Photos: 1970s Jacksonville Beach

Jun 7, 2024 • Ennis Davis, AICP

A look at Jacksonville Beach during the 1970s.

Downtown Jacksonville Beach is a crowded parking lot in May 1973. Prior to 1979, cars were allowed on the beach. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95046
A crowded day at Jacksonville Beach in May 1973. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95043
Building a sand castle in July 1973. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95078
The new Quality Inn in July 1973. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95083
People sitting by fountain in front of the Jacksonville Beach Flag Pavilion in August 1975. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95151
Women in bikinis playing with a beach ball. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95052
A Corvette Stingray in 1975. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95129
Bringing a horse to the beach was one interesting way to impress a lady in 1976. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95174
A view of parked cars on the beach in 1976. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95161
Looking north, near the Jacksonville Beach City Auditorium in 1978. Courtesy of the Jacksonville Public Library Special Collections Department.
Family fishing at the beach near the South 6th Avenue pier in 1980. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95257
Aerial view of the Beaches Town Center in 1981. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95313
A fun day at the beach in 1981. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, https://floridamemory.com/items/show/95330