Month: February 2016

The Crosby Clock also known as the Greenleaf Jacobs Clock A close encounter with a bus in 1974  almost completely destroyed the Crosby Clock that had been erected in 1901[...]

The Crosby Clock also known as the Greenleaf Jacobs Clock A close encounter with a bus in 1974  almost completely destroyed the Crosby Clock that had been erected in 1901[...]

Jacksonville became a popular winter resort for the rich and famous back in the late 1800’s.  Arriving by steamboat and by train, vacationers would enjoy the temperate weather of Florida in[...]

Jacksonville became a popular winter resort for the rich and famous back in the late 1800’s.  Arriving by steamboat and by train, vacationers would enjoy the temperate weather of Florida in[...]

Almost everyone has heard of the Clydesdale horses that make an appearance in Super Bowl Commercials.  We were fortunate to see these horses at the Anheuser-Busch Brewery in Jacksonville.  The Budweiser Clydesdales[...]

Almost everyone has heard of the Clydesdale horses that make an appearance in Super Bowl Commercials.  We were fortunate to see these horses at the Anheuser-Busch Brewery in Jacksonville.  The Budweiser Clydesdales[...]

Friendship Fountain, with a diameter of 200 feet and holding a half million gallons of water.  We are fortunate that the fountain has an anemometer to control the height of the center[...]

Friendship Fountain, with a diameter of 200 feet and holding a half million gallons of water.  We are fortunate that the fountain has an anemometer to control the height of the center[...]

That is a skateboard park over there, how come I had never seen that before?  Steve asked this question on our recent ride down to Jacksonville.  I told him to[...]

That is a skateboard park over there, how come I had never seen that before?  Steve asked this question on our recent ride down to Jacksonville.  I told him to[...]