This lion’s head stands alone on a street corner in Jacksonville. I moved in on it to reveal both texture and detail that help tell its story. The furrowed brow and downcast eyes lead down to what appears to be a bag of fruit clamped within its jaws. There seems to be no reason for it to be here – there is no plaque or sign that tells its tale. I later researched this architectural fragment, and discovered that it is the sole surviving decorative element of a historic Jacksonville printing firm known as the H.&W.B. Drew Company. Founded in 1855, for well over a century Drew Printing was one of the oldest businesses in Florida in continuous operation. The great fire of 1901 destroyed its original building and a new one was built the following year. That building was demolished in 1971 to make way for Jacksonville’s soaring Wells-Fargo Center. All that remains of that Drew building built 112 years ago is this lion’s head, one of a pair of cast-stone creatures that once looked down upon the city from its ornate fourth floor façade.