Memorial Park - Jacksonville, FL
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lazyCachers
N 30° 18.681 W 081° 40.789
17R E 434638 N 3353481
Located on Riverside Ave. in the Riverside section of Jacksonville, Florida.
Waymark Code: WM3T8P
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 05/14/2008
Views: 46
Memorial Park, Riverside Ave. between Margaret St. and Memorial Park Dr., and extending to the St. Johns River, has an opening through the shrubbery on Riverside Ave. from which the winged War Memorial Fountain is visible, silhouetted against the blue water and distant shore of the St. Johns River. The fountain, designed by Adrian Pillars, Jacksonville sculptor, has a winged bronze figure of a youth victorious, holding aloft a branch of laurel on a globe where child and adult figures are depicted caught in the terrestrial whirl.
The park has an open grassy center skirted by a circular promenade, around which are planted oaks, date palms, magnolias, and shrubs. Behind the fountain is a concrete balustrade and walk along the waterfront lined with classic concrete benches.
-- Florida: A Guide to the Southernmost State, 1939
From the descriptions used in 1939, this park looks pretty much exactly the same as back then. The fountain is still as described and the center of the park is still a large grassy area with trees and plants surrounding it.