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37-839: La Villa may refer to: LaVilla , a neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida and former independent city La Villa, Texas , a city in Hidalgo County, Texas La Villa, Pichilemu , a village in Pichilemu, Chile La Villa de los Santos , Panama La villa , 2017 French film released in English-speaking markets as The House by the Sea Villa de Guadalupe, Mexico City , colloquially known as " La Villa " La Villa-Basílica metro station , in Mexico City La Villa (Mexico City Metrobús) ,

74-549: A BRT station in Mexico City [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=La_Villa&oldid=1024371274 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

111-545: A group of commercial buildings at the intersection of King and Park Street built by the Nasrallah brothers beginning in 1927. The Nasrallahs' buildings included a row of street lights , hence the name " White Way ". Other notable buildings at this corner are a 1942 Style Moderne structure built for Lane Drug Company by Marsh & Saxelbye , and the 1925 Riverside Church at Park and King (Riverside Baptist Church) Sanctuary, designed by prominent architect Addison Mizner , and

148-553: A look at black history. The Jacksonville branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is located on Water Street at the southern bounds of LaVilla. The southern part of the neighborhood was once a major railroad hub, with several rail lines meeting at Union Station (now the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center ), and probably not coincidentally, was also for a period Jacksonville's primary red light district. LaVilla School of

185-413: A small commercial district centered on the five-way intersection between Park, Lomax, and Margaret Streets. The area was originally residential, but transitioned to commercial uses after World War I and several retail buildings were constructed. The Park Arcade Building, an Italian Renaissance revival structure with storefronts marked by variant rooflines, set the architectural tone for the district when it

222-508: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages LaVilla It was struck by the Great Fire of 1901 . During its height, the area was considered "the mecca for African American culture and heritage" in Florida, particularly its northern sections. It remains primarily an African-American neighborhood . The Ritz Theatre , Richmond Hotel , and

259-865: Is primarily residential, but includes some commercial districts, including Five Points , the King Street District , and the Shoppes of Avondale . Riverside was first platted in 1868 and was annexed by Jacksonville in 1887. Its greatest growth occurred between the Great Fire of 1901 and the failure of the 1920s Florida land boom ; this period included the creation of the original Avondale development in 1920. Today, Riverside and Avondale are notable for their particularly diverse architecture and their emphasis on planning and historic preservation , which have made them Florida's most architecturally varied neighborhood. Both neighborhoods are listed as National Register Historic Districts . Riverside and Avondale are located to

296-572: Is situated on the river and features a statue of the "winged figure of youth" sculpted by C. Adrian Pillars . The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens is located in Riverside; founded in 1961, it contains one of the world's three most comprehensive collections of Meissen porcelain , large collections of American, European and Japanese art, and two acres of Italian and English gardens listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The neighborhood

333-591: The Clara White Mission are among the historic buildings in the area. Several are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The area became a transportation hub with rail service developed by Henry Flagler and was also a cigar making center that included Greek and Syrian immigrants. LaVilla lies to the northwest in Jacksonville's downtown . It is bounded by State Street to the north, I-95 to

370-670: The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, gained freedom. After the war, the town attracted additional freedmen, some of whom left rural areas, and was incorporated as LaVilla. The town developed as a suburb to Jacksonville during the Reconstruction era . The population was mostly black, and many Black citizens were elected to positions in Lavilla's government, including mayor and councilmen. In 1887 LaVilla and five other suburbs, including Riverside and Springfield , were annexed by

407-521: The 1920s, when Avondale was first developed. Its small-scale buildings were designed to blend with the residential neighborhood; the most notable is a 1927 edifice designed by Henry J. Klutho in partnership with Fred S. Cates and Albert N. Cole at 3556-3560 St. Johns Avenue. The center was renovated in 2010 under Jacksonville's Town Center Program, which allocated funds for revitalizing neighborhood commercial districts. City parks in Riverside and Avondale include Riverside Park and Memorial Park , which

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444-476: The 1950 and 1960 Riverside Church Annex, designed and built in two phases for the church by Marsh & Saxelbye . Subsequently, commercial development and zoning spread along King Street and its cross streets. After several decades of decline, King Street has experienced a revival since 2005 following a successful streetscaping project. A popular beer bar that opened that year set the tone for later establishments, many of them craft beer oriented. Subsequently,

481-702: The Arts is a popular magnet middle school in Duval County that follows in the performance and art traditions of the Ritz/LaVilla area. Ritz Voices is a 100-member youth choir in the area. The Clara White Mission is also located in LaVilla in the former Globe Theatre. Riverside, Jacksonville, Florida Riverside and Avondale are two adjacent and closely associated neighborhoods , alternatively considered one continuous neighborhood, of Jacksonville, Florida . The area

