7 riverfront dining experiences that no longer exist

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thelakelander

Yesterday at 12:03:29 PM
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Today, the average person will struggle to find a restaurant to dine along the river in downtown that is not located inside of a hotel. However, riverfront dining was a part of downtown's identity for more than a century. Here is a look at seven downtown riverfront dining experiences that no longer exist.

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Ken_FSU

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Yesterday at 03:07:31 PM
Anyone know more details about why Harbormasters didn't make it? Bad ownership? Bad operations? Bad luck with the Landing opening right after they did? Surprising that it only lasted a few years, given the prime location.

thelakelander

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Yesterday at 03:39:41 PM
While researching the article, Harbormasters' ownership group ended up in debt pretty quick. Newspaper articles from that era indicated that they had taken on debt to finance the construction of the building.
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heights unknown

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Yesterday at 08:22:47 PM
I miss the Landing. It was too hard and such a chore for them to renovate/upgrade it and keep it. Our Leadership during that time were inept, money hungry, uncaring, and misfits to say the least.
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copperfiend

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Yesterday at 08:45:18 PM
As a kid, I loved taking field trips downtown. It meant lunch at the Landing food court and an hour or two running around the Ostrich Landing.

thelakelander

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Yesterday at 08:52:34 PM
Good memories indeed. When we were kids, my dad would take me and my brothers to downtown to ride the Skyway. We'd then walk over to the Landing and find a place to eat lunch or dinner before catching the Skyway for the return trip. We did the same in Miami with Metrorail, Metromover and Bayside.
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jcjohnpaint

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Today at 07:26:17 AM
Quote from: heights unknown on Yesterday at 08:22:47 PMI miss the Landing. It was too hard and such a chore for them to renovate/upgrade it and keep it. Our Leadership during that time were inept, money hungry, uncaring, and misfits to say the least.

It was a really cool building. I don't think they would have to do much to turn it into a foodhall.

Todd_Parker

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Today at 11:07:25 AM
Quote from: jcjohnpaint on Today at 07:26:17 AM
Quote from: heights unknown on Yesterday at 08:22:47 PMI miss the Landing. It was too hard and such a chore for them to renovate/upgrade it and keep it. Our Leadership during that time were inept, money hungry, uncaring, and misfits to say the least.

It was a really cool building. I don't think they would have to do much to turn it into a foodhall.

Thankfully, we'll still have ESPN to pass off old footage of the Landing as current for every TaxSlayer Bowl until the end of time.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/espn-roasted-for-outdated-footage/ar-AA1TaxXO
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