Metro Jacksonville

Thanks for the nominations everyone.

I chose "the spike" very memorable name with a historic tie in.

Anything but Jumpin Jax

Does anyone remember the TV show "The District", starring Craig T. Nelson?

Nelson could be hired to develop some TV spots to promote Jacksonville's THE DISTRICT with Sheriff Rutherford (TIC) doing the follow up. If the public perception could be routed to believe that our DISTRICT is the safest venue in any metropolitan area with the most to offer?

Luv Craig T! He's a racer too. He did a promo spot concerning a race or car related event recently and for some reason, I think it was actually shot inside the Florida Theatre but I may be mistaken. Would he even consider reviving that District connection?

Seems like the Spike is leading so far, what is the meaning behind it? I do like most of the names that have a spin on the Bay street name.

The Spike is a little non-descriptive. 

"You're going to the what?" 

You know, the bars on East Bay.

"Ohh, why didn't you say so?"

Quote from: Jimmy on June 10, 2011, 01:27:37 PM
The Spike is a little non-descriptive. 

"You're going to the what?" 

You know, the bars on East Bay.

"Ohh, why didn't you say so?"

Yep... I went with the core...

that picture reminds me of a time when the buildings actually had brands on top of them

Quote from: stephendare on June 10, 2011, 01:53:50 PM
"You're going to the what?" 

You know, the bars on East Bay.

"Ohh, why didn't you say so?  Which ones?"

"Well we started out at Burrito Gallery, and then went over to Dos Gatos for a while before checking out that band at Burro Bar".

hours later

"Hello?"

"Hey Jimmy, Im on East Bay, and I cant find any of those places you were talking about.  We're trying to go to Dos Gatos.  We've driven up and down Bay Street, and I cant find it anywhere.  Did you mean the Dive Bar?"

"No.  Dos Gatos isnt on East Bay, but its near there"

"I thought you said it was on East Bay?"

"Well it is kindof, but its really more like the east bay street area.'

"Um. OK.  Well I googled the directions to east bay street and weve been driving around for like, an hour"

"Its just a block or so over.  On Forsyth Street."

"Oh!.  Why didnt you say so?"

;)

(http://www.wjsimpson.com/random/picard-dances.gif)

That's why we need a NAME for that "insert-whatever-your-name-you-like-to-ebay-east-bay-street-core-district-actionville-area"

-Josh

LoL.

I like "ebay-east-bay-street-core-district-actionville-area".

or Downtown.

I also support calling it the (Down)Town Center, just to confuse people...

"I thought you said it was at the Town Center?"

"No the Downtown Center"

"Is that the one where you pay for parking?"

"Bingo!"

IMHO, I was grading a name on: Historical connection, ease of remembering, uniqueness, and some kind of "feel" that speaks to an entertainment district (personally, I like something with an edge).  
For me, "The Spike" spoke to all of those criteria.    

Given it's a new name for the area, perhaps it could be properly known as the Spike Entertainment District or something like the Spike Bay Street District.  I don't know.  But, hopefully, the place would become popular enough to be known shorthand as "The Spike."  IMHO, ideally you wouldn't need to say entertainment district...as in "The Gaslight Quarter", "Deep Ellum", "The Stockyard".  My friends and I just say Beale Street...more properly, I believe, it is the Beale Street Entertainment District --- and that would be the ideal pattern here (again, IMHO).  

 

To me "the core" speaks to a larger area than the defined limits of Bay to Adams, Liberty to Ocean.

Quote from: JeffreyS on June 10, 2011, 02:31:00 PM
To me "the core" speaks to a larger area than the defined limits of Bay to Adams, Liberty to Ocean.

I know we use the term urban core to describe the entire downtown area from La Villa to the shipyards... but I think by simply mentioning "the core" most people could visualize the more central "entertainment district.

I don't really like any of the choices.  My two cents.

Quote from: BridgeTroll on June 10, 2011, 02:36:57 PM

Quote from: JeffreyS on June 10, 2011, 02:31:00 PM
To me "the core" speaks to a larger area than the defined limits of Bay to Adams, Liberty to Ocean.

I know we use the term urban core to describe the entire downtown area from La Villa to the shipyards... but I think by simply mentioning "the core" most people could visualize the more central "entertainment district.

The idea of "The Core" plays with:

- A centralized spot
- Heart/Soul of the something
- The one and only
- The center of all raw energy
- An exclusive attraction
- You build it, they will come.
- Excitement building up in a tight place
- The Beacon - Providing the light as the guide to social freedom
- And whatever on your brain.

