Inside the Park View Inn

[Timkin]

couldn't tell you . I was never in it. but it seems abandoned..  The Kyle Funeral Home is the one I am speaking of.. think its 3 or 4 story Brick.  kind of a nice looking Facade ... probably will follow suit of all the vacated buildings....Vandalism , etc .

[Tamara]

I was wondering, does anyone have pictures of the Park View Inn when it first opened? I have searched the internet for old pics of it and can't find any. It would be really interesting to see this building in its hay day!

[Cliffs_Daughter]

This is all I have - not a picture per se, but an actual postcard from it when it was still called the Heart of Jacksonville. Nice when it was brand new.

[Timkin]

Wow.....what a mess it is now.  I have no idea why they changed it to look like it currently does. It was actually attractive in the rendering .

[oldschool]

My wife, who was my girlfriend at the time and I stayed at the Heart of Jacksonville Hotel back in 1977. We stayed on the floor that the pool was on. I remember walking down the hallway then through a breezeway and out to the pool area. We were only 18 and 16 at the time. Its a shame that is has fallen into such disrepair. So sad as it was so nice back then.

[thelakelander]

Since I made this post nearly 8 years ago, I do know that the gas plant survived the Great Fire of 1901. There's a picture floating around on this site somewhere, showing everything (except it) being in ruins during the fire's aftermath.

[Houseboat Mike]

so reading through the entire thread, at some point in the last 6 years they tore down everything but the parking structure and then...stopped? Last time I drove through there a couple months ago, it looked like it was abandoned...again.

[KenFSU]

More housing, incoming:

https://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2018/01/11/downtown-eyesore-may-soon-be-developed-but.html

[JaxJersey-licious]

https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/park-view-inn-garage-site-downtown-sells-for-dollar2-5-million

So now that this eyesore has been sold, any speculations about the new owners or future plans for the property?

[thelakelander]

Was this project considered to be one of the developments proposed or in review in the recent State of Downtown report?

[Captain Zissou]

I do not trust any business entity called Prestige Worldwide to have any success developing this property.

[marcuscnelson]

Was this project considered to be one of the developments proposed or in review in the recent State of Downtown report?

It doesn't look like it. No mention in the report or on the development map.

[jaxlongtimer]

https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/park-view-inn-garage-site-downtown-sells-for-dollar2-5-million

So now that this eyesore has been sold, any speculations about the new owners or future plans for the property?

Based on the Ford plant decision, maybe an oil refinery as long as it offers at least one more new job to the City .  Anything to "support" downtown.

[acme54321]

Not sure if I missed something, but did Gateway Jax buy this property?

I know they picked up the buildings across main, but I noticed this had their fencing up around it.  It would be amazing if that area got redeveloped with the old Claude Nolan building restored.

[thelakelander]

Yes, Gateway Jax purchased this block as well.