McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, McDuff Ave S - McCoys Creek has two points of origin that merge. The southern start flows under McDuff Avenue and several residential areas.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Gilmore St - Walking the creek near my studio I found this interesting remnant of the Gilmore St crossing. The small bridge was still intact but completely overgrown. Gilmore was truncated when Roosevelt Blvd was constructed with no proper termination of the street.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Rosselle St - Like a tombstone, this leftover storm sewer casting is resting on the bank with vines starting to grow over it.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Rosselle St - I drive this road everyday on the way to the studio, which goes over the creek and under Roosevelt Blvd. I never realized I was crossing a historic creek, just an overgrown ditch in need of maintenance.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Rosselle St - flowing under Rosselle St, the creek disappears into a tangle of vegetation.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Lenox Ave - Here is where the creek passes under I-10, near a small concrete footbridge. I wonder what was here before that neccesitated the construction of the footbridge as a permanent structure.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Edison Ave - Parts of the creek still appear wild, which I'm sure is not part of the city plan for the park.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Edison Ave - A new bridge, looking good.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Fitzgerald St - Another neighborhood bridge, was hoping the design could be more responsive to the residential/park setting instead of a massive hunk of moldy concrete.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, McCoys Creek Blvd - one of the bridges along McCoys Creek Blvd near the point where the northern section meets. The creek is filled with vegetation and not accessible from the adjacent park area.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Orchard St, Westbrook Park - The northern start occurs further north of this point beyond 3rd Street. The creek flows through residential areas as a drainage canal then as a small stream. Westbrook Park is good example of an urban greenspace that serves the surrounding neighborhood.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Broadway Ave, Westbrook Park - a view of Westbrook Park from Broadway. the neighborhood green space with a creek needing some maintenance.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Broadway Ave, Westbrook Park - From Broadway the creek flows towards Beaver St out of the neighborhoods and into the more industrialized areas.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Webster St, Hollybrook Park - Along Hollybrook Avenue is a densly wooded area where the creek runs wild. This is how I envision the natural state to be, without the trash and tires of course.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Webster St, Hollybrook Park - the extent of the debris along the creek is disheartening. I don't know why throwing trash in the creek is

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Webster St - A new bridge, already impassable due to lack of maintenance.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Webster St - many areas of unexpected beauty exists along the creek, you just have to look for them.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Hollybrook Park - Security around the creek is hap-hazard, fenced off areas with openings do nothing.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Hollybrook Park - At this point the north and south feeder creeks meet and the creek flows east.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Broward St - Two large retaining ponds border the creek on Heywood Dowling Drive. They are probably part of the flood mitigation that was a recurring problem along McCoys Creek Blvd, a problem never solved.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, King St - one of two large retaining ponds divided by King St.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Leland St - vegetation along the old McCoys Creek Blvd.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Crystal St - roadway construction as McCoys Creek Blvd is being removed.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, King St - view of the roadway where the creek flows under King St.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, King St - existing bridge over King St

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, King St - Looking northeast from the King St bridge is a view of wildness and lush Florida flora, nature reclaiming the creek in the only way it can.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Broward St - the creation of a new landscape.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Nixon St - the buffer between McCoys Creek Blvd and the houses.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Stockton and McCoys Creek Blvd - major changes for traffic patterns in the area.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Stockton and McCoys Creek Blvd - A remnant of an old bridge passing over Stockton St is reminiscent of the historic nature of the creek and the importance assigned to the crossing.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Stockton and McCoys Creek Blvd - A brief glimpse of natural life from the Stockton St bridge, two more steps and it is gone.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Goodwin and McCoys Creek Blvd - McCoys Creek Blvd in the process of removal, itself becoming a waterway after a recent rain. The park running along the creek was well intended but lacking in proper drainage, causing constant flooding for the neighborhood.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Myrtle Ave - a view of I-95 from the Myrtle St bridge. Thousands of cars cross the creek everyday in the frenetic rush to go somewhere.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Myrtle Ave - the Myrtle St bridge, a quiet spot, never seen anyone fishing here.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Chelsea St and Park St - between Brooklyn Park and Park St the shoreline is pretty wild., growing undisturbed for 20-30 years. Not close to the original wildness, but a hint of what the creek could become.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Park St - From the Park St overpass the creek flows in the shadow of Jacksonville’s skyline, an idea of what could be for more of the creek’s footprint.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, Chelsea St and Park St - Directly under the Park St overpass is an area where the homeless take residence. I was shocked to find this in the newly gentrified area of apartments and stores. I was relieved that no one was there.

McCoys Creek, Jacksonville FL, at the St Johns River - the creek exits through large culverts under the former Times Union building, now cleared. We hope to see the creek again as the structures covering the waterway are removed.