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RIVERSIDE and AVONDALE


Riverside is best known to visitors for the colorful 5-points area, with its eclectic shops, restaurants, and nightlife.  The neighborhood was originally a rural area until 1887, when the first surge of development began, with an initial surge of 2,500 residents.  After the Great Fire of 1901, many prominent citizens migrated to Riverside, and established it as a solid upper-class neighborhood.  Today it has the largest variety of architectural styles in Florida.  Riverside has flourished in the past decade, seeing phenomenal appreciation of property values.  Several commercial centers have been added to those already serving the area, making it a great neighborhood mix of prime residential property with lots of retail activity.


In 1920, the development of Avondale began, initially as a long thin tract just four and a half blocks wide from Roosevelt Boulevard to the St Johns river (from Seminole Road to Talbot Avenue).  A number of other developments benefited from the Avondale mystique, and the area now includes the developments such as Windsor Place, Ingleside Heights, St Johns Heights, Shadowlawn, and Arden.  Similar to Riverside, the neighborhood is peppered with parks, shops and restaurants, and remains one of the most popular neighborhoods in Jacksonville.  In recognition of the unique architecture, both Riverside and Avondale were listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1985, forming Jacksonville’s first Historic District.

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