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7 paź 2024 · Debs Store was a fixture of the community for over 90 years before its closure, which also left Eastside in a food desert. “Generations of families came to the store not only for groceries but...
4 wrz 2024 · For nearly 100 years, the red brick building at the southwest corner of Florida Avenue and East 5th Street was an important symbol of vitality and life in the Eastside. Built in 1913 by Gullah Geechee contractor Edward D. Mixson, the Debs Store operated as an old fashioned neighborhood grocery market for the Eastside community. During the late ...
4 maj 2022 · A huge piece of local history is being resurrected in downtown’s Eastside neighborhood, just north of TIAA Bank Field. The Debs Store and the Davis Rooming House next door (now razed) were built by Edward D. Mixson in 1913.
4 wrz 2024 · Witnessed by more than 100 Eastside neighborhood residents, contributors and supporters, The Corner at Debs Store opened for business with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 4. The project at 1478 Florida Ave., a few blocks north of the Downtown Sports Complex, includes the revival of a 90-year-old grocery store that closed in 2011 on the ground ...
4 wrz 2024 · Joe Debs, the grandson of the original owners, said they had to close up shop in 2011 after his father died. He said he knew that move would have consequences for the area, which became a...
28 mar 2024 · Construction at The Corner at Debs Store in the Eastside neighborhood is set to wrap up in just a few months, bringing a piece of Jacksonville history back to life. The flagship project of Lift...
28 sty 2023 · The community is working to bring back historic businesses like Debs Store while still attracting new businesses to Eastside. First opened in 1921, the Debs Store was a family-owned and -operated grocery store that supplied fresh produce, meats and other groceries.
