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The Westside is home to Paxon School for Advanced Studies, which happens to be one of the top schools in the nation by academics since 2003. The Westside is also home to some of the most culturally diverse schools in Duval County to date.
      
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====Ortega====
 
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Historic Ortega lies on the St Johns River just south of Riverside, starting at the confluence of the St Johns, and Cedar Rivers. It is practically an "inland island". Ortega stretches from the St Johns River to the East, and the Ortega River to the West, and is bordered by the Cedar River to the North, and the property line of the US Naval Air Staion Jacksonville to the South. Some sections of Ortega date to just after the Civil War, and other sections are like new. All sections of Ortega are quite exclusive. Ortega is home to hundreds of mid-size, to large, spacious, turn-of-the-century homes and Southern Style mansions near the St Johns River, and many hundreds more modern brick homes on the Cedar and Ortega Rivers to the North and West. Many of the older streets are cobble-stone. Many of these homes date back to the Civil War, and many are on the river, or have river access. Along with Avondale, and Riverside, Ortega was originally, and still is home to some of the wealthiest of Jacksonville families, as shown by the large number of Southern Mansions. However, Ortega, due to its exclusivity, never went into decay, despite its age. The Ortega area is popular with those families who prefer to live in an area with a Southern lifestyle and culture, and own larger old Southern Style homes, with easy access to the river, and yet still near downtown. Ortega is exclusively residential, except on the southern tip, where a business district of restaurants, and supermarkets exists next to the property line of the US Naval Air Station Jacksonville. Ortega is also home to the historic, and exclusive, Florida Yacht Club.
 
Historic Ortega lies on the St Johns River just south of Riverside, starting at the confluence of the St Johns, and Cedar Rivers. It is practically an "inland island". Ortega stretches from the St Johns River to the East, and the Ortega River to the West, and is bordered by the Cedar River to the North, and the property line of the US Naval Air Staion Jacksonville to the South. Some sections of Ortega date to just after the Civil War, and other sections are like new. All sections of Ortega are quite exclusive. Ortega is home to hundreds of mid-size, to large, spacious, turn-of-the-century homes and Southern Style mansions near the St Johns River, and many hundreds more modern brick homes on the Cedar and Ortega Rivers to the North and West. Many of the older streets are cobble-stone. Many of these homes date back to the Civil War, and many are on the river, or have river access. Along with Avondale, and Riverside, Ortega was originally, and still is home to some of the wealthiest of Jacksonville families, as shown by the large number of Southern Mansions. However, Ortega, due to its exclusivity, never went into decay, despite its age. The Ortega area is popular with those families who prefer to live in an area with a Southern lifestyle and culture, and own larger old Southern Style homes, with easy access to the river, and yet still near downtown. Ortega is exclusively residential, except on the southern tip, where a business district of restaurants, and supermarkets exists next to the property line of the US Naval Air Station Jacksonville. Ortega is also home to the historic, and exclusive, Florida Yacht Club.
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====Riverside====
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Riverside lies on the St Johns River just south of Downtown Jacksonville and is home to the historic "5 Points" and "King Street" business districts, with apartment towers along the river and hundreds of large, spacious, turn-of-the-century homes, and even some cobble-stone streets.  Since the 1970s,  the "Riverside/Avondale Preservation District" has guided the rebirth of this late-1900s era neighborhood.  Along with Avondale and Ortega,  Riverside was originally the home to the wealthiest of Jacksonville families.  In the late 1950s & 60's,  the area went into decay, with many of those grand old homes being converted into rooming houses.  However,  after being designated a "National Historic Neighborhood",  by the late 1990s,  Riverside had recovered,  with many homes restored to their original form.  The Avondale, Riverside, and Ortega area is popular with those families who prefer to own large old Southern Style homes, with easy access to the river, just next to downtown.
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==Northwest Quadrant==
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Neighborhoods include Paxon and many others.
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The Westside is home to Paxon School for Advanced Studies, which happens to be one of the top schools in the nation by academics since 2003. The Westside is also home to some of the most culturally diverse schools in Duval County to date.
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====Paxon====
 
====Paxon====
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Platted in the 1920s and 30's,  the Paxon area is one of the oldest,  pre-platted neighborhoods in Jacksonville.  Built due to the redistribution of housing after the Great Fire,  the Paxon area replaced the many thousands of homes that were destroyed in the Great Fire with thousands of modest,  wood-framed homes.  The Paxon area was extensively well-planned with its own schools (originally known as Paxon Sr. High School and Paxon Jr. High School, along with a half-dozen small elementary schools).  The area straddles Edgewood Avenue South, and stretches from Mcduff Avenue to the East,  and I-295 to the West,  and is bordered by I-10 to the South,  and  I-295 to the North.  The area originally contained over 40,000 single family homes in over 15 different residential neighborhoods,  all anchored by the Edgewood Avenue, and Beaver Street business districts.  However,  over time,  the area declined due to the small average size of the homes,  and many of those homes were destroyed, and replaced with warehouses and mixed industry.  Despite the new industrialization of the area overall,  there are still many thousands of occupied homes in the Paxon area.  Paxon Senior High School has been converted into a magnet school—it is now know as Paxon School for Advanced Studies—which has been listed by Forbes Magazine as one of the top three high schools in the United States for the last four years.{{fact}}
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Platted in the 1920s and 30's,  the Paxon area is one of the oldest,  pre-platted neighborhoods in Jacksonville.  Built due to the redistribution of housing after the Great Fire,  the Paxon area replaced the many thousands of homes that were destroyed in the Great Fire with thousands of modest,  wood-framed homes.  The Paxon area was extensively well-planned with its own schools (originally known as Paxon Sr. High School and Paxon Jr. High School, along with a half-dozen small elementary schools).  The area straddles Edgewood Avenue South, and stretches from Mcduff Avenue to the East,  and I-295 to the West,  and is bordered by I-10 to the South,  and  I-295 to the North.  The area originally contained over 40,000 single family homes in over 15 different residential neighborhoods,  all anchored by the Edgewood Avenue, and Beaver Street business districts.  However,  over time,  the area declined due to the small average size of the homes,  and many of those homes were destroyed, and replaced with warehouses and mixed industry.  Despite the new industrialization of the area overall,  there are still many thousands of occupied homes in the Paxon area.  Paxon Senior High School has been converted into a magnet school—it is now know as Paxon School for Advanced Studies—which has been listed by Forbes Magazine as one of the top three high schools in the United States for the last four years.
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====Riverside====
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Riverside lies on the St Johns River just south of Downtown Jacksonville and is home to the historic "5 Points" and "King Street" business districts, with apartment towers along the river and hundreds of large, spacious, turn-of-the-century homes, and even some cobble-stone streets.  Since the 1970s,  the "Riverside/Avondale Preservation District" has guided the rebirth of this late-1900s era neighborhood.  Along with Avondale and Ortega,  Riverside was originally the home to the wealthiest of Jacksonville families.  In the late 1950s & 60's,  the area went into decay, with many of those grand old homes being converted into rooming houses.  However,  after being designated a "National Historic Neighborhood",  by the late 1990s,  Riverside had recovered,  with many homes restored to their original form.  The Avondale, Riverside, and Ortega area is popular with those families who prefer to own large old Southern Style homes, with easy access to the river, just next to downtown.
       
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