Helping Communities and Culture Flourish | Urban Planning + Historic Preservation Professionals
Jacksonville, FL
Joined March 2022
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Davis Avenue was the commercial, social, cultural & entertainment hub for Mobile, AL's Black community prior to desegregation. Check out the National African American Archives & Multicultural Museum! #historicpreservation #culturalheritage #urbanplanning #publichistory
The Florida Trust for Historic Preservation recently held its board retreat at Fort Pickens in Pensacola. First settled in 1559, Pensacola is one of the country's oldest cities. Ennis is VP of the Trust Board. #historicpreservation #culturalheritage #floridahistory
We're excited to assist the City of #Bozeman, MT to revise preservation policy & develop a local landmark program! Joining us will be @SarahMarsom & Mulberry History Advisors. #historicpreservation
Photo: Thomas B. Brook - Montana State University Libraries, Public Domain
We presented last month to the #LaVilla Heritage Trail & Gateway Committee in #jacksonville on proposed strategy and concepts for the Heritage Trail. Take a look and let us know what concepts you like best! #dtjax #urbanplanning #culturalheritage
Link: zurl.co/UMeO
Held our weekly team meeting at a new Black-owned coffee shop here in #jacksonville! Check out Vantage Point Coffee Co. on Monument Road!
#historicpreservation #urbanplanning #culturalheritage #smallbusiness #localbusiness #blackownedbusiness #jacksonvillefl #localcoffeeshop
Sneak peek part 2 - putting the finishing touches on a project for our local government client Nassau County, Florida. We were tasked with creating a citizens guide for historic preservation. #historicpreservation #historymedia #urbanplanning #culturalheritage #publichistory
Sneak peek from filming for an upcoming episode of a Discovery tv show. Ennis was invited to participate to discuss some locations here in #jacksonville. Stay tuned!!
#historicpreservation #floridahistory #historymedia #urbanplanning #culturalheritage #heritageinterpretation
During efforts to develop narratives for our LaVilla projects, we got photos of James Weldon Johnson & family spending time in #Jacksonville. Thanks to Yale University for digitizing & sending them. #historicpreservation #culturalheritage #publichistory #floridablackhistory
Another project completed & delivered on time! Thanks to Eastside Legacy Business Council, Lift Jax, Inc. & the Eastside community for letting us assist w/ efforts to have the Eastside be the 1st Florida Main Street in #jacksonville. #blackhistory #mainstreet #culturalheritage
Next week the Association for the Study of African American Life & History comes to Jacksonville for their 108th Annual Conference. We are excited to attend and take part in a couple of sessions! #urbanplanning #culturalheritage #historicpreservation #asalh #jacksonville
Tour of Gainesville, FL's Eastside neighborhoods. Excited to work with the community & COLLABO to assist in development of solutions for continued revitalization. #withintrification #urbanplanning #historicpreservation #culturalpreservation #blackhistory #culturalheritage
Join Adrienne & other great speakers to discuss planning for historic cemeteries in your community! This session will be presented next week here in #Jacksonville at the Florida Planning Conference.
#historicpreservation #culturalheritage #urbanplanning
Join Ennis and other great speakers at the Florida Planning Conference next week here in #Jacksonville! They'll be presenting on a panel regarding planning issues in Gullah Geechee Descendant Communities.
#urbanplanning #culturalheritage #historicpreservation #gullahgeechee
Scenes from a morning of overall vision and strategy team coordination for the LaVilla heritage trail project. #historicpreservation #culturalheritage #historicinterpretation #parksplanning #revitalization #placekeeping #publichistory
Last week, Ennis participated in a TEDxJacksonville panel focused on "Downtown: A City Rediscovering Its Center." Moderated by Laura Edgecombe, co-panelists included Sondra R. Fetner, Alex Sifakis and Kady Yellow.
#urbanplanning #revitalization #culturalheritage #jaxhistory
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No single organization is able to address complex challenges such as poverty and racial inequity alone. Our friends at @CFJacksonville were one of the first supporters of Out East and have been instrumental in the work we're doing with @CdcEastside & @LISCJax, take a look at what their support has enabled:
Greater El-Beth-EL-Divine Holiness Church is one of a few structures that survived urban renewal in #Jacksonville. The church was recently designated to the National Register of Historic Places & the congregation is working to find funding for restoration. #blackhistory
