Hansontown was a community of working class African-Americans in Jacksonville, Florida. [1] [2] It was razed in the 1940s in an urban redevelopment plan. [3] [4] [5]
The Great Fire of 1901 hit the area. [6] The North Jacksonville Street Railway, Town and Improvement Company planned a rail line to link downtown to Hansontown and other African American communities in Jacksonville. It had “shotgun rows”. [7]
Hansontown was a community of working class African-Americans in Jacksonville, Florida. [1] [2] It was razed in the 1940s in an urban redevelopment plan. [3] [4] [5]
The Great Fire of 1901 hit the area. [6] The North Jacksonville Street Railway, Town and Improvement Company planned a rail line to link downtown to Hansontown and other African American communities in Jacksonville. It had “shotgun rows”. [7]