518-471: The City of Jacksonville. It became a neighborhood of the city. In 1902, the state legislature passed a new constitution, adopting barriers to voter registration and voting that resulted in the deliberate disfranchisement of African Americans to exclude them from politics. The part of LaVilla north of Adams Street was for many years a center of African-American life and culture in Jacksonville. The southern part of

555-822: The Ritz Theatre, were restored or reconstructed, often in public-private partnerships. The Ritz also serves as the LaVilla Heritage tourism has been emphasized. LaVilla is served by the Jacksonville Transportation Authority 's zero-fare Jacksonville Skyway automated people mover system and an extensive bus network. Current Skyway Stations in LaVilla Venues, such as the Ritz Theatre , showcased black entertainers and catered to black audiences. The theatre still host shows and also offers visitors

592-698: The annual River City Pride parade which draws thousands to the Five Points district every October. Avondale was developed later as a new area of Riverside on former Magnolia Plantation land. In 1884 Northern developers planned and platted a community in this area called "Edgewood", however it did not take off and the land was largely undeveloped; hunters still pursued game there until the 1910s. In 1920 an investment group led by Telfair Stockton purchased Edgewood and surrounding land to develop as an exclusive upscale subdivision. Named for Cincinnati 's Avondale neighborhood, home of former Edgewood owner James R. Challen,

629-608: The area to pursue newer housing and work opportunities elsewhere. During the 1980s the crack cocaine epidemic hit hard among struggling residents of LaVilla, resulting in an increase in crime and furthering the decline. According to General Counsel Rick Mullaney, who was chief of staff under Mayor Ed Austin , the area became "nothing but crack houses, prostitution and crime." The 1993 River City Renaissance plan crafted by Mayor Ed Austin allocated millions of dollars to renovating and developing LaVilla. Dilapidated buildings were torn down and significant historical structures, such as

666-539: The construction of office buildings along Riverside Avenue. Through this time, a number of Riverside and Avondale's historic buildings were demolished or allowed to decay. Neighborhood advocates fought this trend by forming a historic preservation organization, Riverside Avondale Preservation, in 1974, and lobbying for the creation of historic districts in the neighborhood. As a result, the Riverside Historic District, Jacksonville's first historic district,

703-471: The country. As a result of this focus on preservation and planning, the American Planning Association named Riverside and Avondale one of the country's top ten neighborhoods in 2010. Riverside and Avondale are chiefly residential, but they have some commercial zoning, including several commercial centers that are architecturally integrated with the rest of the neighborhood. Five Points is

740-407: The development was billed as "Riverside's Residential Ideal", which was "...desirable because the right kind of people have recognized its worth and because the wrong kind of people can find property more to their liking elsewhere." Avondale was a restricted, whites only development, and the most extensively planned community Jacksonville had ever seen. In contrast to the architectural diversity in

777-542: The district has become the home of many bars, restaurants, stores, and night clubs, as well as an arts district and two craft breweries to the north. As a result of this growth, the King Street District emerged as Jacksonville's beer hub in the 2010s. The Shoppes of Avondale is home to a diverse collection of boutique retail shops, restaurants, galleries and bars centered around the intersection of St. Johns Avenue and Ingleside Avenue. Like Five Points, it dates to

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814-414: The few black homeowners in Riverside through the period of segregation . A few one-story wood-frame houses in the area may date to the original development, including one house owned by a woman and then her daughter from 1887 into the 1980s. The neighborhood has also become a cultural center for Jacksonville's LGBTQ population, being home to various LGBTQ organizations, bars, clubs, and venues as well as

851-468: The most architecturally diverse neighborhood in Florida. Largely due to Riverside's profusion of bungalow homes, Jacksonville has what is likely the largest number of such structures in the state. One notable section of Riverside is Silvertown, a subdivision developed in 1887 for African Americans. Initially isolated from largely white Riverside to the east, it was eventually absorbed into the growing neighborhood. As such, Silvertown residents became some of

888-426: The neighborhood was developed as a major railroad hub in the late 19th century; several rail lines met at Union Station (now adapted for use as the Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center ). For a time, this was Jacksonville's primary red light district . Author Stephen Crane frequented LaVilla during his time in Jacksonville; he met his future wife, Cora Crane , who was at the time a brothel proprietor. Lavilla

