Jacksonville during the '50s and '60s was a wonderful and energetic
place for the children who called it home
The northeast corner of the Sunshine State was the perfect and
picturesque backdrop for some of America's timeless traditions. Mothers
belonged to garden clubs and fathers played the golf links, while the
children who grew up in Jacksonville frolicked on the warm beaches and
fed peanuts to Miss Chic, the first elephant at the Jacksonville Zoo.
They strapped on skates and held hands as they circled the rink of the
famous Skateland, wandered down the stacks at Haydon Burns Library and
crossed the many bridges that traversed Jacksonville's waterways. Join
Dorothy Fletcher, former columnist for the Florida Times-Union, as she
recounts the memories and adventures of the people who grew up
Jacksonville.