Help Save Fire Station #5 From Demolition

[grimss]

As many of you know, because of the city's willful abrogation of all responsibility for protecting the historic 1910 Fire Station #5, this cool old building is facing imminent demolition. (Background here http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2009-12-06/story/jacksonville_must_move_fire_station_5_or_demolish_it)

Some Riverside Residents have built a Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Jacksonville-FL/Help-Save-Old-Fire-Station-No-5/280035175624? in an effort to light a fire under the effort to save the Brooklyn building.  Please consider joining the cause by signing a petition http://www.thepetitionsite.com/3/help-save-old-fire-station-no-5 urging the city to protect this century-old building. It has long-served its community, and could continue to do so through adaptive reuse.  Thanks!

[Lunican]

This article from 2007 might also be of interest: Ten Reasons to Save Fire Station Five

[Johnny]

I signed it earlier, so far not a lot of signatures.

[Sportmotor]

cant save everythign old :/

then there wont be room for anything new!
*gets the TNT* lets scrub it

[grimss]

This is the LAST standing historical building in what was one of our city's earliest platted developments. Brooklyn is, by and large, GONE. What a pity if we allow the city to wipe out the last trace of what once was one of Jacksonville's original and most vibrant neighborhoods. I can understand the hesitation about the city expending any effort at all when there are so many other pressing needs; my only counter would be, show me how the city's previous eagerness to tear down JAX's historical structures hasn't, in the end result, only exacerbated the problem.

[thelakelander]

just signed the petition.

[mtraininjax]

This is the LAST standing historical building in what was one of our city's earliest platted developments. Brooklyn is, by and large, GONE. What a pity if we allow the city to wipe out the last trace of what once was one of Jacksonville's original and most vibrant neighborhoods. I can understand the hesitation about the city expending any effort at all when there are so many other pressing needs; my only counter would be, show me how the city's previous eagerness to tear down JAX's historical structures hasn't, in the end result, only exacerbated the problem.

We still have FS 14 and FS 2 downtown, and we did save FS 1 and turn it into a private residence. So far the group has NO city council person lined up, no support from the mayor or anyone with the MONEY $$$ necessary to move the buidling. So aside from ifs and buts, the group has nothing to save the building. My advice would be to find some council people and some money and get it moved ASAP.

[Gknee]

Signed and tweeted

[jason_contentdg]

cant save everythign old :/

then there wont be room for anything new!
*gets the TNT* lets scrub it

So, umm...you don't think there is any empty lots in the core for new construction?

[Sportmotor]

cant save everything old :/

then there wont be room for anything new!
*gets the TNT* lets scrub it

So, umm...you don't think there is any empty lots in the core for new construction?

I dint like the IF ITS OLD LETS SAVE IT mentality that seems to be rampit here. Nor do I like to see abounded buildings everywhere because no one can decide what to do with them or have the money to turn them into something.
Smash it down build something up to date up to code and Modern.

[Lunican]

Sportsmotor, that's how we got where we are. It's not a good idea.

[Timkin]

Agree.  I wanted to sign the petition , but it indicates "Petition closed" ?

Brooklyn has so many vacant lots within blocks of the station's current location... due to the razing of nearly everything there.  Brooklyn Park is not happening....so why not move the building a few blocks and replace something that was probably in hindsight, needlessly torn down.?

[acme54321]

This is the LAST standing historical building in what was one of our city's earliest platted developments. Brooklyn is, by and large, GONE. What a pity if we allow the city to wipe out the last trace of what once was one of Jacksonville's original and most vibrant neighborhoods. I can understand the hesitation about the city expending any effort at all when there are so many other pressing needs; my only counter would be, show me how the city's previous eagerness to tear down JAX's historical structures hasn't, in the end result, only exacerbated the problem.

We still have FS 14 and FS 2 downtown, and we did save FS 1 and turn it into a private residence. So far the group has NO city council person lined up, no support from the mayor or anyone with the MONEY $$$ necessary to move the buidling. So aside from ifs and buts, the group has nothing to save the building. My advice would be to find some council people and some money and get it moved ASAP.

Where was/is FS 1?  Springfield?

[fieldafm]

The Catherine Street Fire Station was moved to Metro Park/Kids Kampus as a musuem(adjacent to Special Events Office)

http://www.jacksonvillefiremuseum.com/index.html

The Central Fire Station was converted into a private residence and is next to Burrito Gallery across from the old Hayden Burns Library.  It has a gorgeous loft area upstairs.

http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/39-E-Adams-St-Jacksonville-FL-32202/44477857_zpid/

[Shwaz]

Fidelity has no interest in making use of the building?