(01-11-2019, 12:36 PM)TrivialPursuit Wrote:

(01-11-2019, 12:33 PM)Kane Wrote: I'll say this as an out-of-towner who recently went to his first live Jaguars game in J-Ville.
It's like a stadium was built between the interstate and the hood..... apologies to anyone currently living in that area... but it was relatively uncomfortable walking from where we parked through what I guess was the Sheriffs office and jail and among a bunch of run down buildings and low income housing areas.
Closer to the stadium was not as bad, obviously... where all the fun tailgating and bars are.
I don't have much to compare it to but I know I remember thinking about night games and safety. Also, aesthetics in general.

Hopefully Shad and the city (and tax payers) can figure out something better. For Jacksonville and its fans.

Yea the neighborhood right after the Acosta bridge was 4th worst in the nation.. 1 in 4 chance of being a victim of a violent crime.

That is my feeling when I am in some of the rough parts; "My odds of something bad happening here are a lot better than if I was off san Pablo or somewhere around where I live.". I do not generally do a whole lot of work in those areas but since I started on a contract for JEA I have been called out to areas I don't typically venture. one thing I will say is the residents in the area that I meet when I come to clean their driveways are generally super nice and always offer something to drink or eat when I show up.

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