Jacksonville Beach

Pictures from my childhood area (Jacksonville).

Jax Beach (Jacksonville Beach) was the 'peoples' beach community in the 50's and 60's (there were other beaches which were wealthier and more exclusive, this was where the working people went). For many years, Jax Beach had a thriving boardwalk area (much like Santa Monica's wharf or Santa Cruz's boardwalk area) with restaurants, game arcades, carnival-type rides (a Ferris wheel, roller coaster, and other rides), stores that sold bathing suits and beach accessories, and bars. Up into the 60's, the boardwalk was really a board walk, with a walkway made of wood. Below is of a one block section that still existed when I took this picture around 2000.

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