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Historic Ford Motor Co. plant is on the road to demolition

The 98-year-old former Ford Motor Co. plant is at 1900 Wambolt St., near Jaxport’s Talleyrand terminal north of the Mathews Bridge.
Jacksonville Daily Record
The 98-year-old former Ford Motor Co. plant is at 1900 Wambolt St., near Jaxport’s Talleyrand terminal north of the Mathews Bridge.

Property owner Amkin Hill Street LLC is starting down the road to ask the city for a permit to demolish the historic former Ford Motor Co. factory in Talleyrand.

ELEV8 Demolition is listed as the contractor to raze the 98-year-old plant at 1900 Wambolt St., near JaxPort’s Talleyrand terminal.

The 165,025-square-foot building is on St. Johns River frontage under the Mathews Bridge.

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