Category Archives: Westside

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”  

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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 →

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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 →

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