Gator Lodge - Jacksonville, FL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Marine Biologist
N 30° 16.905 W 081° 37.739
17R E 439507 N 3350173
The Gator Lodge, located on U.S. Route 1 (aka Phillips Highway) in Jacksonville, Florida, is a piece of old Americana (circa 1950s/1960s). This stretch of U.S. Route 1 is part of the old Dixie Highway (Eastern Division).
Waymark Code: WMQ1BX
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 11/28/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Team Farkle 7
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This stretch of the Dixie Highway is also part of the Old Spanish Trail Auto Route. From the Drive the OST website: "Entering South Jacksonville on current US 1 (the Phillips Highway), the older motels and roadside architecture pick up again. ...the bright yellow and green Gator Lodge features a grinning gator about ready to snap at a Western Union sign."

We estimate this old motel was constructed in the late 1950s or early 1960s as the Gator Lodge existed some time before the City of Jacksonville's consolidation, which occurred in 1968.

Americana: Motel / Hotel

Significant Interest: Other

Milestone or Marker: Other

Physical Address:
4141 Phillips Highway
Jacksonville, FL USA
32207

Web Site Address: Not listed
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