(08-01-2019, 08:01 AM)FBT Wrote:

(08-01-2019, 07:07 AM)hb1148 Wrote: It seems as if the pictures and renderings of renovations to downtown Jax have almost always been more impressive than the finished product. Lot J is one thing but the renovation of the docks has been discussed since I got here in the early 80s and probably before that. My general thought best described as "cautious optimism".

But how long ago did your grandfather live here?

Pretty much this.  It looks great on paper, and they seem to have it ready to go.  The last 3 renderings of the shipyards looked beautiful as well.  This one looks like if will make it to grounbreaking, so I am cautiously optimistic.

Maybe because the "novelty" of revitalizing downtown is gone, but these plans seem less grand than the initial Shipyards renderings Khan released a few years back. 

Daily's place, while a good facility, is more modest than initially proposed.

Based on the reports I saw, it'll take about three years to complete it all.  I would love to see the finished products, and how they will deal with gameday parking and the fair (hopefully they move the fair).

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