Eight things you didn't know about Jacksonville, Fla.

3. It was Hollywood before Hollywood. Once called the 'Winter Film Capital of the World,'' Jacksonville hosted 30 film studios from 1908 to the mid-1920s, when most moved to that other place in California. Since then, films shot partly or completely in the area have included 'Creature From the Black Lagoon,'' 'GI Jane,'' and 'Forces of Nature.''
3. It was Hollywood before Hollywood.

Once called the "Winter Film Capital of the World,'' Jacksonville hosted 30 film studios from 1908 to the mid-1920s, when most moved to that other place in California. Since then, films shot partly or completely in the area have included "Creature From the Black Lagoon,'' "GI Jane,'' and "Forces of Nature.''

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Guide to Jacksonville

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