Urban Construction Update - January 2012

[fieldafm]

Does anyone know what's going on at Derby on Park?  I haven't seen any activity there since they did some initial tear out.  I'm going to be upset if they've closed my neighborhood breakfast spot and nothing comes of this new establishment.  I was under the impression it was supposed to be open at the beginning of the year but nothing has happened.   I had high hopes for this place.  Maybe they'll get it together one day.

They should start the build out any day now.  They just pulled the permits right before Christmas.  Maybe they are just waiting on the GC or a sub to start the next phase of work.  I wouldn't worry about it.  I actually just ate at the Southside location last week, and he was excited about opening the new place. 

[Tacachale]

How about we all embrace THE JACKSONVILLE STARS concept.  Tinted bronze statues of all of our famous, or infamous people scattered all along the walk would be an immediate hit, and allow us to touch more of our history. Imagine a teacher walking along with his/her 4Th grade class and introducing them to Babe Hardy, Tom Mix, or the boys from Ray Charles to the Allman Brothers. Have lunch with Al Capone the Barker Gang or Machine Gun Kelly. Doc Holiday, or our very own 'butcher shop owner' none other then John Wesley Hardin, from Bob Hayes to Mitchell Alonzo, Baseball GREAT from the Jacksonville Red Caps, WE COULD DO THIS.

The statues cost around $8,000/10,000 each and I bet we could raise the money and volunteers to place them.

Consider this an invitation to the JACKSONVILLE STARS ON FACEBOOK:
http://www.facebook.com/groups/223676907645678/

Ahem. Add Chief Saturiwa and I'm all about it. Perhaps de Laudonniere and Ribault while we're at it.

[CG7]

How about we all embrace THE JACKSONVILLE STARS concept.  Tinted bronze statues of all of our famous, or infamous people scattered all along the walk would be an immediate hit, and allow us to touch more of our history. Imagine a teacher walking along with his/her 4Th grade class and introducing them to Babe Hardy, Tom Mix, or the boys from Ray Charles to the Allman Brothers. Have lunch with Al Capone the Barker Gang or Machine Gun Kelly. Doc Holiday, or our very own 'butcher shop owner' none other then John Wesley Hardin, from Bob Hayes to Mitchell Alonzo, Baseball GREAT from the Jacksonville Red Caps, WE COULD DO THIS.

The statues cost around $8,000/10,000 each and I bet we could raise the money and volunteers to place the


That would be awesome. I'm going to contact the Jacksonville Historical Society, and see if they would be interested in helping. Maybe come up with a list in terms of priorities, because once the first is done, it will make adding others a snap.

[Noone]

MJ'ers, The old rail line that went over Hogans Creek is now half gone. Are you happy about this? Its not like boat traffic is going to be able to go great distances up the creek because of the close proximity to Bay St.

Anyone know what is the plan?

[dougskiles]

I didn't know that was an old RR bridge.  Is it the first one you come to from the river?

[Noone]

Yes.
And I'll stand corected if its not. I'm waiting for Ennis or Ock but I thought that I read on a previous thread that it transported materials. Ennis  photographed some old railroad ties next to the river.

Imagine how neat it would have been for that streetcar route to go along the river and over the bridge.

Does anybody have a clue as to what is going on?

[tufsu1]

I believe fieldafm was looking into this yesterday...it is being done by Public Works

[fieldafm]

It's being removed as part of a larger project to accomodate upstream flows by widening the creek outlet. 

I will have a full report next week.  It's amazing how much money it costs me to find out things that are 'publicly available' regarding Hogans Creek.   

[thelakelander]

It never was a railroad bridge.  The railroad bridge was demolished in 2003. 


Here is a historic image of the railroad bridge.



Left: 1994 Google Earth aerial - Railroad bridge is just north of recently demolished bridge.

Right: 2004 Google Earth aerial - Railroad bridge has been demolished as a part of Tri Legacy's failed Shipyard's project.