Julington Creek Community Analysis

Oh, how the times have changed. My once small and serene neighborhood is transforming into an expansive and raucous city of its very own. Yes, the hospitable community of Julington Creek is gone forever, instead being exchanged for the bustling city life. My home, Julington Creek, is now a vastly different area than it was when I first moved to Florida, it is growing at an uncontrollable rate, loosing sizable plots of wooded land, and has lost its true identity as a community.
When I first moved to Julington Creek, the last homes were finishing construction and the first families were just beginning to settle in. Since this was a suburban area, it was mostly composed of houses located near schools, but there also happened to be a local grocery store, some miscellaneous small businesses, and a few fast-food restaurants. That was it. There were no large corporation stores around the corner or cars driving at night; in fact, there wasn’t much commotion at all. Fast forward twelve years and this sight is …show more content…
It wasn’t uncommon to see a strip of trees on either side of the road spanned for miles. In fact, there were so many trees that a large section was reserved as a tree farm, which produced lumber for local homes. Additionally, these woodlands made it feel as though Julington Creek was a completely different entity of Jacksonville, no one could have ever guessed this was the suburbs of Jacksonville. However, due to land expansion, this once wooded area has transformed into the pavement needed for roads and parking lots. Also, animal habitats have been destroyed, which has resulted in numerous roadside carcasas for those wandering wildlife searching for their land. As for the tree farm, it was cleared and became a high school, although small sections of it remain intact.Rather than standing apart, this neighborhood feels as if it has integrated with the city of Jacksonville