A Southern Music Hall of Fame in Jacksonville?

[thelakelander]

I assume 1,000 parking spaces would be for full build out, not phase 1?

[cayohueso]

Awesome idea! This would be a great fit for Jacksonville. A converted church and expansion would be a cool idea with a nod towards gospel/soul and its influence on southern rock and rock in general. This is great Jacksonville history and I hope it happens.

[Timkin]

This would be an amazing destination for our City.   

The Armory seems like a fit for this..

Annie Lytle is also a fit, though obviously a larger tab.  The advantage is that A/L predates the use of asbestos, so at least that would be a plus.  Finding parking shouldn't be too much of an issue , when most of Brooklyn is vacant.

[thelakelander]

You're probably not going to find 1,000 ground level parking spaces anywhere in downtown Jacksonville.  For example, the Armory has somewhere between 160 and 170 spaces.  To get 1,000, you'd have to build a pretty big garage.  Just to compare, the seven story courthouse garage covers a full city block and contains 1,350 spaces.  I can't imagine you would need that many spaces for a 10,000 square foot building.

[sheclown]

You're probably not going to find 1,000 ground level parking spaces anywhere in downtown Jacksonville.  For example, the Armory has somewhere between 160 and 170 spaces.  To get 1,000, you'd have to build a pretty big garage.  Just to compare, the seven story courthouse garage covers a full city block and contains 1,350 spaces.  I can't imagine you would need that many spaces for a 10,000 square foot building.

Good point Lake.

[johnnyman]

I like this idea.

[hughsimpson]

1000 parking spaces do not have to be located at facility. Just need to be convenient to it. Are any of the proposed buildings on the monorail circuit?

[Cheshire Cat]

Hugh, I hope you will stick with us here in Jacksonville.  Your idea would be a winner all the way around for our city and country music lovers.  Regarding the mold you spoke about in the Armory, do you have any insight into how extensive it is and the clean up costs?  This would seem to be something that could be negotiated with the city.  Don't give up on us here.  We would love to have this Music Hall!

[Debbie Thompson]

Hugh, the former Claude Nolan Cadillac Building/Warehouse, Orange and Main, on Confederate Park, and with a parking garage, is also on the market.  Environmental clean up needed, but maybe we can find funding for that somehow.  Just another possibility. 

As for the Skyway, Claude Nolan is about a 5 minute or so walk from the Skyway station at the Rosa Parks bus station, and the Skyway runs to the Kings Avenue multi-story parking garage.  The Armory is another two blocks. from Rosa Parks. Easy walking distance to both.

[ben says]

Anne Little!

[Debbie Thompson]

Looking at the other thread, Snyder Memorial Church (Hemming Plaza) are on the Skyway line, station at Hemming.  And the Prime Osborn also on the Skyway line.  (Although Ock will tell you the Prime Osborn needs to be the Jacksonville Terminal again, and I'd have to agree with him.)

Maybe we should merge these two threads about this?

[hughsimpson]

Believe I am NOT giving up on J'ville as I am third generation. I am glad the Skyway is so convenient to these locations! The Armory allows for continued growth and also I understand from one of my Board members has a large auditorium that could be used for events.

Thanks and let's keep Rockin and Rollin!

Hugh

[ricker]

Love TIMKINs idea of adapting Annie Lytle to a House of Blues hybrid, live music venue/musem.
AND/OR
locate the MUSEUM on MAIN STREET in Springfield and tie the two together with streetcar/skyway

Aside, I hope to see the day when we see the realization of a vision of AL/ps#4 being used as either a tech school, private high school, with live music bookings on weekends when classrooms are locked and secured,

PARKING THERE IS NOT AN ISSUE with the Fidelity garage nearly empty on the weekends.
Tie the planned dogpark to the Riverside Arts Market and DT via the northbank riverwalk, and Hogans Creek Greenway to Shands, and FSCJ, Edward Waters, circle the inner ring neighborhoods with streetcar on SR111, and link them into the CBD like a spider web.

Hasn't RPDS recovered from over $10million in construction loans?
Doesn't Mr.Milne, the owner of Annie Lytle sit as a board member of BOTH Tarpon Holdings AND RPDS??

HMMMM

[hughsimpson]

I wonder if that is same Milne family that were my Mom's best friends?

Stephen and I discussed the Synder location and personally it seems ideal. A Skyway station right there. 3 or 4 venues for performances within blocks. Close to library. Hemming Park right out the front door. 4 or so blocks from the River. 10,000 sq ft of space on first floor. Potential expandable space next door. Loads of restaurants.

[Cheshire Cat]

The Snyder location would be excellent. The building is beautiful and would certainly qualify for historic rehab credits.  The acoustics in the old church are fantastic and people could spill out into Hemming park in the evenings.  It would also bring much needed attention to the downtown.  The city has held onto the church far too long and I honestly think there is a good deal to be had with the church.  The city cannot afford to maintain it and have not done a very good job with it to date.  Having the music hall there would be fantastic.    Now how about Annie Lytle becoming a country themed inn and restaurant with entertainment?  Look out Nashville.



Diane M.