-Josh

Quote from: wsansewjs on June 10, 2011, 02:45:00 PM

Quote from: BridgeTroll on June 10, 2011, 02:36:57 PM

Quote from: JeffreyS on June 10, 2011, 02:31:00 PM
To me "the core" speaks to a larger area than the defined limits of Bay to Adams, Liberty to Ocean.

I know we use the term urban core to describe the entire downtown area from La Villa to the shipyards... but I think by simply mentioning "the core" most people could visualize the more central "entertainment district.

The idea of "The Core" plays with:

- A centralized spot
- Heart/Soul of the something
- The one and only
- The center of all raw energy
- An exclusive attraction
- You build it, they will come.
- Excitement building up in a tight place
- The Beacon - Providing the light as the guide to social freedom
- And whatever on your brain.

-Josh

Yeah... what he said...

"The Core" is my favorite-but if we are really trying to describe the area we are talking about why not "parking lot disctrict" or "empty lot district" or "parking meter district"

Quote from: iluvolives on June 10, 2011, 02:52:31 PM
"The Core" is my favorite-but if we are really trying to describe the area we are talking about why not "parking lot disctrict" or "empty lot district" or "parking meter district"

Not quite positive enough.  How about "Hot Pink Parking Lot District!!"  or "Bring lotsa quarters district"...

I think it should be the Jacksonville Entertainment District and call it a day. Throw up signs indicating where it begins and ends. Case closed.  :P

Naming of the district should be an organic process as it develops. Forcing a label results in something ridiculously faux sounding.

Quote from: BridgeTroll on June 10, 2011, 02:54:47 PM

Quote from: iluvolives on June 10, 2011, 02:52:31 PM
"The Core" is my favorite-but if we are really trying to describe the area we are talking about why not "parking lot disctrict" or "empty lot district" or "parking meter district"

Not quite positive enough.  How about "Hot Pink Parking Lot District!!"  or "Bring lotsa quarters district"...

Hot Lot District...i like it

Quote from: duvaldude08 on June 10, 2011, 03:00:04 PM
I think it should be the Jacksonville Entertainment District and call it a day. Throw up signs indicating where it begins and ends. Case closed.  :P

It could be called J-E-D for short and have images of Buddy Ebsen as Jed Clampett for the symbol:

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5a/EbsenasJedClampett.jpg)

Quote from: finehoe on June 10, 2011, 03:07:27 PM

Quote from: duvaldude08 on June 10, 2011, 03:00:04 PM
I think it should be the Jacksonville Entertainment District and call it a day. Throw up signs indicating where it begins and ends. Case closed.  :P

It could be called J-E-D for short and have images of Buddy Ebsen as Jed Clampett for the symbol:

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5a/EbsenasJedClampett.jpg)

So do we want to have another abbreviation added to a painful list of other abbreviations in Jacksonville:

JED
JTA
JEDC
JEA
JIA
COJ
DDA
JPA
...

Jacksonville - Home of The Abbreviations! - JHA

-Josh

Quote from: John P on June 10, 2011, 03:04:46 PM
Naming of the district should be an organic process as it develops. Forcing a label results in something ridiculously faux sounding.

Wait, you mean we're not the bold, new city of the south?
:o

So...

BAY TREE DISTRICT IT IS!

I am so SOLD on the name. Seriously. Drop the guesswork and go with Bay Tree District. We can compete with Orange Park and beat them easily by wide margin.

-Josh

Quote from: stephendare on June 10, 2011, 03:54:45 PM

Quote from: wsansewjs on June 10, 2011, 03:45:56 PM
So...

BAY TREE DISTRICT IT IS!

I am so SOLD on the name. Seriously. Drop the guesswork and go with Bay Tree District. We can compete with Orange Park and beat them easily by wide margin.

-Josh

Except that it applies to bay street, based on the origin of the name, and there aren't any bay trees left down there. ;)

(http://www.wjsimpson.com/random/ohmarvin.jpg)

-Josh

I'm stuck between Actionville and The Core

Quote from: iMarvin on June 10, 2011, 04:02:13 PM
I'm stuck between Actionville and The Core

Dude, your post was the perfect reply to my Marvin the robot post!

-Josh

Wouldn't be too hard to fix the Bay Tree absence.

OCKLAWAHA

Quote from: wsansewjs on June 10, 2011, 04:16:11 PM

Quote from: iMarvin on June 10, 2011, 04:02:13 PM
I'm stuck between Actionville and The Core

Dude, your post was the perfect reply to my Marvin the robot post!

