Saying good bye to old courthouse

[tufsu1]

I wonder what Ted Pappas envisions to replace the old courthouse?

http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/blog/2012/05/great-idea-for-the-riverfront-site-of.html

I'm sure it is pure genious.

Of course Mr. Burr wrote in his editorial last week this tidbit....

"Move the train station back to Prime Osborn, and relocate the Greyhound bus staion there, eliminating that Downtown eyesore.  Build a convention center, if we must, at the beach, where most visitors would rather be anyway."

I sure am glad to know this is the guy in charge of what gets written in the Business Journal.

[fsujax]

I agree with the train station move, but the CC to the Beach? really? just exactly where would we put it out there?

[cline]

CC to the Beach is a moronic idea.

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

I wonder what Ted Pappas envisions to replace the old courthouse?

http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/blog/2012/05/great-idea-for-the-riverfront-site-of.html

One can only hope it doesn't involve closing down Bay St for construction.  and then 2 weeks before furniture is to be moved in, realize that the building's footprint is actually in the middle of Bay St. and that we'll need to have emergency meeting to determine whether or not to close Bay down permanently or to bend it around by Forsythe...

[justinthered]

[Non-RedNeck Westsider]

Dislike. 

BTW, why didn't he use a more recent picture with Berkman II crumbling in the background?

[justinthered]

Aren't they planning on putting the USS Adams over near the friendship fountain? Kinda would defeat the purpose of putting one over near this thing. I also think a really high quality aquarium would work near the river better than a lot of that stuff

[fieldafm]

Dear God, that's abominable. 

[urbaknight]

Dear God, that's abominable.

I do like this idea. The USS Adams would be a better fit there than the way out of the way location that's planed.

[thelakelander]

CC to the Beach is a moronic idea.

Wouldn't a convention center either exceed the 35' height limit or result in multiple city blocks being torn down at the beach?

As for the space needle and brutalist plaza rendering, aren't we about 50 years too late?  Wait a minute...what the....is that an asphalt lot with planes parked on it behind the Hyatt?

Even though I'm a Miami Heat fan and no offense to the architect, this gif sums up what needs to immediately happen with the space needle idea:

[thelakelander]

I do like this idea. The USS Adams would be a better fit there than the way out of the way location that's planed.

One of the Shipyard piers would be better than both the Southbank and the courthouse site, imo.

[urbaknight]

I do like this idea. The USS Adams would be a better fit there than the way out of the way location that's planed.

One of the Shipyard piers would be better than both the Southbank and the courthouse site, imo.

I agree, that would be better, plus we wouldn't have to spend 5 mil on building a new pier.

Why so much? I think the city needs to get another estimate. But you know how the city rolls, get as little bang for the buck with the highest expense possible.

[fsujax]

I really believe the old Shipyards site is where the USS Adams should go, turn that space into a military, maritime museum space anchored by the Adams. No highrise condos needed to activate the space. Just think how cool it would look driving over the Hart Bridge and looking over at that area if the Adams were there. I think the space near the Acosta Bridge is too small with not much room for expansion and the ship will be hidden.

[Tacachale]

I wonder what Ted Pappas envisions to replace the old courthouse?

http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/blog/2012/05/great-idea-for-the-riverfront-site-of.html

This?


http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/print-edition/2012/06/01/viewpoint-celebrate-downtowns.html

[tufsu1]

this was the idea shown in Arbus 4 years ago