Lost history: Saving what's left of Sugar Hill
In honor of Black History Month, here's rare images and the story of Jacksonville's Sugar Hill neighborhood. Prior to largely being destroyed by desegregation, highway construction, medical center expansion, and urban renewal, Sugar Hill was the epicenter of black prosperity in Northeast Florida.
The Deconstruction of Sugar Hill
Aerial of the north side of Sugar Hill in 1952
Aerial of the north side of Sugar Hill in 2016
1913 Sanborn Map of Sugar Hill’s Standard Oil Company
Overlay of 1913 Sanborn Map and 2016 Aerial of former Standard Oil Company plant
2016 Aerial of former Standard Oil Company plant site
1913 Sanborn Map of Davis Street retail district
Overlay of 1913 Sanborn Map and 2016 Aerial of Davis Street
1913 Sanborn Map of St. Stephens AME Church (blue)
Overlay of 1913 Sanborn Map and 2016 Aerial of St. Stephens AME Church
2016 Sanborn Map of St. Stephens AME Church
Next Page: Photograph Tour of Yesterday’s Sugar Hill