-Josh

LOL! ;D

Jeffery perhaps we should add 'Bay Tree District' to the poll and allow us to change our votes.

OCKLAWAHA

Quote from: Ocklawaha on June 10, 2011, 04:40:51 PM
Jeffery perhaps we should add 'Bay Tree District' to the poll and allow us to change our votes.

OCKLAWAHA

Please do! +5

-Josh

How about planting a forest (100-1000) of bay trees in one section of the shipyards property?

Still, I think The Core rolls off the tongue better. Especially after a few cocktails...

Quote from: ubben on June 10, 2011, 05:17:05 PM
How about planting a forest (100-1000) of bay trees in one section of the shipyards property?

Still, I think The Core rolls off the tongue better. Especially after a few cocktails...

I couldn't agree more strongly. An urban forest, urban farm, or a community sports park would be a great solution to the Shipyards disaster. It's just an eyesore now. And yes, "The Core" is really easy to say. I think we can all agree than any of these name suggestions are better than E-Town Zone.

Points to ponder: The Core reminds me of a rather lame movie of a team drilling to the center of the earth. Also rhymes with "The Bore".

I personally don't entirely dislike the name otherwise, though!

Quote from: JeffreyS on June 10, 2011, 02:31:00 PM
To me "the core" speaks to a larger area than the defined limits of Bay to Adams, Liberty to Ocean.

Agreed--I don't dislike "the Core", but I just think of the Core as referring to all of downtown Jacksonville and the nearby streetcar suburbs (Riverside, Avondale, Springfield, San Marco, etc.) as opposed to the rest of the Duval exoburbs, however I'm not convinced it has enough of a distinct brand for a compact entertainment district trying to claim an identity.  It may even frighten away some potential suburban clientele skittish with it's "big rotten apple" connotations.  If we're going to call it the core, we may as well just call it downtown.  Anywho, that's my opinion.

River City Central District
River City Core (District)
River City Entertainment District

Is the plan to be all Entertainment? Misleading if not and Entertainment is in the title.

If you go to Atlantic City it's The Boardwalk
If you go to Vegas it's The Strip

Where's the Miracle Mile?  Los Angeles!  We could do that now. Just keep the place autocentic.

How about Chicago? The Magnificent Mile.

Quote from: BridgeTroll on June 10, 2011, 02:36:57 PM

Quote from: JeffreyS on June 10, 2011, 02:31:00 PM
To me "the core" speaks to a larger area than the defined limits of Bay to Adams, Liberty to Ocean.

I know we use the term urban core to describe the entire downtown area from La Villa to the shipyards... but I think by simply mentioning "the core" most people could visualize the more central "entertainment district.

actually we need to start thinking of the urban core as the pre-consoloidated city...or, as I like to call it, inTown

The Core is the term DVI uses in their nightlife district marketing

Quote from: Ocklawaha on June 10, 2011, 04:40:51 PM
Jeffery perhaps we should add 'Bay Tree District' to the poll and allow us to change our votes.

OCKLAWAHA

Done

Quote from: John P on June 10, 2011, 03:04:46 PM
Naming of the district should be an organic process as it develops. Forcing a label results in something ridiculously faux sounding.

Good point!

Well, E-town clearly isn't working.

Hey, how about Puburban.

Since the introduction of "Bay Tree District" name to the poll, could someone unlock the poll and allow us to change our vote OR completely reset the polls?

-Josh

How about adding "Theatre District" to the poll?

or Old Court District?

Quote from: wsansewjs on June 13, 2011, 09:41:41 AM
Since the introduction of "Bay Tree District" name to the poll, could someone unlock the poll and allow us to change our vote OR completely reset the polls?

-Josh

Here is the current state of the poll going to eliminate everything that does not have at least 4 votes and reset the numbers. Bay Tree will also be included.


Question:    What the New Downtown Entertainment District Name Should be?
Actionville    - 2 (3.3%)
"the Entertainment District"    - 0 (0%)
"Electrifying 7 District"    - 1 (1.6%)
E-Bay    - 4 (6.6%)
East Bay    - 11 (18%)
Court District.    - 2 (3.3%)
cowford downs    - 2 (3.3%)
Bay Street District    - 8 (13.1%)
The Zone    - 0 (0%)
The District    - 1 (1.6%)
The Northbank    - 2 (3.3%)
Northbank Nightlife District    - 0 (0%)
Jumpin' Jax    - 1 (1.6%)
Bayside District    - 0 (0%)
The Core    - 12 (19.7%)
BAY AND MARKET    - 3 (4.9%)
Market District    - 4 (6.6%)
the Spike    - 4 (6.6%)
Exchange District    - 3 (4.9%)
The Old/Historic Court District    - 1 (1.6%)
Bay Tree District    - 0 (0%)
   

I stuck with E-Bay...it stands for East Bay (like SoHo, SoBe, etc,) and gives the area an identity...that said, I'm also good with East Bay and The Core

I have an idea for the Bay Tree District.

