Downtown Frankenstein: 1987 Downtown Initial Action Plan
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All too often plans for downtown are just that. They ignore the political, financial or market realities of downtown and end up on the shelf ignored. - Quote from KBJ's Initial Action Plan for Jacksonville's Core Business District - 1987
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Wow, what an excellent article. The two target points that caught my attention were the relocation of the zoo to downtown and color coded parking signs.
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3. Felt that downtown only had a few historic structures worth saving, due to the Great Fire of 1901
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That statement could be the single most destructive statement I've read yet.