Murray Hill District Coming To Life
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Murray Hill has recently been showing every sign of becoming the next cool district. Hip dining places, a creative community at work, young families moving into the historic homes, and a plethora of affordable storefronts ready for occupancy combined with an empowered group of young residents who are looking forward to a walkable, interesting vibe to live in. Join us after the jump for a photo tour.
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My wife & I almost purchased a home in Murray Hill a few years ago. It's a cool little neighborhood with a ton of small homes ideal for people on a budget. Purchased and sold several pieces of furniture at Robin's through the yesrs (she's a character).
The only negatives were the lack of sidewalks & larger homes, which were "musts" for us.
Great to see it coming into it's own. I think it's close.
Here's a snippet. By 1925, Murray Hill had become known as Murray "Bottom".
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Sewer construction in Murray Hill around 1934.
Maybe the "Hill" wasn't so high after all...
The freshening revamp of the streetscapes and subsequent resurgence in popularity rise is wonderful to see taking deeper effect in Murray Hill!
And possibly somewhat surprising there are larger homes with spare lots in the existing inventory.
Great little village feel!
Thanks to you all for your tireless work to save one of our much needed libraries!
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The guy who's named in the image above and pictured below, found Murray Hill to be a great place to do business in the 1960s. However, his investments amounted to a swift kick in the crotch for downtown Jacksonville.
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There's a reason Jacksonville wanted Murray Hill and it had something to do with this Central Florida city....
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Jax was a different place 100 years ago. It's quite possible more than a few of these guys were Murray Hill residents.
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Results of a rough night on Cassat back in 1957...
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One word: Alibi.
Al Poindexter Ron Spencer and Eric Wendorf usually play at the Fringe Eatery on Edgewood (Muray Hill) on Fridays at noon. Thanks Stephen Dare for recommending the place. Great food and atmostsphere!!
I like MH. The houses are affordable, nicely sized, etc. Really about the only things I don't like are the neighborhood isn't really self sustaining (which is getting better) & its on the outer rim of the the core so it doesn't feel quite as connected. Couple this with the lack of sidewalks & it can sometimes feel a bit suburban. Not a bad thing, just a matter of opinion.
BTW, how hard would it be to put sidewalks in?
Ennis....the folks in Tampa would like you to refer to them as west central Florida :)
The Murray Hill Theatre was more or less identical with the old Arlington Theatre. Their ads ran together in the newspaper and they always showed the same movies. The same person must have owned both. I never went to the Murray Hill, but did go to the Edgewood Theatre a few times. That movie house, of course, is now the Jones College facility shown above.
Quote from: tufsu1 on September 24, 2013, 09:50:10 PM
Ennis....the folks in Tampa would like you to refer to them as west central Florida :)
Tell them to suck it up and start acting like Orlando's big brother.....instead of the other way around!
How did HUD almost ruin Murray Hill?
Why wasn't the Alibi on the list of places at the top of the article?
Quote from: urbaknight on September 26, 2013, 11:40:04 AM
Why wasn't the Alibi on the list of places at the top of the article?
Exactly! Who doesn't love the Alibi?
Quote from: urbanlibertarian on September 26, 2013, 12:28:36 PM
Quote from: urbaknight on September 26, 2013, 11:40:04 AM
Why wasn't the Alibi on the list of places at the top of the article?
Exactly! Who doesn't love the Alibi?
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No love for the A Tavern?
Quote from: urbanlibertarian on September 26, 2013, 12:28:36 PM
Quote from: urbaknight on September 26, 2013, 11:40:04 AM
Why wasn't the Alibi on the list of places at the top of the article?
Exactly! Who doesn't love the Alibi?
I'm sure there was no ill will. They probably just overlooked it.
Great information on Murry Hill. Love the education guys! ;)
Quote from: thelakelander on September 24, 2013, 12:57:47 PM
Results of a rough night on Cassat back in 1957...
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HAHAHAHA! This photo looks like the place where my boisterous brother-in-law got crossways with a much bigger guy, glass went flying and he ended up in a bloody heap on the sidewalk. Funny, but then I wasn't the one on the sidewalk.
The Alibi, A tavern and Tradewinds, are there other places that weren't on the list?
Quote from: urbaknight on September 27, 2013, 11:46:10 AM
The Alibi, A tavern and Tradewinds, are there other places that weren't on the list?
Bootrack Saloon?
Or is that too far up?
All of these places are a part of Murray Hill's commercial district. I'd argue that it stretches from Lenox to Roosevelt.
Quote from: urbaknight on September 27, 2013, 11:46:10 AM
The Alibi, A tavern and Tradewinds, are there other places that weren't on the list?
I've been to Alibi, A tavern and Tradewinds- never been to Bootrack though.
Was there a video created of A Little Slice of History? If so, do you have a link? Could you place on YouTube? I would love to share it with family and friends.
^I have the power point presentation but I still need to create a transcript for it.
Shad Khan-backed One Spark alumnus buys Jacksonville institution , The Edgewood Bakery.
http://m.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/blog/morning-edition/2014/06/exclusive-shad-khan-backed-one-spark-alumni-buys.html?ana=fbk&page=2&r=full
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Shad Khan-backed One Spark alumnus buys Jacksonville institution , The Edgewood Bakery.
http://m.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/blog/morning-edition/2014/06/exclusive-shad-khan-backed-one-spark-alumni-buys.html?ana=fbk&page=2&r=full
This sounds amazing!!! I like the use of veggie ingredients for the sweets! I'm so happy that I live in the Hill!
I saw that should be interesting.