Cultural Heritage and Historic Preservation

See small sample of The Lance Taylor Collection of images of historic architectural sites in the United States, primarily featuring Florida and Georgia. The images, dated between 2005-2011, provide visual documentation of athletic venues, bridges, cemeteries, churches and synagogues, clubs and associations, college campuses, commercial enterprises, financial institutions, fire stations, hospitals, hotels, libraries, lighthouses, memorials and monuments, museums, national parks, post offices, public buildings, residences, schools, signs and historic markers, and theaters.

The Collection contains the personal papers and business / professional files of George W. (Washington) Simons, Jr., a prominent Jacksonville, Florida, city planner active in the Southeastern United States in the twentieth century. His preparation of Florida's first comprehensive municipal plan (Jacksonville, 1929) launched his professional career as a municipal consultant, and over a forty year period he was retained by over seventy municipalities to prepare city, county, regional and zoning plans, reports and studies. His plans for major Florida cities include: Tampa, Orlando, Pensacola, Fort Lauderdale, and Miami Beach.