VARIOUS BUSINESSES

VARIOUS BUSINESSES

SPECIFIC BUSINESSES

VARIOUS BUSINESSES

• MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESSES IN JAX -- Florida Times-Union article called "All in the Family," by Simon Barker-Benfield.  Tells about some Jacksonville families that have owned their businesses for several generations. 

• VARIOUS BUSINESSES IN JAX -- Profiles & brief histories for many Jax businesses.  From the book Jacksonville: Reflections of Excellence, from Towery Publishing, Inc.

• FLORIDA VANISHED INDUSTRIES -- Listen to an audio report entitled  "Florida's Vanished Industries." Provided by the Florida Humanities Council.  NOTE: When you get to the webpage, click on the heading "Last Month's Programs."  Keep clicking this heading until you get to the page that contains the audio report you want. 

•  AGRICULTURAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, & NATURAL HISTORY -- List of library, archive & map collections with historical material on the environmental, agricultural & natural history of Florida.  According to the website, "This material includes books, maps, aerial photographs and images, ... materials of interest to the study of the Florida environment, ecology, agriculture, natural resources, plants, animals and other biotic characteristics."  List provided by the Florida Biotic Information Consortium.

• CIGAR INDUSTRY IN GENERAL -- Listen to an audio report entitled "The Florida Cigar Story."  Tells about the history of cigar production in Florida, some of which occurred in Jacksonville during the latter 1800s .  Provided by the Florida Humanities Council.  NOTE: When you get to the webpage, click on the heading "Last Month's Programs."  Keep clicking this heading until you get to the page that contains the audio report you want. 

• SODA FOUNTAINS -- Info & pictures about soda fountains in Jacksonville during the mid 1900s.  From JacksonvilleStory.com.

SPECIFIC BUSINESSES

NOTE: These companies are listed by their type of business.

• BANKS -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "ONE OF US: Lobby greeter still welcomes 'family' after 45 years on job: Many visit bank just to say hello," by Paul Pinkham.  Tells about Nadine Brown, a greeter in a bank in San Marco.

• BANKS -- BARNETT BANK -- History & pictures in regard to Barnett Bank, a former Jacksonville institution.  From the Barnett Bank Alumni website.

• BANKS -- BARNETT BANK -- Profile & brief history, from the book Jacksonville: Reflections of Excellence, from Towery Publishing, Inc.

• BANKS -- BARNETT BANK -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Millenium Moment: May 19, 1926," by Bill Foley.  Tells about the construction of the Barnett National Bank building in downtown Jacksonville in 1926.  It rose over to eighteen stories, making it the tallest building in the city at the time.  

• BANKS -- BARNETT BANK -- Jacksonville Magazine article entitled "The Last Days of Barnett: How a Home-Grown Institution Helped Shape Our City," by David Ginzl.

• BANKS -- BARNETT BANK -- "Reminiscences of Fifty Years in the Barnett Banks" (Written by Bion H. Barnett.  Is from 1927.) -- NOTE:  The entire text of this source is available online.  It's provided in the wonderful website called the "Florida Heritage Collection," maintained by the State University System of Florida.  When you get to the website, you can search by keywords.  Just type in "Jacksonville," or "Duval County," or other keywords, such as words from a title.  ALSO NOTE: Most of the individual Jacksonville items in the Florida Heritage Collection are listed in JacksonvilleStory.com, the site you're now in. 

• BANKS -- BARNETT -- WILLIAM BOYD BARNETT -- Info about the founder of Barnett Bank, a former bank that was based in Jacksonville.  Bio info from Florida Civic Ed.  

• BANKS -- BARNETT BANKS COLLECTION -- Description of the Barnett Banks collection at the University of Florida.

• BANKS -- HEARD NATIONAL BANK -- Florida Times-Union article called "Millennium Moment: Sept. 8, 1911," by Bill Foley.  Tells about the construction of the Heard office building, the home of the Heard National Bank, in 1911.  At fifteen stories, it was Jacksonville's tallest.  Barnett Bank demolished the building in 1982 and erected its new headquarters on the location.  

