Adaptive Reuse: Orlando's Church Street Station

[thelakelander]

What happens when city after city makes the same expensive mistake in their quest to revitalize downtown? Here's a look at how another failed 1980s urban retail marketplace was converted into a new use: Orlando's Church Street Station.

Full article: https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/adaptive-reuse-orlandos-church-street-station/

[Pastor Eric Wester]

Once more, thanks for providing examples of what is possible.  As is noted in the article, a simple structure of steel plant, glass and concrete is not the determinative factor. This adaptive reuse illustrates redevelopment in action. As a minor sidelight, some interesting Jacksonville connections noted in the article, too - Trio, Barnett. Thanks.