Is downtown fading?

[urbanlibertarian]

Addition through subtraction will not improve DT and will probably make things worse.  The jail and police bldg employ a lot of people.  The Bay St district and Cathedral District need that daily presence of workers especially with the impending migration of the courthouse and related offices to the west.

[JeffreyS]

Addition through subtraction will not improve DT and will probably make things worse.  The jail and police bldg employ a lot of people.  The Bay St district and Cathedral District need that daily presence of workers especially with the impending migration of the courthouse and related offices to the west.

+1

[Debbie Thompson]

Noone, like I told you at CPAC, I want to kayak or canoe with you too.  Send me a PM.  Let's set something up in the next few weeks. 

[respman]

Went to the Landing Sat around 8pm. The place was dead. Only 4 restaurants left in the upper section. Very sad.

[strider]

What is the current cost of living Downtown?  A few years ago, it seemed pretty high. Has that changed? How does it compare to other and more developed Downtowns?

[Anti redneck]

Went to the Landing Sat around 8pm. The place was dead. Only 4 restaurants left in the upper section. Very sad.

I think Sleiman just about gave up on it. It doesn't look any different now than when he first bought it.

[tufsu1]

Went to the Landing Sat around 8pm. The place was dead. Only 4 restaurants left in the upper section. Very sad.

so I guess you didn't go in the courtyard?

Friday night the place was packed, as Jake Own was performing at Mavericks....and there was a Gumbo festival in the courtyard Saturday afternoon.

Bottom line...the courtyard restaurants appear to be doing better of late.

[mtraininjax]

Well, the city does owe the Landing a parking deck.....

[Ocklawaha]

Went to the Landing Sat around 8pm. The place was dead. Only 4 restaurants left in the upper section. Very sad.

I think Sleiman just about gave up on it. It doesn't look any different now than when he first bought it.

Might not look like it did when Sleiman bought it, but at least now the elevators smell like urine.

[fsujax]

The upstairs food court does look bad, but I have to say it appears busier than it used to be. I go at least three times a week to the gym there. There always seems to be something going on in courtyard. It always helps to have something going on at the TUPAC or if there is a large meeting at the Hyatt. Several stores have also opened inside.

[urbanlibertarian]

The upstairs food court does look bad, but I have to say it appears busier than it used to be. I go at least three times a week to the gym there. There always seems to be something going on in courtyard. It always helps to have something going on at the TUPAC or if there is a large meeting at the Hyatt. Several stores have also opened inside.

Did I miss something?  When did they name the Times-Union Center after Tupac?

[Rynjny]

They really need some serious remodeling done for the Landing!. Really felt uncomfortable in that place.

[fsujax]

TUPAC is just fun to say! thanks for the back-up Stephen.

[tufsu1]

^ yeah...I made a mistake in a thread a long time back, assuming that someone was making racial comments when speaking of all the people that go to the Landing after TUPAC.

[copperfiend]

They really need some serious remodeling done for the Landing!. Really felt uncomfortable in that place.

The place needs a complete gutting. It is terrible. The inside is terribly outdated and the westside is a real dead zone. I give it a chance a few times a year and always leave thinking what a waste.