
The cosmopolitan character of our industry
and culture, the hospitality of the dee p South,
ond the friendlin ess of a happy people odd up
to o worm we lcome for every visitor.
Here you'll find a vast store of entertainment, of fun and frolic and outdoor sports;
theatres, parks, playgrounds, exotic sub-tropic
gardens; and a wide variety of fishing in quiet
lakes and inland waterways. You'll thrill to
"The Sport of Quee ns," greyhound racing, a
nitely event in Jacksonville.
Few sporting thrills compare with th e sudden
strike of dee p-sea gamesters and the deep-sea
fishing in our area takes second place to none.
Some of the best game fishing to be found
anywhere.
downtown JACKSONVILLE
TO FIND ANY OF THE PLACES LISTED NOTE THE NUMBER PRECEDING THE NAME AND LOCATE THE NUMBER ON MAP.
BLOCK NUMBERING
Main Street divodes East and West.
Bay Street divides North and South.
• OUTSIDE OF MAP AREA
AIRLINES TICKET OFFICES
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Eastern Air Lines, Hotel Robert Meyer; 218 S. Hogan St.
Delta Airlines, Hotel Robert Meyer
Mackey Airlines; Robert Meyer Hotel
National Airlines, Hotel Robert Meyer, 241 W. Farsytt. St.
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Southern Airways, lmeson A irport
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United Airlines; Florida Bonk 61dg.; W. Adams at Hogan
AUTOMOBILE RENTALS
Americor Rental Systems, 310 W. Monroe St.
Avis Rent a Car, 240 W . Monroe
Ball U-Drive System, Inc., 72 4 Pearl St.
Budget Rent-A-Car, 1 S Julia St.
George L. Seaman Auto Rentals, 420 W . Adams St.
Hertx Driv-Ur-Self System, 304 Pearl St.
National Car Rentals, 112 Julia St.
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AUTOMOBILE CLUBS
A.A.A., 4403 Beach Blvd.
BANKS
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Duval Federal Savings and Loan Assn., 1 Sa. Laura St.
Atlantic National Bonk, Hogan and Forsytt. Sts.
Barnett Notional Bonk, Lauro between W. Adams and
W . Forsyth Sts.
Central Notional Bank, 404 Julia St.
Federal Reserve Bonk, 515 Julio St.
First Bank & Trust Co., 231 E. Forsyth St.
First Federal Sovongs & Loon, 300 W . Adams St.
Florida National Bank Bldg., W. Adams at Hogan
Jacksonville Notional Bonk; S 1 West Forsyth St.
Security Federal Savings & loon, Independent life Bldg.
Title and Trust Ca. af Florida, 200 E. Forsyth St.
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Greyhound Bus Station, 1 0 N. Pearl St.
City Bus Information Booth, Monroe and Laura Sts.
Beach and Navy Bus Station, Clay and Adams Sts.
Troilways Bus Station, Cloy and Adams Sts.
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Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce, 604 Hogan St.
State Chamber of Commerce, 80S 7 Expressway
BUS STATIONS & INFORMATION
MUNICIPAL
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
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CHURCHES (Downtown Only)
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Baptist-First Baptist Church, S 17 Hagan St.
Catholic-Church of the Immaculate Conception,
1 21 E. Duval Street
Christian-First Christian Church, S 10 Julia St.
Episcopal- St. John's Cathedral, Market & E. Duval Sts.
Greek-Greek Orthodox Church, 731 Laura St.
Methodist- First Methodist Church, earner E. Duval and
Newnan Sts.
Methodist-Snyder Memorial Methodist Church,
226 Laura St.
Presbyte rian-First Presbyterian Church,
118 E. Monroe St.
Jewish-Jacksonville Jewish Center Synagogue;
205 West Third Street.
Christian Scientist-First Church of Christ Scientist,
1116 Laura St.
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FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS
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American Leg ian Post No. 88, 1525 LaSalle St.
Elks Club, 207 Laura St.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 111 E. Bay
Moose, Loyal Order of, 27 W . Ashley
Morocco Temple, A.A .O.N .M . S., 219 Newnan St.
Odd Fellows Club, 220 E. Monroe St.
