The South's Best Comeback Neighborhoods

We’ve scoured the South to find these neighborhoods that were once down on their luck but are now resurging with community pride. Learn from their inspiring stories.

Best Neighborhoods: Springfield in Jacksonville, FL
Photo by Charles Walton IV

Springfield: Jacksonville, FL

Where Hip Meets History
The great fire of 1901, which destroyed most of downtown Jacksonville, spared the Springfield neighborhood. However, what fire didn’t do, poor zoning and suburban flight almost accomplished in this historic area north of downtown. But today you can see potential. Prairie-style and gingerbread Queen Anne homes, some lovingly restored and others waiting their chance, share the streets with trees draped in Spanish moss.

Children from the Springfield Mommies Group hurry to Klutho Park at the southern edge of the neighborhood. 

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