Jaguars amphitheater, flex field construction to begin next month

[remc86007]

^and build some places for people to live downtown. Hopefully the Barnett bank building apartments will lease quickly and encourage other developers to take the plunge on the northbank.

[Adam White]

I agree about people living downtown. Otherwise, you get people coming in for events and then leaving when they're done. Putting a decent number of venues downtown isn't going to solve the problems of the area.

[KenFSU]

^Residential is quietly beginning to happen already. Aside from the Trio, we're seeing it spring up all over Lavilla, the Southbank, and even the CBD with FSCJs new dorms. Not to mention big residential projects like 200 Riverside and the Aetna apartments. I think people underestimate how much movement there's been on that front in the last year. With the entertainment district in particular, I personally think that the biggest problem is the lack of places to hang out, eat dinner, grab drinks or coffee, etc. before and after events. As projects like Doro District, Phase I of the Shipyards, and others come online, I think we'll see residential follow.

[Adam White]

^Residential is quietly beginning to happen already. Aside from the Trio, we're seeing it spring up all over Lavilla, the Southbank, and even the CBD with FSCJs new dorms. Not to mention big residential projects like 200 Riverside and the Aetna apartments. I think people underestimate how much movement there's been on that front in the last year. With the entertainment district in particular, I personally think that the biggest problem is the lack of places to hang out, eat dinner, grab drinks or coffee, etc. before and after events. As projects like Doro District, Phase I of the Shipyards, and others come online, I think we'll see residential follow.

Well, if you subscribe to the so-called "free market" philosphy some on this forum espouse, those options will spring up once there is a demand. We'll see. I think there will need to be more of a neighborhood fabric developed before stuff like that happens - because you will need people to patronize those establishments year-round, not just when there is an event on.

[remc86007]

There is no doubt that plenty of residential development is happening all around downtown (and closing in), there just isn't much in the core of the northbank yet. I imagine it won't be long, and I hope when it happens, there will be new towers built. I know it's probably overly optimistic to think that residential towers over 10 stories will be built anytime soon, but I think it will happen eventually.

[downtownbrown]

Berkman Freakin Two

[lastdaysoffla]

I was downtown last night right before the Shrimps played and rode over to Daily's Place. Tedeschi Trucks Band was a doing a soundcheck. I got right up to the fence next to the scoreboard nearest the river. The venue looked great, the sound was great. The lights looked awesome.

There were of course a lot of unfinished details, especially with the landscaping, some temporary fencing but all in all it looked ready.

I was talking with one of the ushers at the baseball stadium and he mentioned the fact that the upper levels didn't have bathrooms and that concert goers would have to take the bridges into the stadium and use the bathrooms there. I thought that was kind of odd, but a good space saving measure.

I would expect complaints about that to be among the first we see.

[KenFSU]

If you go to Daily's Place Twitter, there are some cool videos from opening night. For a 5,500 seat venue, it looks quite intimate. Would love to see all that concrete dressed up a bit, and I hope they find a way to make some LCD panels happen, but overall, I think it's going to be a fantastic venue.

[Keith-N-Jax]

I wonder if that's part of the plan, it's looks nice but doing something with that concrete would be nice, also nice to build a facility and parking not be an issue. That saved quite a few bucks.

[KenFSU]

Really does look quite nice when the crowd files in and the sun starts to go down:

View from stage:
https://twitter.com/dailysplace/status/868621510201798656

Khan welcoming the crowd:
https://twitter.com/dailysplace/status/868623537308934144

View from balcony:
https://twitter.com/BrittDionneTV/status/868628398263947264

Curry's seat:


Randoms:

[KenFSU]

[RattlerGator]

Great pictures!

It was truly impressive. Energetic crowd, phenomenal band. Great night for Jacksonville. I hope they did a video recording of the event; should make for a great concert video. I liked the opening act, too. Jon Cleary. Damn good New Orleans sound.

One curiosity that I guess shouldn't have surprised me but it did.

I was stunned how few black folks I saw in the audience. And I had what I guess is something of a black-white moment when the Tedeschi Trucks Band did one of their encore songs. I was pretty certain it would be an Allman Brothers selection for obvious reasons. And it was. Everybody around me knew the tune and started singing it with gusto.

I had no clue what the song was, and -- yes --I think I do know more than one Allman Brothers song.

Statesboro Blues was the selection. Oh, well. I guess I'll have to give a listen or three.

[spuwho]

Great pictures!

It was truly impressive. Energetic crowd, phenomenal band. Great night for Jacksonville. I hope they did a video recording of the event; should make for a great concert video. I liked the opening act, too. Jon Cleary. Damn good New Orleans sound.

One curiosity that I guess shouldn't have surprised me but it did.

I was stunned how few black folks I saw in the audience. And I had what I guess is something of a black-white moment when the Tedeschi Trucks Band did one of their encore songs. I was pretty certain it would be an Allman Brothers selection for obvious reasons. And it was. Everybody around me knew the tune and started singing it with gusto.

I had no clue what the song was, and -- yes --I think I do know more than one Allman Brothers song.

Statesboro Blues was the selection. Oh, well. I guess I'll have to give a listen or three.

Rattler, sorry if the audience demographic wasnt to your liking.  Will I see you at Dailys on June 28th??

Stephen will be there June 10th, perhaps you two could enjoy the show together?

I know I will be there June 30th myself.

Take your grandkids on August 5th, they will love it.

In other words, the place is for everyone, every style, every genre.

[Keith-N-Jax]

Looks awesome and even better filled with people

[I-10east]

Looks even better than the renderings!!! Not often is that the case with projects.