• BANKS -- HISTORY IN GENERAL -- Info about  the banking history of Jacksonville can be found in the book History of Jacksonville Florida and Vicinity 1513 to 1924 (by T. Frederick Davis, 1925).  Go to pages 140-141, 475-485.  The entire book is online at the website for the Florida Heritage Collection.  STEP #1 -- When you get to the website, use a keyword search for the following words: "Jacksonville" "vicinity". This will retrieve the book.  STEP #2 -- Click on the link "Electronic resource (JPEG)."  This will retrieve the screen that allows you to choose a page number. STEP #3 -- Go to the bottom of the screen & select a page number.  This will open the book at that page.

• CIGARS -- SWISHER CIGARS -- Website for Swisher International, Inc., a cigar manufacturer.  BACKGROUND INFO:  Swisher had an operation in Jacksonville that prospered even during the Great Depression.  Made King Edward cigars, which proved to be the world's number #1 cigars by 1940.  The Jacksonville operation was the largest cigar factory in the world under one roof.

• CIGARS -- SWISHER CIGARS -- Historical info about the Swisher Cigar company in Jax.  From Cigar Aficionado. 

• DAIRIES -- HAFFNER -- Pictures of Haffner's Dairy during the mid 1900s.  Provided by JacksonvilleStory.com

• DIAPERS -- BABY DY-DEE -- Pictures & info about Baby Dy-Dee, a Jacksonville diaper delivery service.  Provided by JacksonvilleStory.com.  From the "Jax Curiosity Shop."

• DRUGS -- MONTICELLO DRUG COMPANY -- Homepage for the Monticello Drug Company, the makers of the famous 666 Cold Preparation Formula.  BACKGROUND INFO: The Monticello Drug Company has been headquartered in Jacksonville since 1912.  At its web site, the "Frequent Questions" section reveals the story behind the name "666."

• DRUGS -- MONTICELLO DRUG COMPANY -- Humorous articles in regard to 666 Cold Preparation.   From the web site at "Deuceofclubs.com."  The site also includes an interesting gallery of old ads & packages for 666.

• ELECTRICITY -- JACKSONVILLE ELECTRICAL AUTHORITY -- Timeline, from the JEA website.

• ELECTRICITY -- CEDAR BAY POWER PLANT -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Power Plant Seen as Pillar of the Community," by Sandy Strickland.  Tells about the building of the Cedar Bay power plant on Jacksonville's Northside. 

• INSURANCE -- AFRO-AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY -- Florida Times-Union article entitled "Insurance Firm Inspires Fond Memories," byAlliniece T. Andino.  Tells about the Afro-American Life Insurance Company.  BACKGROUND INFO:  The Afro-American Insurance Company also bought the land that became the historic American Beach.

• INSURANCE -- AFRO-AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY -- "1901-1941, A Fortieth Anniversary, Afro-American Life Insurance Co., Jacksonville, Florida" (Is from 1941) -- NOTE:  The entire text of this source is available online.  It's provided in the wonderful website called the "Florida Heritage Collection," maintained by the State University System of Florida.  When you get to the website, you can search by keywords.  Just type in "Jacksonville," or "Duval County," or other keywords, such as words from a title.  ALSO NOTE: Most of the individual Jacksonville items in the Florida Heritage Collection are listed in JacksonvilleStory.com, the site you're now in.

• LUMBERING -- Webpage called "A Brief Reference to Florida's Early Forest History from 1502 to 1935."  Includes info about Jacksonville and about lumbering and naval stores (rosin, turpentine, tall oil, and pitch, which are produced from pine trees or pine stumps). 

• NAVAL STORES -- Webpage called "A Brief Reference to Florida's Early Forest History from 1502 to 1935."  Includes info about Jacksonville and about lumbering and naval stores (rosin, turpentine, tall oil, and pitch, which are produced from pine trees or pine stumps). 

