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New page: Eastside is a residential neighborhood in Pensacola between the Long Hollow and East Hill neighborhoods. It is centered roughly around the Martin Luther King Jr Drive and [...
[[Eastside]] is a residential neighborhood in Pensacola between the [[Long Hollow]] and [[East Hill]] neighborhoods. It is centered roughly around the [[Martin Luther King Jr Drive]] and [[Davis Highway]] corridor and bounded by [[Baars Street]] to the north, [[Cervantes Street]] to the south, [[Hayne Street]] to the west, and between [[6th Avenue|6th]] and [[9th Avenue]]s to the east.
==History==
Eastside is contained within the [[East King Tract]], one of several land grants awarded to prominent citizens during [[Spanish rule]]. When Jim Crow laws were abolished in the 1940s, Eastside was settled by large numbers of African-Americans who were previously restricted to Pensacola's west side. It is the birthplace of [[Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr.]], the first African-American to become a four-star general in the United States armed forces.
==Neighborhood Association==
The '''Eastside Neighborhood Improvement Association''' was formed in [[1999]]. One of its projects is a proposal to establish an African-American history trail.
==Landmarks==
*Home of General [[Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr.]]
*[[Magee Field]]
*[[H&O Café]]
*[[E.S. Cobb Center]]
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[[Category:Neighborhoods]]
==History==
Eastside is contained within the [[East King Tract]], one of several land grants awarded to prominent citizens during [[Spanish rule]]. When Jim Crow laws were abolished in the 1940s, Eastside was settled by large numbers of African-Americans who were previously restricted to Pensacola's west side. It is the birthplace of [[Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr.]], the first African-American to become a four-star general in the United States armed forces.
==Neighborhood Association==
The '''Eastside Neighborhood Improvement Association''' was formed in [[1999]]. One of its projects is a proposal to establish an African-American history trail.
==Landmarks==
*Home of General [[Daniel "Chappie" James, Jr.]]
*[[Magee Field]]
*[[H&O Café]]
*[[E.S. Cobb Center]]
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[[Category:Neighborhoods]]