(03-31-2022, 07:25 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(03-31-2022, 04:33 PM)NewJagsCity Wrote: That would be beyond cool.

Knock it down and build anew at the corner of Butler and I-295.  You wont have to worry about any Lot-J/Renassaince Place vote, or attracting business development or entertainment; they will line up for the rights to develop in that area.  Sorry, downtown, but you're dead and have been for 40 years.  You've had multiple chances and you still stink. Blow it up and start over.

I'd much prefer finally making downtown what it should be with a new stadium and waterfront retail/dining/nightlife district than building a stadium in a boring, generic suburb. 

Suburban sprawl is what ruined downtown and sprawling a vital component of the city to a suburb is like giving up without a fight. 

Other cities have revitalized faded areas to their former glory with new stadiums and adjoining developments. I'd like to see Jacksonville do the same.

Other cities aren't structured like Jacksonville where the township proper is the entire county due to consolidation. That's the reason for the suburban sprawl.

You could build it south of Butler along the Intercoastal. Closer to the Beach and established nightlife. That could be developed from scratch and wouldn't have to end up as a 'boring, generic suburb'. We always talk about 'blowing up the team and starting from scratch', and when they don't, people go ballistic. Why is the stadium any different? It's an extension of the team. Spending good money after bad. And by the way, as someone who worked downtown for 30 years, there's nothing particularly exciting about downtown.

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