Downtown Fresh Market Opens

[Bill Hoff]

I have my doubts about parking however, especially for when the other businesses open up.

Parking is/will be Publix-esque.

[spuwho]

Too funny. I go to Costco to get paper products and bulk items, staples, etc. Go to Publix for BOGO deals and convenience.

The Fresh Market by us isnt all that awesome. Stale product, inadequate ventilation, high prices on items that arent unique to them. We gave up.

I hope the Brooklyn store is successful however and all of the nearby development will keep it viable. I really want Corner Bakery Cafe.

[jaxjaguar]

^I saw literally 0 of the things you mentioned in my trips there last night and this afternoon... are you sure you went to the right store? lol

[ben says]

Too funny. I go to Costco to get paper products and bulk items, staples, etc. Go to Publix for BOGO deals and convenience.

The Fresh Market by us isnt all that awesome. Stale product, inadequate ventilation, high prices on items that arent unique to them. We gave up.

I hope the Brooklyn store is successful however and all of the nearby development will keep it viable. I really want Corner Bakery Cafe.

This is the exact opposite experience I've had on my frequent Fresh Market trips.

Talk about stale product: Publix BOGO. I gave up shopping BOGO there, as the quality isn't all that great (in my experience..)

[spuwho]

^I saw literally 0 of the things you mentioned in my trips there last night and this afternoon... are you sure you went to the right store? lol

Experiences always vary. It was a few years ago, we just never went back. Atlantic and San Pablo.

If the Brooklyn store was repeating that experience, they would really be in trouble. In this case, I doubt it.

[Know Growth]

Nothing here compares to the shops,markets I witnessed in Northern California........

Ah,so what-in the mean time,place a Fresh Market in,on or over the "West Side".

Yea,right.....

Obviously,Fresh Market was a Masterful Good Call.
Will claw my way there from the bowels of southwestern Avondale.

[Know Growth]

I have my doubts about parking however, especially for when the other businesses open up.

Parking is/will be Publix-esque.

Roosevelt or Five Points -esque??

[funwithteeth]

Talk about stale product: Publix BOGO. I gave up shopping BOGO there, as the quality isn't all that great (in my experience..)

Not just you. A lot of the BOGO stuff is fine if you have kids. (I don't, btw.) Outside of that it's either on junk food or things I will never have any need to have that much of at once. Taco shells? Pita pockets?

[Josh]

I have my doubts about parking however, especially for when the other businesses open up.

Parking is/will be Publix-esque.

Roosevelt or Five Points -esque??

Five Points. I imagine in the long run Brooklyn Station will be much worse than Publix.

[JaxJerry]

Could someone on this thread please give me their idea of "downtown" Jacksonville.  I grew up thinking that from Riverside Ave, downtown began around Bay street and the "core" centered around Hemming Park.  Now people speak of Brooklyn as being downtown, locations on the Southbank being downtown, and Avondale being within the urban core.  Is Talleyrand downtown?  If so, where do the suburbs begin?  Thanks for the input.

[johnnyliar]

Could someone on this thread please give me their idea of "downtown" Jacksonville.  I grew up thinking that from Riverside Ave, downtown began around Bay street and the "core" centered around Hemming Park.  Now people speak of Brooklyn as being downtown, locations on the Southbank being downtown, and Avondale being within the urban core.  Is Talleyrand downtown?  If so, where do the suburbs begin?  Thanks for the input.

Google lists this as downtown Jacksonville:
https://www.google.com/maps/vt/data=U4aSnIyhBFNIJ3A8fCzUmaVIwyWq6RtIfB4QKiGq_w,L2KbBoJiZwX3VFVKhoHUtOAmbNMseIRxs1KPUWJg9cVggbRwHtm3i0O3MVl7UT4qxtJnyfIZP6a0x01AfHE0ACweARWoXmjvstbCtTE0yqpkKWo4Oc-8dsZAUCueTqF-jCoRwavwBynzgQYaibfL3mj2RrDiLboJ-0vZc4vJljLMjY-ux9_1WcuQQNsFiwvYiN41qOW93lAQJZew

[acme54321]

Just drove by the Fresh Market and there were a ton of people walking between the store and the office building on Riverside.

[peestandingup]

Thanks for that explanation, Stephen. I always thought that was weird too. This area, to me geographically anyway, seemed more like Riverside than Downtown. I mean it's literally right down the road from the Arts Market.

To me, Downtown doesn't start until you cross over the bridge.

[Steve]

Also interesting is that the USPS Considers Brooklyn between Downtown and Forest St part of the 32202 ZIP Code. South of Forest St uses 32204.

Putting that aside, I'm excited for this development. Riverside has a great vibe, then it's dead between 95 and downtown, save for office workers from 8-5.

[jcjohnpaint]

Got to stop by today on my way to Downtown.  It was really packed.  Really convenient and they had a lot of food to go.