Comments on: The St. Johns skepticism http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/2006/05/05/the-st-johns-skepticism/ A blog about Downtown Jacksonville, Springfield, LaVilla, Brooklyn, the Southbank and San Marco. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:08:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Lola http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/2006/05/05/the-st-johns-skepticism/#comment-595 Lola Mon, 08 May 2006 04:34:00 +0000 http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/2006/05/05/the-st-johns-skepticism/#comment-595 I really, really want them to keep Friendship Fountain. I love being able to see it from the bridges; to me, it's an integral part of Southbank. I really, really want them to keep Friendship Fountain. I love being able to see it from the bridges; to me, it’s an integral part of Southbank.

]]> By: joey marchy http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/2006/05/05/the-st-johns-skepticism/#comment-594 joey marchy Sat, 06 May 2006 23:16:00 +0000 http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/2006/05/05/the-st-johns-skepticism/#comment-594 YES! I remember when there were trees on JTB, hell I even remember when there were trees on beach blvd! I think it is so laughable that everyone says things are messed up, the citizens, the media and City Hall. Yet things continue to stay the same. I just know Jacksonville is on the road to becoming the next Orlando. Oh well, at least in Jacksonville you can make a U-turn. YES! I remember when there were trees on JTB, hell I even remember when there were trees on beach blvd!

I think it is so laughable that everyone says things are messed up, the citizens, the media and City Hall. Yet things continue to stay the same.

I just know Jacksonville is on the road to becoming the next Orlando. Oh well, at least in Jacksonville you can make a U-turn.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/2006/05/05/the-st-johns-skepticism/#comment-593 Anonymous Sat, 06 May 2006 05:52:00 +0000 http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/2006/05/05/the-st-johns-skepticism/#comment-593 Is it just me, or is that tower leaning? :) Is it just me, or is that tower leaning? :)

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/2006/05/05/the-st-johns-skepticism/#comment-592 Anonymous Sat, 06 May 2006 05:51:00 +0000 http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/2006/05/05/the-st-johns-skepticism/#comment-592 If you want to see Jacksonville's future, take a drive out to Panama City Beach, Florida. There is no public beach left. There are 1000-story condos on one side of the road with each one's matching parking garage on the other. When you drive down front beach road, you literally cannot see the sun - it's like driving through a tunnel. They also have a problem now with about 2000 of those condos sitting empty. The developers are freaking. But that's the direction Jacksonville is headed - anybody can build anything anywhere as long as they throw the City some money. It's disgusting. If you want to see Jacksonville’s future, take a drive out to Panama City Beach, Florida. There is no public beach left. There are 1000-story condos on one side of the road with each one’s matching parking garage on the other. When you drive down front beach road, you literally cannot see the sun - it’s like driving through a tunnel. They also have a problem now with about 2000 of those condos sitting empty. The developers are freaking. But that’s the direction Jacksonville is headed - anybody can build anything anywhere as long as they throw the City some money. It’s disgusting.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/2006/05/05/the-st-johns-skepticism/#comment-591 Anonymous Sat, 06 May 2006 02:01:00 +0000 http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/2006/05/05/the-st-johns-skepticism/#comment-591 I am disappointed that Peyton's roadmap doesn't have a guiding principle for saving some land to NOT BE DEVLOPED. Jesus, the way this city is going every single damn thing is going to to be paved over soon. Remember when there were TREES on JTB? Imagine that. I am disappointed that Peyton’s roadmap doesn’t have a guiding principle for saving some land to NOT BE DEVLOPED. Jesus, the way this city is going every single damn thing is going to to be paved over soon. Remember when there were TREES on JTB? Imagine that.

]]> By: thelakelander http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/2006/05/05/the-st-johns-skepticism/#comment-590 thelakelander Fri, 05 May 2006 19:11:00 +0000 http://www.urbanjacksonville.info/2006/05/05/the-st-johns-skepticism/#comment-590 I'm pretty confident this will happen. Hines is in better financial shape than Related (who is taking a hit on their Miami investments) and this project is MUCH smaller in nature (300 units vs. 2,000 units). I’m pretty confident this will happen. Hines is in better financial shape than Related (who is taking a hit on their Miami investments) and this project is MUCH smaller in nature (300 units vs. 2,000 units).

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