Fairways Forest

Fairways Forest is an established, lovely Arlington neighborhood filled with friendly folks who began buying its 252 comfy, brick homes in the early ’70s. Its first residents were largely newcomers to Jacksonville who were relocated by corporations and the military branches, as well as hometowners wanting to move up to larger, modern homes. Jacksonville, first and foremost, is a Navy town...

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Charter Point

Arlington’s foundation is its large collection of distinct and unique neighborhoods. Once a rural area with half dozen enclaves, scores of subdivisions sprung up in the decades following the 1953 opening of the Mathews Bridge. These developments bonded into neighborhoods, whose associations bonded into councils, that would serve as a model for Jacksonville civic involvement today. The Charter...

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