San Marco/Miramar Homes

San Marco is a neighborhood south of Downtown Jacksonville, across the St. Johns River. Its origins are with the former city of South Jacksonville. Today, most of what was once the city of South Jacksonville is known as San Marco, while South Jacksonville or Southside is used for a much wider section of southern Duval County.

The area now comprising San Marco was occupied continuously long before what is now Downtown Jacksonville. It was the site of the ferry that crossed the Cowford (st. Johns River), and was the site of plantations from the 18th century. After the Civil War these gave way to residential developments, including Oklahoma and South Jacksonville, the latter of which came to absorb the other communities. South Jacksonville was incorporated as a city in 1907, and grew significantly following the construction of the original Acosta Bridge in 1921. In 1932 South Jacksonville was annexed by Jacksonville.

The name San Marco comes from South Jacksonville's most ambitious development, begun in 1926 and consisting of many upscale Mediterranean Revival-style homes and an integrated commercial sector known as San Marco Square. Later, as South Jacksonville or Southside came to be applied to a wider and wider area of the city, San Marco has been applied to most of the area formerly a part of South Jacksonville. San Marco remains a diverse and architecturally significant neighborhood, with many of its former government buildings and homes surviving.

San Marco is my home.  I enjoy the quiet tree-lined streets, wonderful neighbors, proximity to the river and it's breezes, strolling to San Marco Square for a Starbucks or shopping in the boutiques located there.  There is never a lack of choices for restaurants to meet any desire, from Bistro Aix, Ruth's Chris Steaks, and Matthews for the discriminating tastes to Pizza Palace, Thai Basil, Vinos Italian, La Nopalera and more for more casual fare.

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