Planned development at Avenues to offer luxury bowling, theater, more

[rjp2008]

The city should have worked with them to offer major incentives to put this thing by the baseball park downtown and arena. That would've been huge.

[blizz01]

Lat30 is going to need to exist as a destination unto itself, without feeding anything else around it nor being fed by anything around it.

This thing should have been built at the SJTC at the very least.

But couldn't the same be said for Dave & Buster's?  Also, consider that this place is directly across the street from The Avenues.

[tufsu1]

good point blizz....and its a redevelopment site that is using the existing Toys R Us building.

[finehoe]

The city should have worked with them to offer major incentives to put this thing by the baseball park downtown and arena. That would've been huge.

That would be a great spot for something like this.

[duvaldude08]

The thing that makes general entertainment districts work so well is usually someone goes for one reason, and ends up getting drawn into everything around it (taking E. 4th - you go for a show at House of Blues and discover Corner Alley or something like that). Lat30 is going to need to exist as a destination unto itself, without feeding anything else around it nor being fed by anything around it.

I concur.

This thing should have been built at the SJTC at the very least.

I disagree. I feel this the problem with Jacksonville now. We focus all of our money and resources in one area, and leave everything else lacking. The SJTC has enough going on it is as it is. They do not need any help. I feel the location that was chosen is perfect. We need to keep the avenues area up to par so we wont see what we see happening with Arlington. We always wait until a once popular area goes to hell before we try to do something about it.

I also digg the idea that they used the old toy's r us building. Very creative.

[thelakelander]

I disagree. I feel this the problem with Jacksonville now. We focus all of our money and resources in one area, and leave everything else lacking.

We have the opposite of this problem downtown.  Instead of focusing on getting one area right to spur density, connectivity and urban synergy, we continue to spread the dollars invested there to thin.  Thus downtown is literally like the rest of the city.  A sprawling mess with no one dominant area where everything clicks.  This is the exact opposite strategy of the majority of cities in this country that have vibrant downtown cores today.  Anyway, back to the Southside.

[whitey]

Lat30 is going to need to exist as a destination unto itself, without feeding anything else around it nor being fed by anything around it.

This thing should have been built at the SJTC at the very least.

But couldn't the same be said for Dave & Buster's?  Also, consider that this place is directly across the street from The Avenues.

Dave & Busters was built prior to SJTC being built and before 9A/295 was built.  Dave & Busters likes their buildings to front major interstates.

[Sportmotor]

That D&B is so dated in it's games its pathetic :/

and they got rid of the pool tables a while ago >_>

[Charles Hunter]

That D&B is so dated in it's games its pathetic :/

and they got rid of the pool tables a while ago >_>

What's wrong with PacMan and Space Invaders? 

Note - I've never been to D&B, so have no idea what games they have.  

[Bostech]

Call me when they get luxury darts.

[Doctor_K]

...or high-stakes ski-ball

[Burn to Shine]

Dave & Busters likes their buildings to front major interstates.

Although, it can hardly be seen from the interstate unless you're really looking for it.  It's so out of the way and hidden...I'm surprised it's still there.  I guess it has its following though.   

[reednavy]

Things are coming along nicely and they're doing plenty of exterior work right now.