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The Jaxson shares the history of an independent town within the city limits of consolidated Jacksonville: Baldwin, Florida.
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Maybe we should elect the officials of Baldwin to run Jacksonville. They have managed to have the City (not private developers!) buy and preserve a major historic structure and manage their retail center as opposed to demolishing them. How progressive and novel! All, without the assistance of Shad Khan or spending over $233 million of taxpayer money 8). Not bad for a town 1/600th the size of Jacksonville.
You haven't driven through lately... I think it's a slowly dying town. Beaver street (main) is full of empty store fronts. Making matters worse for Baldwin is the new 301 bypass that will divert all I-10 and 301 traffic around the town. It is a nice little town but...
Quote from: BridgeTroll on April 18, 2020, 07:34:52 AM
You haven't driven through lately... I think it's a slowly dying town. Beaver street (main) is full of empty store fronts.
Well, this would then be something Baldwin does have in common with its big brother's (Jacksonville) downtown retail 8).