Mayport

Pictures from my childhood home area.

Further east of central Jacksonville (towards the Atlantic) is Mayport. Though one part of Mayport is an important Navy base, the essence of Mayport for many long-term Jacksonville residents was the small, older, fishing village part of it where there is a ferry across the St. Johns. This part of Mayport was always a place to get good, fresh, shrimp and other seafood -- and the ferry was always an 'adventure' -- the river right there is relatively narrow, runs swift, and the shipping comes through on the way from the Jacksonville docks to the Atlantic. This picture is taken from the ferry landing on the north side of the river.

Scans of older pictures, best viewed from left to right, as part of Jacksonville set.