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Glen Myra Was A Mixed-Use Neighborhood Before It Was Cool

Modern Cities
A former streetcar line, East 8th Street is lined with a mix of residential and commercial uses today.

Walkable neighborhoods are trendy these days – and they were also the trend in the early 1900s.

But by mid-century, walkability gave way to sprawling suburbs.

Kelsi Hasden with The Jaxson told WJCT News Director Jessica Palombo why this time around could be different, by focusing on the story of one neighborhood on Jacksonville’s Eastside called Glen Myra.

Read more about Glen Myra on Modern Cities