Lost Jacksonville. Downtown Hotels: The Grande Dames

[Timkin]

Something else to think about. Every time one of these hotels closed, dozens of people lost their jobs. I can only imagine what the ripple effect was. Former employees who had less less money to put back into the economy, suppliers (food service, linen, etc.) losing a valued account. In time I would think they would have to cut back, and so on, and so on.

Oh well. The hotels were in the way of vacant lots & parking garages so I suppose they had to go.

amazing that most of the buildings in the picture Stephen posted are no longer.  Brilliant. just brilliant moves on past Administrations.   The Federal Courthouse could have occupied another space.  We had to take down a structurally very sound building to make way for that .

It would be funny how stupid these decisions were if it weren't so sad.

[BackinJax05]

Something else to think about. Every time one of these hotels closed, dozens of people lost their jobs. I can only imagine what the ripple effect was. Former employees who had less less money to put back into the economy, suppliers (food service, linen, etc.) losing a valued account. In time I would think they would have to cut back, and so on, and so on.

Oh well. The hotels were in the way of vacant lots & parking garages so I suppose they had to go.

amazing that most of the buildings in the picture Stephen posted are no longer.  Brilliant. just brilliant moves on past Administrations.   The Federal Courthouse could have occupied another space.  We had to take down a structurally very sound building to make way for that .

It would be funny how stupid these decisions were if it weren't so sad.

Amen to that! There was NOTHING wrong with the Robert Meyer building.

As I kid, I cheered when the Mayflower was imploded. Now I cringe whenever I see the pictures. Years later, from Tampa, a tear fell when I saw the Robert Meyer coming down on TV.

The irony about the Robert Meyer is it was a "modern" building. Im sure some old buildings were torn down so it could be built.

[Wacca Pilatka]

That's right.  The Robert Meyer, Penney's store, and Woolworth's were built on the site of the beautiful Windsor Hotel, which was torn down to make way for them.

[BackinJax05]

Wasnt the old Windsor part of the Robert Meyer chain?

[Redbaron616]

Imagine . . . all of this . . . and no progressive big government planning and subsidies. What a concept. Know we think we know better and the result will always be a shadow of what could be if you would just leave the private sector to improve things.