Comments on: Jacksonville Maritime Museum Study

By: thelakelander

thelakelander — Thu, 25 May 2006 00:12:00 +0000

The Brooklyn riverwalk lot was considered for the following reasons.

1. City of Jax owns the land.

2. Fidelity is required to pay for the 1+ acre park lining the riverwalk.

3. Riverside Partners Tower’s retail will face a portion of the site.

4. Its halfway between the Landing and Cummer Museum.

5. Once Forest/Riverside Ave is complete, this site will be the gatewat to downtown from I-95/I-10.

6. Site as great visibility from Fuller Warren Bridge.

7. Maritime attraction would serve as a needed destination along the new riverwalk stretch.

**However, this site’s potential is greatly limited because of the fixed Acosta Bridge, which would limit the amount of visiting tall ships.**

joey marchy — Wed, 24 May 2006 23:09:00 +0000

I just thought there was a big disconnect by placing the Maritime Museum on the strip of land in Brooklyn. Thanks for clearing that up Lake.

thelakelander — Wed, 24 May 2006 17:24:00 +0000

Two of the alternative sites, keep the museum in Friendship Park. We believe those are the two with the most potential. The sites are:

1. the grass strip of land, owned by the city of Jacksonville, just south of the existing museum between the fountain and the Main Street Bridge.

2. The surface parking lot, at the base of the Acosta Bridge, currently owned by DOT and leased by JTA.