August 4

The Rail Yard  District Since 1858

For some time now I’ve been noticing a train logo flag with the name “Rail Yard District”.  I rode the neighborhood and turns out it’s west of downtown in the Beaver Street, near the train depot and convention centre area. It includes such addresses as: 

Danone plant

Hollybrook Park- 200 Leland Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32254

Prime Osborn Convention Center- I-95 and I-10.

The old Farmers Market 1810 West Beaver Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32209

Eco Relics, a salvage store living in a former rail depot.-106 Stockton Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32204

Shot gun houses east of the viaduct on the North side of Beaver Street. 

The actual “rail yard”.

The old viaduct and rail yard with trains n’ all, east of the Farmers Market on west Beaver Street.

There are some 75-100 businesses in this area and although much of the area has been neglected since the 1970’s, its making a come back with new business and opportunity.

See you tomorrow,

8-4-22

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August 3

The Farmers Market

Visiting 1810 Beaver Street was a treat while growing up.  Our small family lived on Lowell Avenue only a couple of miles from the market.  We spent many a day there, picking up fruit, tasting the samples provided and walking away with greens and corn for a Sunday dinner.

Farmers Market photo

The Farmers Market is one of the oldest markets in Florida.  It began in 1938. From dawn to dusk you can find vendors of all kinds selling produce, including honey, corn, onions, greens, watermelons, oranges, apples, berries, squash, a variety of beans, sugar cane, and more.  On Apple Maps, it indicates the hours to be 7am-5pm.   This is a big man’s delight and a dieters haven.  In 2019, the Jacksonville Farmers Market won the “Jax Best” seal so congrats and with that it touts having over a million visitors each year.

1938-ish. Fl Memory

It’s located in the Rail Yard District on West Beaver Street.  Back-in-the-day, one of my best friend’s family, the Napoli’s had a bay.  We spent a lot of time helping set up things, shine the produce and sit and wait for customers.  Well, mostly we played. Ha!  Fun times though, for sure.

I hope you go visit and…

See you tomorrow,

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