Category Archives: Jacksonville
1915/1916 Photo of The Marietta School Wagon (Westside, Jacksonville)
The back of the photo says: “ELIZA JANE ALTMAN driving Marietta School Wagon 1915 or 1916 the child in wagon was LOUISE DRYDEN Picture belongs to IONA MEARS”
Wilderness On Wheels In Grant, Colorado. Founded By Roger West (Video)
I grew up with Roger West as my Uncle Roger. He was a good human and did good things for people. He founded and built Wilderness On Wheels in Grant, Colorado, making the Rocky Mountains more accessible for people in … Continue reading
Scott Speicher
This bumper sticker has been on an old file cabinet of mine since the early 1990’s. Scott Speicher was a Westside Jacksonville boy. He was also a fighter pilot and the first American casualty of the Persian Gulf War. #RIPScottSpeicher … Continue reading
Radio Station WAPE “The Big Ape” in Jacksonville
WAPE has existed for as long as I can remember, and it’s always been called “The Big Ape”. Their commercials even had audio of someone doing a “Tarzan yell”. However, WAPE The Big Ape goes back even further than I … Continue reading
City of Dreams: Jacksonville’s Bid for an NFL Team (VIDEO: Narrated by James Earl Jones)
Wow, I just found this old video hyping Jacksonville up for a new NFL team, before the Jaguars. The video has a lot of vintage Jacksonville in it, and is even narrated by the legendary James Earl Jones who died … Continue reading
Mom’s Car
She doesn’t drive much anymore, hasn’t in awhile. I prefer it that way. She doesn’t want to give up her driving yet, I know. The back windshield tint on her old car (it’s Dad’s old car, too — the only … Continue reading
DUUUVAL
Go Jaguars.