Odd Fellows Hall, 125 Market St.
Knights af Columbus, 1501 Hendricks Ave.
Scottish Rite Bodies, 965 Hubbard St.
VFW Post 1689,711 Durand St.
Masonic Grand Lodge F & AM; Monroe and Ocean Sts.
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HOTELS
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Florida Times-Union , 1 Riverside Ave.
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Jacksonville Journal, 1 Riverside Ave.
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Joke's News-Stand, 116 Julio St. (out of town
papers)
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81
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Seminole Bldg., 122 W. Forsyth St.
Shultz Bldg ., 118 W . Adams St.
Title and Trust Bldg., 200 E. Forsyth St.
400 Building, Pearl & East Ashley Sts.
Gulf Life Complex
RAILWAY CITY TICKET OFFICES
AND TERMINAL
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Atlantic Coast Line, 500 Water St.
Seaboard Air Line, 218 W . Forsyth St.
Southern ; 621 E. Bay St.
Union Terminal Station, Bay and Lee Sts.
OFFICE BUILDINGS
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American Heritage Bldg.; 11 E. Forsyth St.
Atlantic Coast Line Bldg., 500 Water St.
Atlantic National Bank Bldg ., 121 W . Forsyth St.
Barnett Bank Bldg. , 114 W . Adams St.
Buckman Building, 206 West Forsyth St.
Clark Bldg., 305 Main St.
Consolidated Bldg., 118 E. Bay St.
Exchange Bldg., 218 W. Adams St.
Federal Bldg., 311 W. Monroe St.
Florida Theatre Bldg., 128 E. Forsyth St.
Florida National Bank Bldg., W . Adams at Hogan
Florida Title Bldg. , 11 0 W . Forsyth St.
Gulf Life Bldg., 125 W . Church St.
Greenleaf Bldg ., 208 Laura St.
Guaranty Life Bldg., 137 East Forsyth St.
First Federal Savings, 300 W . Adams
Independent Life, Duval and Julia Sts.
Jacobs Bldg., 435 W. Church St.
Lanier Bldg., 1 07 Market St.
Law Exchange Bldg., 238 E. Forsyth St.
O'Reilly Bldg., 237 W . Forsyth St.
Professional Bldg. , 126 W. Adams St.
Prudential Insurance Bldg., So. Jacksonville
Public School Administration, County Court House
Red Feather Bldg. , 314 Market St.
St. James Bldg., 117 W. Duval St.
Universal Marion Bldg.; W. Ashley at Main
Prudential South-Central Home Office
RECREATION AND SERVICE CLUBS
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PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND
MISCELLANEOUS
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Armory, 851 Market St.
City Hall, 220 E. Bay St.
Duval County Court House, 330 E. Bay St.
Criminal Court, 330 E. Bay St.
Florida State Employment Service; 21 S Market St.
library, Adams and Ocean Sts.
Gator Bowl Association; American Heritage Bldg.;
Room 803
Florida Gas Company; 29 E. Adams St.
Convention and Visitors Bureau, Hemming Park
Friendship Fountain, world ' s largest, ond
Downtown Marina
Baptist Memorial Hospital
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Lutheran Service Center, 19 W. Forsyth St.
Recreation Dept. (City of Jacksonville)
1245 E. Adams St., Jacksonville Baseball Club
Greater Jacksonville Fair, 1245 East Adams St.
Salvation Army, 21 East Church St.
Travelers' Aid Society, 237 W . Forsyth St.
USO, 318 N. Ocean.
Y. M.C.A., 221 Riverside Ave.
Y. W.C.A.,325 E. Duval St.
Gator Bowl, 1350 East Duval St.
Jacksonville Coliseum, 1145 E. Adams St.
Senior Center, 14 E. Church St.
Civic Auditorium, 300 Water St.
TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE OFFICES
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Western Union Telegraph, 510 Hogan St.
Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph,
401 W. Church St.
THEATRES (Downtown Only)
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Center, 32 W . Adams St.
Empress, 18 E. Forsyth St.
Florida, 134 E. Forsyth St.
Imperial, 26 E. Forsyth St.