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Brooklyn (Jacksonville)

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43: 59: 669: 299: 66: 361:) lived in the neighborhood, and one of their houses still stands, though in disrepair. In 1887 Brooklyn and several other suburbs were annexed by Jacksonville. It remained primarily residential into the 20th century, but it eventually developed into a commercial and industrial area with the increasing use of the railway. In the 1950s, 376:
Subsequently, a rift emerged between the office-centered part of the neighborhood on the river and the traditional neighborhood further inland. As such, the city developed plans in the late 20th and early 21st century to reintroduce residential zoning and mixed-use development.
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Brooklyn neighborhood in Jacksonville, Florida (FL), 32202, 32204 subdivision profile - real estate, apartments, condos, homes, community, population, jobs, income, ...
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line. The area held a population of 1,000 and a few hundred homes and mansions. African-American former soldiers (known as
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to the south and west. Brooklyn has come to be considered part of Jacksonville's greater downtown.
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cut off the historically black neighborhood. In the late 20th century, a number of commercial
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Rapid redevelopment in Brooklyn has transformed once blighted areas of the neighborhood.
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It appears that Price gave Brooklyn its name, but it is not known why a former staunch
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there known as Dell's Bluff. Dell's Bluff changed hands several times before the
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The area was first settled in 1801, when Phillip Dell started a large 800-acre
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and other building were constructed along the river and Riverside Avenue.
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and Riverside Avenue, and the area became included in Jacksonville's
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would have chosen a name so associated with the New York borough of
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Fidelity National Financial located on Riverside Avenue in Brooklyn.
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Gentrification is affecting the long-term residents of Brooklyn.
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Neighborhood of Jacksonville
Fidelity National Financial located on Riverside Avenue in Brooklyn.
Brooklyn is located in Central Jacksonville
30°19′19″N 81°40′34″W / 30.321919°N 81.676162°W / 30.321919; -81.676162
City Council
State Assembly
D
State Senate
Audrey Gibson
D
U.S. House
Aaron Bean
R
ZIP Code
Area code
904
neighborhood
Jacksonville, Florida
downtown area
St. Johns River
central business district
mixed-use developments

St. Johns River
Lavilla
Riverside
CSX Railroad
Interstate 95
plantation
American Civil War

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