Why don't we create a program like (buy a brick to be a donor), each donor can buy a bay tree and assign their name to it. The city can provide the property, basic maintenance, while the trees pay for itself, and the people will go!

-Josh

I did like The Core, but instead voted for East Bay.

Now I'm completely confused (think I need some SOCO to straighten out my brain) I've had an Bay Street epiphany. Oh God, just came up with another one so we'll have to ask Jeffery to allow us to change votes and keep adding names throughout the poll. Anyway why a "District?" how about "The Marine Quarter" or "The Maritime Quarter?"  Certainly describes what it has been for the last 180 years having history and a theme like this would help market everything that goes into the location. Maritime of course for the men and their ships that helped build Bay Street in the first place. Quarter gives the feel of an international city, IE "The French Quarter" in New Orleans or "The Spanish Quarter" in St. Augustine.

Think as in, "Those who go down to the sea in ships..."


OCKLAWAHA

I will again lobby for my choice, "Alabama Hot Pocket".  It means basically the same thing as E-Town Zone but sounds way more funky. 

Quote from: Captain Zissou on June 15, 2011, 08:08:59 AM
I will again lobby for my choice, "Alabama Hot Pocket".  It means basically the same thing as E-Town Zone but sounds way more funky. 

I just chuckled at that so much. I am an Alabama native (well I was born there).

-Josh

I keep mentally referring to that area as the East End and then over by 331, as the West End...

"Downtown Jacksonville Entertainment District"

Downtown Jacksonville E D.

I don't like those two initials. Think about it.

Quote from: Timkin on June 15, 2011, 09:40:43 PM
"Downtown Jacksonville Entertainment District"

+100 just keep it simple

Quote from: AntigoneStarr on June 15, 2011, 09:09:43 PM
I keep mentally referring to that area as the East End and then over by 331, as the West End...

I like this! At least the East End part.

The Wasteland or The Foundations (both hinting at amount of unreplace demolition in dt Jax)

Quote from: JaxNative68 on June 16, 2011, 03:50:23 PM
The Wasteland

"Let's go get wasted at The Wasteland"

I love it!

Quote from: Ralph W on June 15, 2011, 11:58:33 PM
Downtown Jacksonville E D.

I don't like those two initials. Think about it.

Wow - maybe that's the most appropriate name after all!  ::)

Quote from: Ajax on June 16, 2011, 06:19:45 PM

Quote from: Ralph W on June 15, 2011, 11:58:33 PM
Downtown Jacksonville E D.

I don't like those two initials. Think about it.

Wow - maybe that's the most appropriate name after all!  ::)

??? I still don't get it...

Think viagra.

Quote from: iMarvin on June 16, 2011, 06:38:46 PM

Quote from: Ajax on June 16, 2011, 06:19:45 PM

Quote from: Ralph W on June 15, 2011, 11:58:33 PM
Downtown Jacksonville E D.

I don't like those two initials. Think about it.

Wow - maybe that's the most appropriate name after all!  ::)

??? I still don't get it...

Thats what she said.

Quote from: Jimmy on June 16, 2011, 06:54:18 PM
Think viagra.

Thanks... I get it...

Quote from: JeffreyS on June 16, 2011, 07:00:28 PM

Quote from: iMarvin on June 16, 2011, 06:38:46 PM

Quote from: Ajax on June 16, 2011, 06:19:45 PM

Quote from: Ralph W on June 15, 2011, 11:58:33 PM
Downtown Jacksonville E D.

I don't like those two initials. Think about it.

Wow - maybe that's the most appropriate name after all!  ::)

??? I still don't get it...

Thats what she said.

::)

The Core.  Simple, to the point and memorable.

Quote from: futurejax on June 16, 2011, 09:59:20 PM
The Core.  Simple, to the point and memorable.

Looks like someone, somewhere liked this idea the most as well.

http://www.facebook.com/TheCoreJax

We just got our Teal Deal coupons in the mail yesterday and there is one for The Core.

DVI came up with "The Core" last year

I hope it doesnt end up like this core:

(http://www.free-photo-gallery.org/photos-dir/red-apple-core-nine-days.jpg)