QuoteComing Soon
- Three new bars are opening soon Downtown - 1904 on Ocean St. near LIT, Secrets Wine Bar at 521 W. Forsyth St. and Sweet Lady Blue at 331 W. Forsyth St.
- Two new businesses are opening soon at The Jacksonville Landing - The Pink Cupcake, a cupcake shop, and A.J. Reese Clothiers, a men's boutique.
- 7-Eleven has signed a lease to locate a store in the first floor of the garage at the corner of Julia and Forsyth Streets.
source: Downtown Vision
I beleive Sweet Lady Blue is already open
and sounds like the 7-Eleven is the one we've been talking about for the BB&T building....glad its not in the concourse.
I can guarantee I will patronize everyone. You can never go wrong with a cupcake and Slurpee.
Thanks for sharing this good news. I can't wait to visit all of these businesses next time I am in town.
What other businesses are in the concourse at the BB&T building? I was thoroughly unaware of the concourse until the discussion in the 7 Eleven thread.
Would the 3 new bars be considered in the "district"? What's the proximity to the others on Bay Street and/or Dos Gatos, etc.?
wonderful news!
Aside from the 1904 place, aren't the other bars on the other end of Downtown? They took the spaces of Sinclair and Cafe 331 right?
Quote from: blizz01 on January 12, 2012, 10:28:57 AM
Would the 3 new bars be considered in the "district"? What's the proximity to the others on Bay Street and/or Dos Gatos, etc.?
the one is right next to Lit on Ocean Street...so yes
the other two are on the west side of downtown (at least 1/2 mile from bay Street bars) near the Phoenix...so those 3 bars can start another district
This is very good news if all these things pan out. As far as the bars go this could be the most amount of venues open at the same time that Downtown has seen in a long while.
Man more and more good news for downtown. Lets get to work! ;)
^^agree. supporting these businesses.
They need more national brand chain stores in DT..
I noticed a couple of additional new businesses on Adams Street last night, next to the old Chew location. One appeared to be a clothing shop (and may be more of a "pop-up" type business - it was open for art walk but not yesterday afternoon) and the other looked like a bar - I didn't see any signage.
^ mmm a bar. Where was the bar located :)
Quote from: Miss Fixit on January 12, 2012, 11:48:50 AM
I noticed a couple of additional new businesses on Adams Street last night, next to the old Chew location. One appeared to be a clothing shop (and may be more of a "pop-up" type business - it was open for art walk but not yesterday afternoon) and the other looked like a bar - I didn't see any signage.
Are you talking about to the left of Chew? I saw some activity there a few months ago but the inside looked kind of hokey.
Quote from: Rynjny on January 12, 2012, 11:47:13 AM
They need more national brand chain stores in DT..
I don't think it's at the point where it could support that kind of thing. IMO it's got to build up with local/smaller joints to drive activity (and the number of residents) up then bring in larger businesses. Once the market is there they will come on their own.
Quote from: comncense on January 12, 2012, 11:56:39 AM
^ mmm a bar. Where was the bar located :)
I think you all are talking about Minggle City Cafe, in between the old Chew location and La Shea's Restaurant. I don't really know what they are doing with that space. For a few weeks, they were attempting to serve lunch and now it only opens on certain nights.
1904 is going to be a live music venue with capacity for 200 or so. Based on a guy I know that is involved with it, I'd guess it will be pretty diverse stuff, but more towards the jam band, experimental electronic/hip hop side of things.
1904 seems very intriguing.
Quote from: thelakelander on January 12, 2012, 12:15:27 PM
Quote from: comncense on January 12, 2012, 11:56:39 AM
^ mmm a bar. Where was the bar located :)
I think you all are talking about Minggle City Cafe, in between the old Chew location and La Shea's Restaurant. I don't really know what they are doing with that space. For a few weeks, they were attempting to serve lunch and now it only opens on certain nights.
Yeah, I was part of a show there last November. It was an interesting venue but def set up only for private and special events. They were barely equipped to even serve drinks that night
1904 is intriguing indeed...I know some of the guys that are involved are pretty plugged into the music scene and have some good out of town booking connections. Wouldn't surprise me at all to see them do well...and I understand the space has room for expansion if needed.
Building was built in 1904 and the inside is quite nice.
Ennis, want me to put you in touch to do a MJ writeup/photo tour?
Sure!
Good to hear more businesses opening up downtown! 2012 is looking pretty good for downtown.
Great News! I too am intrigued by 1904. Looking forward to it.
