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The '''King Street District''' is a commercial district on King Street in the [[Riverside, Jacksonville, Florida|Riverside]] neighborhood of [[Jacksonville]], [[Florida]]. The street was first commercially developed in 1927 as "Whiteway Corner". Streetscape improvements in 2006 have led to a commercial renaissance of the area. |
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==History== |
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King Street is named for real estate developer, August H. King, who purchased the land from Helen C. Marshall in 1888 and began selling platted lots in 1893. In 1907, Jacksonville architect [[Henry John Klutho]] purchased 17 lots surrounding the intersection of Park Avenue and King Street, many of which were eventually sold to the Nasrallah brothers.<ref>{{cite web|title=The History of Whiteway Corner, slide 9|url=https://sites.google.com/a/whitewayrealty.com/whiteway-corner/History/WWHistory%209.jpg|accessdate=14 June 2012}}</ref> In 1927, the Nasrallahs built and leased out a commercial center on the southwest corner of the intersection and installed bright white electric street lamps outside that attracted evening visitors to the shops. Electric street lamps were a novelty at the time and a lighted street was called a "[[White Way]]". Just as Broadway in New York City came to be called "the Great White Way", the lighted corner of Park Avenue and King Street became the "Whiteway Corner".<ref>{{cite web|title=The History of Whiteway Corner, slide 10|url=https://sites.google.com/a/whitewayrealty.com/whiteway-corner/History/WWHistory%2010.jpg|accessdate=14 June 2012}}</ref> The popular corner hit hard times after the [[Florida Land Boom]] ended and the [[Great Depression]] began. The area did not see further commercial construction until the [[postwar economic boom]] that followed World War II.<ref>{{cite web|title=The History of Whiteway Corner, slide 12|url=https://sites.google.com/a/whitewayrealty.com/whiteway-corner/History/WWHistory%2012.jpg|accessdate=15 June 2012}}</ref> |
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==Development Since 2006== |
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In 2006, the City of Jacksonville completed a $5 million streetscape renovation that replaced the original street lamps with period piece lamps and extended the lighted area to cover two blocks down Park Street, from James Street to Acosta Street, and seven blocks down King Street, from Oak Street to College Street. Brick pavers were added at crosswalks and the sidewalks expanded with green spaces and palm trees.<ref>{{cite web|title=The History of Whiteway Corner, slide 18|url=https://sites.google.com/a/whitewayrealty.com/whiteway-corner/History/WWHistory%2018.jpg|accessdate=15 June 2012}}</ref> The improved area became known as "Park and King".<ref>{{cite web|title=MetroJacksonville.com: A Walk Through Park & King|url=http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2008-may-a-walk-through-park-king|accessdate=15 June 2012}}</ref> Since the streetscape improvements, a dozen successful bars and restaurants have opened on King Street, including two [[breweries]] five blocks north of the extended-lighted area. The name "King Street District" has in a short time replaced the term "Park and King".<ref>{{cite web|title=Yelp.com: King Street District|url=http://www.yelp.com/biz/king-street-district-jacksonville|accessdate=17 June 2012}}</ref> |
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==Notable King Street locations== |
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[[Riverside Baptist Church]], designed by famed architect [[Addison Mizner]], is at the intersection of Park Avenue and King Street. |
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==References== |
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{{Jacksonville}} |
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{{coord missing|Florida}} |
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[[Category:Neighborhoods in Jacksonville, Florida]] |
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[[Category:History of Jacksonville, Florida]] |
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[[Category:Historic districts in Florida]] |
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