August 15

My Parents Were Married in RBC

Today, I left my church, the FBC of Jacksonville, a little early and headed to the St. Vincent’s Hospital to visit a 96 year old friend. As I rode past the Riverside Baptist Church I noticed the front doors open wide.   Pulling over, I decided to drop in to see where my parents were married in 1945.

Riverside Baptist. Ramey Collection

It’s actually jaw-dropping to walk into that beautiful sanctuary.  The 11:00 am service was at a close so I sat on the back pew and just marvelled at the beauty of that space. In looking it up, it is on the United States National Register of Historic Places since 1972 and won a spot on the Florida Arcitechture: 100 Year. 100 Places. 

Riverside Baptist Church. Ramey Collection

The architect was Addison Mizner of The Winter White House fame.( President John F. Kennedy’s place).  He had also designed work in Boca Raton and the Everglades.  

This church was completed in 1926.  My parents were married in 1945 just after WWII. The best man was Tommy Thompson and the Maid of Honor was my Mother’s twin sister, Geneer. It is interesting to note that Tommy Thompson and my Mother’s twin, Geneer, married in this same church in January of 1946 with my parents being their support system.

Geneva and Alec in front of the Aberdeen home in Riverside

See you tomorrow,

Sources:  Google, Wikipedia, RBC, 8-13-22

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August 7

Jacksonville Trolley- 1926

Brooklyn trolley Painting(Ramey photo)

So, today, we have bikes, motorcycles, busses, cars, the skyway and even 2 wheel scooters on the downtown streets for transportation.  Back-in-the-day, there was the trolley cars that stretched form Orgega, to downtown, downtown to Panama Park, downtown to Springfield and of course, Riverside.

While riding in the Riverside area yesterday, I came across the trolley drawing of yesteryear.  ‘Love it. Don’t you?  I saw no artist’s name but honors to that gifted person or people.  

The Historical Society did a post on trolleys saying that the last riders on December 12, 1926 were Judge Burton Barrs(Barrs Street), the street car President, J. P. Ingle( Ingle Street), Mayor John Alsop( Main(Alsop)Street Bridge fame), C.D. Gay, a man who had ridden on the first electric car.  The ending ride took place at Forsyth and Ocean. (Photo: Jacksonville Historical Society, Painting is on the wall in Brooklyn, Riverside area.Artist unknown).

See you tomorrow ,

8-7-22

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