On Sept. 10, 1964, Hurricane Dora smashed ashore just after midnight as the first hurricane to hit Jacksonville head-on. The category four storm swept damaging floodwaters through several historic oceanfront sites, destroying the finely-appointed dining room at Le Chateau with its silk-draped ceiling and blowing out the back wall of the Atlantic Beach Hotel.
Last week, Hurrican...
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