The Corner at Debs opens in Jacksonville's Eastside

The historic grocery store is back in business after being closed for 13 years.


  • By Max Marbut
  • | 6:33 p.m. September 4, 2024
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More than 100 Eastside residents gathered for the opening of The Corner at Debs, the restored grocery store at 1478 Florida Ave., north of the Sports Complex.
More than 100 Eastside residents gathered for the opening of The Corner at Debs, the restored grocery store at 1478 Florida Ave., north of the Sports Complex.
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Witnessed by more than 100 Eastside neighborhood residents, contributors and supporters, The Corner at Debs Store opened for business with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 4.

The project at 1478 Florida Ave., a few blocks north of the Downtown Sports Complex, includes the revival of a 90-year-old grocery store that closed in 2011 on the ground floor. A VyStar Credit Union Financial Fitness Center and Goodwill Industries of North Florida workforce development center are on the second floor.

Joe Debs, president of Debs Store LLC and grandson of the store’s founders, speaks at the ribbon-cutting for the store in Jacksonville's Eastside.
City of Jacksonville
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