The 2003 Neighborhoods Guide to Downtown features stories about Jacksonville's unique urban center.  "Downtown Jacksonville is a different place today than it was even five years ago."  The Guide tells why.

Read the stories in the Guide to Downtown by clicking on the links below or click on the link to "Complete Issue" to download the entire magazine.  You may pick up a magazine copy of the Guide at any public library. The magazine version contains a pull-out map and information on historic buildings. 

Reading the Guide to Downtown online requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader, available free from Adobe.  (If you do not have Acrobat Reader, you may link to Adobe for a free download.

   Greetings from the Mayor (73K pdf)
   Overview: City with a Heart (87K pdf)
   Getting Downtown and Around (159K pdf)
   Crossing the St. Johns (85K pdf)
   Housing: The Move is on Downtown (160K pdf)
   Playing Downtown (415K pdf)
   Run, Roll or Stroll on the Riverwalk (96K pdf)
   Celebrating the Performing Arts (232K pdf)
   Preserving the Past (180K pdf)
   Serving You (111K pdf)
   Development: Business is Booming (213K pdf)
   Special Events: The Party Is On (179K pdf)

   Complete Issue (2302K pdf) (Hyperlinked Index on page 5)