Metropolitan Park Concepts Revealed

[Tacachale]

The big question is where is the 20 foot alligator statue going?  Bill Delaney, don't you let it get demolished.  Either move it next to the T-Rex on beach blvd or donate it to Tailgater's parking. Don't let an iconic piece of Jacksonville get destroyed.

Don't worry, I will chain myself to that thing before letting it get demolished. But I'm happy to say the plan is absolutely to keep it as the Duval icon it is. I just spoke to the Parks director, and they haven't chosen a specific location but want it to be somewhere with high visibility. It also doesn't necessarily need to be in this park if a better, more visible spot is identified.

I'm sure our Jaxson readers have ideas, and I'm happy to pull them all together and share them.

[Tacachale]

Instead of the "Lerp" statue, we should have gone with a 50 ft replica of Rex.

It's authentically Jacksonville, a great photo-op for locals or visitors, and would provide a symbol that would be instantly recognizable as Jacksonville if shown on an NFL broadcast or marketing brochure.

Not sure you can even safely get a photo of Rex where he's currently at.

That boy BELONGS on the riverfront and in skyline shots.

I know that years ago the city offered to buy Rexy and move him, but the owners of the shopping center opted to keep him there. He's over 50 years old now so he qualifies as a historic structure, so it may be time to restart the conversation.

[jaxlongtimer]

He's over 50 years old now so he qualifies as a historic structure, so it may be time to restart the conversation.

I bet a lot of Jaxson posters are "historic" too based on this approach  .

[Ken_FSU]

Instead of the "Lerp" statue, we should have gone with a 50 ft replica of Rex.

It's authentically Jacksonville, a great photo-op for locals or visitors, and would provide a symbol that would be instantly recognizable as Jacksonville if shown on an NFL broadcast or marketing brochure.

Not sure you can even safely get a photo of Rex where he's currently at.

That boy BELONGS on the riverfront and in skyline shots.

I know that years ago the city offered to buy Rexy and move him, but the owners of the shopping center opted to keep him there. He's over 50 years old now so he qualifies as a historic structure, so it may be time to restart the conversation.

Maybe a larger mega-Rexy on the riverfront if they don't want to move him 

News4Jax has more details of the full proposed site plan, with some good callouts of the different proposed features.

[Jax_Developer]

60/600 parking spots accounted for!