Travel Guides
LaVilla, Florida: A Historic Neighborhood’s Journey
LaVilla’s story begins in 1866, just after the Civil War when it was founded by Francis F. L’Engle as an independent town. It quickly became a sanctuary for newly freed African Americans seeking to build lives, homes, and futures. In 1887, LaVilla was annexed into the growing city of Jacksonville—but it never lost its distinct character. By the early 1900s,
