City has one of U.S. great neighborhoods

The Riverside/Avondale area of Jacksonville has been named on the American Planning Association’s 2010 Great Places in America as one of the organization’s 10 “Great Neighborhoods.”

Referring to the adjoining areas on the banks of the St. John’s River west of Downtown as “Jacksonville’s hidden gem,” the planning association notes that the neighborhoods comprise two historic districts that spread over eight miles and are on the National Register of Historic Places.