How to bring people downtown

[Bostech]

Coliseum was built to be great and attract Romans all over empire,Big Ben and Statue of Liberty are symbols too and also tourist attraction.There is reason it was built biggest.
Sometimes objects become tourist attraction due to luck but most of those structures were made to attract people.
Jax is not on lever of bigger cities to have that money and power,but we can substitute that with creativity where you can create attraction without too much money.

[Bostech]

I know spaceship is crazy idea and doesn't fit but I am pretty much sure people thought same for first skyscrapper built or a car or anything else that was new and unusual.Eiffel tower as also considered ugly and planned to be torn down,not is a tourist attraction and symbol of city.
sometimes you have to step out of box and create something unusual to succeed.

[Dog Walker]

All of those Hall of Fame things are just lame.  Look at trophies, look at costumes, look at uniforms and signed balls...bleh!

Museum for Jacksonville would be lumber schooner, railroad museum, ship building museum.

Something centered on the river and outside would be the best of all.  People from out of town love our riverwalk.

[JeffreyS]

How about a drug store and an end to the parking Gestapo.

[Seraphs]

Bostech, I agree with the gondola idea.  I've always thought something like this would be perfect for Jax, sort of a Venice type feel.  Also those amphibious thingys they have in Boston, they are kind of like an open bus that goes from the streets to and through the river.  We do need something extra to add real appeal and brand our city.

[reednavy]

I don't see why people want ugly azz gondolas. They're the skyway on wires, that's about it.

[kells904]

Like the "Skyway to Nowhere", the "Gondola to nowhere".

[Ocklawaha]

All of those Hall of Fame things are just lame.  Look at trophies, look at costumes, look at uniforms and signed balls...bleh!

Museum for Jacksonville would be lumber schooner, railroad museum, ship building museum.

Something centered on the river and outside would be the best of all.  People from out of town love our riverwalk.

Oh contraire mi amigo! A well done hall of fame, such as our own "Negro League Baseball" or "Southern Fried Rock" are museums on steroids!  As an example, a true Southern Fried Rock Hall of Fame, would be a museum on steroids. One would enter hearing the music that made us famous... Inside the attendee is dazzled by the lights, camera, action, We had ripped through some of the historical fabric when the building was saved, and now the City s efforts will cause other vendors and display spaces to pile on. I should be able to go there and get a photo with the Van Zant boys, (in wax).  Meanwhile a CD/DVD store and gift shop sells every groups fan stuff, we all become walking ads for our favorite bands, books, cards, gifts and clothing would make us the one-stop shop for the musically minded. We could go over to the Allman Brothers Cafe and "Eat a Peach", while the night club offers a blender of Jimmy Buffet's tropical concoction.  A sound stage and performing arts center, make the museum into more of a world class event place, with REAL events scheduled throughout the year.  Song story's, and games could round out the entertainment With a Jacksonville version of "name that tune." Album releases, signing events, musical member events, and honors would make this the hub of the city and a bridge between generations.

Also we already have the Maritime Museum, we just have not allowed them the public benefits, and building space to become a major player. Let's get these kind folks the sort of location that would turn heads from Riverside to Rio.  Play it LOUD! What better fix for Jacksonville then having "Jim Dandy to the Rescue!"

OCKLAWAHA

[Bostech]

You are all missing a point.
We need ATTRACTION on world level,not some local museum which will attract few and only once or twice.
Reason person from suburb Jax will come to dt Jax is same reason person from Japan or Germeny would to.
Something fun,original and unique.
Got to make it big and interesting.Convention center in shape of Enteprise for example might be cheesy but it would be deal breaker.If you gonna do something,do it right.Not bunch of small projects that dont do much.

As for gondola lifts,beside having arch going over river to give crazy cool ride we could use gondolas as mass transport all over city.It would be cheap to build and maintain and provide even better effect and experience.
We could have them running thru entire city,even long distance.
Key is to have safe,fast and reliable system.
Gondolas should also look cool,like shaped in capsules to give it space travel look.Something cool to look at it.
Some people already have some ideas.

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/1p3hk6/www.gizmowatch.com/entry/driverless-elevated-railway-system-the-next-public-transport/

[kellypope]

You need multiple attractions for different kinds of people. Chicago has a thriving theatre district literally in the Loop. It also has major retail businesses and an amazing range of buildings built in different architectural styles. People come to Chicago just to see the Louis Sullivan-designed building, and they venture out into the suburbs just to see Frank Lloyd Wright's praire-style homes.

[CS Foltz]

Historic architecture may be a magnet.........San Marco, Riverside, Springfield, along with the musical aspects! Right now there is no direct connection to much of anything and without out some kind of vision or plan Jacksonville will not become the next "Greenwich Village"!

[Bostech]

We need more sex shops if we want to be next "Greenwich Village".

[gatorback]

I suggest the Southern Rock Hall of Flame in 2000. I had no money then, and still don't have. But the City Does. Get us a grand Ock!

[Ocklawaha]

Let's get it organized and in a 501-c-3 status, and I'll write a few grants for a handful of Millions of dollars. Enough to make it swing.


OCKLAWAHA

[CS Foltz]

I am game.............start the ball rolling Ock!