• POWER COMPANIES -- Info about early electric lighting  can be found in the book History of Jacksonville Florida and Vicinity 1513 to 1924 (by T. Frederick Davis, 1925).  Go to pages 323-325.  The entire book is online at the website for the Florida Heritage Collection.  STEP #1 -- When you get to the website, use a keyword search for the following words: "Jacksonville" "vicinity". This will retrieve the book.  STEP #2 -- Click on the link "Electronic resource (JPEG)."  This will retrieve the screen that allows you to choose a page number. STEP #3 -- Go to the bottom of the screen & select a page number.  This will open the book at that page.

• PRINTING -- DREW COMPANY -- "Proof of Faith in Florida(:) A Book of Pictures Showing How the Printing Dept. of the H. & W.B. Drew Company Has Equipped Itself to Serve You" (Business promo book from the 1920s.  Is for a Jacksonville company.) -- NOTE:  The entire text of this source is available online.  It's provided in the wonderful website called the "Florida Heritage Collection," maintained by the State University System of Florida.   When you get to the website, you can search by keywords.  Just type in "Jacksonville," or "Duval County," or other keywords, such as words from a title.  ALSO NOTE: Most of the individual Jacksonville items in the Florida Heritage Collection are listed in JacksonvilleStory.com, the site you're now in.  

• SHIPBUILDERS -- See BOATS, SHIPS, FERRIES

• STORES -- COHEN BROTHER'S -- See GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS

• STORES -- MANDARIN STORE & POST OFFICE -- Interesting info from the Mandarin Museum & Historical Society.

• STORES -- STEIN MART -- Profile & brief history of Stein Mart, a chain of department stores with its corporate headquarters in Jacksonville.  Is from the book Jacksonville: Reflections of Excellence, from Towery Publishing, Inc.

• TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH HISTORY -- Info about telegraph & telephone service in Jacksonville  can be found in the book History of Jacksonville Florida and Vicinity 1513 to 1924 (by T. Frederick Davis, 1925).  See the book's index (page 512) under the terms "Telegraph" and "Telephone" for the various page numbers.  The entire book is online at the website for the Florida Heritage Collection.  STEP #1 -- When you get to the website, use a keyword search for the following words: "Jacksonville" "vicinity". This will retrieve the book.  STEP #2 -- Click on the link "Electronic resource (JPEG)."  This will retrieve the screen that allows you to choose a page number. STEP #3 -- Go to the bottom of the screen & select a page number.  This will open the book at that page.

• TELEPHONE -- DIAL & CLICK PHONES -- Florida Times-Union article called "Millennium Moment: Aug. 26, 1914," by Bill Foley.  Tells about the introduction of dial & click phones to Jacksonville in 1914. 

• WATER -- WATERWORKS IN SPRINGFIELD -- Info about the Waterworks in Springfield.  From the "Kids' Page" provided by the Historic Springfield Community Council (HCCI).

• WATERWORKS PLANT -- Florida Times-Union article called "In the Works,"by Alliniece Taylor.  Gives info about the historic waterworks plant on North Main Street in Springfield.  

• WATERWORKS PLANT -- Jacksonville Business Journal article entitled "Pumped Up," by Devan Stuart.  Tells about the efforts to turn the waterworks plant into a museum.

• WATERWORKS -- Historical info about Jacksonville's water supply and waterworks can be found in the book History of Jacksonville Florida and Vicinity 1513 to 1924 (by T. Frederick Davis, 1925).  Go to pages 320-323.  The entire book is online at the website for the Florida Heritage Collection.  STEP #1 -- When you get to the website, use a keyword search for the following words: "Jacksonville" "vicinity". This will retrieve the book.  STEP #2 -- Click on the link "Electronic resource (JPEG)."  This will retrieve the screen that allows you to choose a page number. STEP #3 -- Go to the bottom of the screen & select a page number.  This will open the book at that page.