J Magazine Winter 2017
The magazine of the rebirth of Jacksonville's downtown
The magazine of the rebirth of Jacksonville's downtown
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12 HOURS IN DOWNTOWN<br />
By Paula Horvath<br />
Visitors to Jesse<br />
Ball duPont<br />
Park at 1123<br />
Prudential Drive<br />
stop to admire<br />
the 250-year-old<br />
Treaty Oak.<br />
JEFF DAVIS<br />
Excursion Downtown filled with<br />
urban and not-so-urban treasures<br />
ome on a 12-hour adventure to sample the<br />
beauty of the St. Johns River.<br />
C It is, after all, the heart of Jacksonville and<br />
loops through its center beneath the metal<br />
spans of the bridges that connect Downtown’s<br />
Southbank with its Northbank.<br />
For decades, the river has defined this city — from its days<br />
when a crossing for cows was this area’s most important<br />
feature to today as its banks are slowly being developed to<br />
attract more residents and visitors.<br />
Yet the river is a significant destination in Jacksonville.<br />
One that should be celebrated, while it is being enhanced<br />
and vitalized.<br />
Follow us as we celebrate the river and its Downtown<br />
surroundings for a water-filled day beginning at 8 a.m. and<br />
ending after the clock has spun forward 12 hours.<br />
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WINTER <strong>2017</strong>-18 | J MAGAZINE 45
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