925-426: The original Riverside development. The northern part Price developed himself as Jacksonville's Brooklyn neighborhood. Riverside and Brooklyn saw modest growth until 1887, when the city of Jacksonville annexed them and established a streetcar line. Following the Great Fire of 1901 , which destroyed most of Downtown Jacksonville , many displaced residents moved to Riverside. Wealthy citizens built mansions close to

962-569: The rest of Riverside, Avondale featured more uniform architecture predominantly in the Mediterranean Revival style. Following its success, several adjacent developments sprung up, which eventually became lumped together as part of Avondale. The mid-20th century brought change to Riverside and Avondale, including the construction of Interstate 95 and the Fuller Warren Bridge , the establishment of St. Vincent's Medical Center , and

999-460: The river, while the less well-to-do purchased more modest bungalows and other homes further inland. The neighborhood grew steadily, with development continuing well beyond its original bounds to the south, until the collapse of the Florida land boom in the late 1920s. During this period, so many architects working in such a wide variety of contemporary styles experimented in Riverside that it has become

1036-591: The south. The boundary between Riverside and Avondale is not clear cut, even for those living in the neighborhood. It is sometimes given as Seminole Road and Belvedere Avenue, the northern limit of the Avondale Historic District. Alternately, author Wayne Wood of the Jacksonville Historic Landmarks Commission puts it at about McDuff Avenue. Riverside and Avondale were developed out of former plantation land. Most of this area

1073-597: The southwest of Downtown Jacksonville along the St. Johns River . The neighborhood's boundaries are roughly Interstate 10 to the north, the St. Johns River to the east, Fishweir Creek to the south, and Roosevelt Boulevard and the CSX Railroad line to the west. It borders the Brooklyn and North Riverside neighborhoods to the north, Murray Hill to the west, and Lake Shore and Fairfax to

1110-687: The state laws that imposed Jim Crow . In 1929 the Ritz Theatre opened, becoming an important stop on what was called the Chitlin' Circuit for black entertainers. It became LaVilla's primary performance venue. The area on Ashley Street west of Broad Street, to and including Davis Street, included landmarks such as Nick’s Pool Parlor, as well as the Strand, the Frolic, the Globe and the Roosevelt theaters. The Wynn/Egmont Hotel

1147-509: The west, Broad Street to the east, and Brooklyn to the south. John Jones, an Anglo-American colonist, received a Spanish land grant for much of this area in 1801, when this part of Florida was still Spanish territory. At different points in the American Civil War , when Jacksonville and northeastern Florida were under Union control, the area was the site of a large Union garrison. Many slaves sought refuge with Union troops and, under

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1184-585: Was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985; it now comprises 6870 acres and contains 2120 historic buildings. In 1989, the Avondale Historic District was added, and the following year the Jacksonville City Council established the Jacksonville Historic Preservation Commission in order to protect historic structures. Riverside Avondale Preservation has grown into one of the largest such organizations in

1221-408: Was completed in 1928. Other notable features include Sun-Ray Cinema , formerly Riverside Theater, which opened in 1927 as the first movie theater in Florida equipped to show talking pictures . Over the last several decades, Five Points has become known for its edgy, bohemian character and many independent shops, restaurants and businesses. The King Street District originated with Whiteway Corner,

1258-400: Was involved from 1935 until 1937. After the 1960s, the neighborhood entered a period of precipitous decline. The railroad industry restructured, leading to a massive loss of jobs here and across the country. In addition, the construction of I-95 disrupted and divided the neighborhood. With the end of legal segregation following civil rights legislation in the mid-1960s, many residents left

1295-602: Was known to provide the best accommodations for touring performers; the Boston Chop House, Mama’s Restaurant and Hayes Luncheonette served good food; the Lenape Bar and Manuel's Taproom were the favorite watering holes. The Ritz Theatre and The Knights of Pythias Hall hosted numerous famous performers. In the 1930s the "Negro" section of the Federal Writers Project in Florida was based in LaVilla. Zora Neal Hurston

1332-478: Was part of two plantations: Dell's Bluff, granted by the Spanish Florida government in 1801, and a tract eventually known as Magnolia Plantation, granted in 1815. Both changed hands several times before the American Civil War . In 1868, Dell's Bluff's owner, Miles Price, sold off the southern part of the plantation to Florida Union editor Edward M. Cheney and Boston developer John Murray Forbes , who platted

1369-424: Was the site of the Great Fire of 1901 , which spread and destroyed most of downtown, but the neighborhood was largely spared. In the first half of the 20th century, the neighborhood was an important center of African-American culture. A vibrant music and entertainment scene emerged, attracting many nationally renowned jazz artists to play at local black clubs on and off Ashely Street. Such clubs were segregated under

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