Glad to hear about the 7-11, too.
I am ready for the 7-11!
Quote from: thelakelander on January 12, 2012, 03:00:19 PM
Sure!
Done deal. One of the guys should be emailing you shortly. Let me know if he doesn't.
Quote from: iMarvin on January 12, 2012, 03:03:21 PM
Good to hear more businesses opening up downtown! 2012 is looking pretty good for downtown.
Its looking great! I am glad to see the "outward" trend in this city reversing. Im stoked at all the bars/resturants/retail giving downtown a chance. That coupled with the facade grants, outdoor seating, Everbank move, the proposed 7-11's and the 220 project (if it gets off the ground this time),I think this will give downtown the jolt that is has been looking for.
The men's clothing store interest me much. This is so needed. I use to shop in The Landing all the time.
"well 1904 Jax (on Ocean at Bay) opens next Wednesday"
So anyone know the skinny on this joint? Website, FB page ?
Pink Cupcake is gonna be in a pretty odd location, a coupla stores down from BB&T; This is my first time witnessing an eatery within the inner halls of the Landing (usually clothing places, art galleries etc are there). I saw some activity (moving large boxes) today at the location where Fuddruckers was supposed to be, and I saw some Harley Davidson posters outside that area. Do anyone know what is going on there (perhaps AJ Resse?) or is it still just a temporary storage area? The Landing's food court desperately needs some restaurants; There are four empty restaurants in the food court (half empty if I not mistaken 4/8).
Quote from: CityLife on January 12, 2012, 02:58:15 PM
Building was built in 1904 and the inside is quite nice.
What buildig is that? Is it the one directly adjacent to the northside of Lit? Only other one there is the Jaguar building, as sweet as that would be, I'm sure that's not it.
Quote from: acme54321 on January 25, 2012, 05:41:05 PM
Quote from: CityLife on January 12, 2012, 02:58:15 PM
Building was built in 1904 and the inside is quite nice.
What buildig is that? Is it the one directly adjacent to the northside of Lit? Only other one there is the Jaguar building, as sweet as that would be, I'm sure that's not it.
Yeah it's definitely not the Jaguar building. It's the old scooter shop building that's next to LIT. I wonder how LIT is doing these days. Maybe 1904 and LIT can feed off of each other. Especially now that Ivy is gone.
That building must have had a major facade job because it certainly doesn't look like it's from 1904
there is an ad in Folio Weekly this week....
1904 opens next Wednesday (ArtWalk) with 4 bands
and yes, it is the strip next to Lit...it is actually 3 old storefronts combined into one large space...and from what I could see (before they put brown paper on the windows) is that the back wall is exposed brick.
www.1904jax.com
Hmm well I hope the venue looks better than their website. (waka waka) Regardless, I'm sure it'll be great. It's a welcome addition to Downtown. Art Walk is a great time to open. Tons of foot traffic and great way to get the word of mouth to spread afterwards.
and here's a new website for the Chamber's renovations
http://downtownsnewfrontdoor.com/
That's a terrible website. Hopefully they change it as they open. What is the deal with the glut of badly designed websites out there? That being said, I hope this venue can maintain itself. Sounds like a good concept and creates some diversity in the nightlife scene.
Relax folks....I'm sure it is a placeholder for now...and that next Wednesday's event is more like a pre-opening thing to coincide with ArtWalk
^Yes. As much as it looks like something that you'd find stuck under your windshield wipers coming out of the electronic cigarette place (blam), they're clearly just trying to get something going before ArtWalk. This place sounds like a very welcome addition to downtown and Jax's music scene in general.
Anyone know if there's any upcoming plans for the Ivy space? I was told that someone already has plans for it, but I don't know how credible the source is.
We checked out the new 1904 last night at art walk. Not open for reals yet, but it's a REALLY cool space. I have high hopes for this one.
Yeah I walked by it last night during Art Walk. I was kinda surprised as to how big the space is.
Cupcakes are here...
http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/downtowntoday.php?dt_date=2012-06-13
Well at least the two new 7-11's are a step in the right direction.
I dont know what is going on with the 7-11 at the corner of Forsyth and Julie, no action for weeks now. the other at Main and State is moving right along.
Quote from: fsujax on June 14, 2012, 09:11:57 AM
I dont know what is going on with the 7-11 at the corner of Forsyth and Julie, no action for weeks now. the other at Main and State is moving right along.
I think the plan is to furnish and open them both at the same time....so Laura/Julia needs to wait for the new building to catch up.