Remember Seeing This Downtown?????

[WillNevaLeaveJAX]

I used to love seeing this from I-95.

[Captain Zissou]

Me too.

[brainstormer]

I'm a non-native.  Please enlighten me.

[WillNevaLeaveJAX]

I'm a non-native.  Please enlighten me.

It was a mural of the Jacksonville Jaguars "First Team" completed back in '98. It was painted over in 2004. Check out this website http://www.web3direct.com/anne/muralprints.htm

[dlupercio]

wow. that would convince me to buy a ticket. Show's a city actual gives a shit about their team to a non-native.

[fsujax]

now that this is a City building...it would seem perfectly set to have the mural restored. At the time it was painted on there the Ed Ball building was occupied by First Union...which became Wachovia.

[WillNevaLeaveJAX]

Downtown Vision is in it now...but if they were to paint a new mural i wouldn't recommend painting players nor coaches because like in the "First Team" pic. all of the players either relocated to another team or has retired. Maybe they could do the teams as a whole. For ex. the Jags logo as well as the Suns logo. And maybe even the Sharks logo because the Sharks seem to have a strong fan base.

[buckethead]

The first team seems entirely appropriate. It's our history. Quite a shame it isn't still there, even if it was just a tad uncouth.

[Timkin]

At the time this was up, I did not live in Jacksonville..  But if the majority would see it restored, I agree.. Its a cool picture.

[brainstormer]

Anyone know why it was painted over?

Let me guess.  It became part of our history, so we had to demolish it. 

[Timkin]

Anyone know why it was painted over?

Let me guess.  It became part of our history, so we had to demolish it. 

I dont think it was here quite THAT LONG, but who knows? 

[fsujax]

I think it would be a good idea to have somethign repainted there. With all the traffic passing by on I-95 it shows the City really supports our teams and creates some sort of civic pride. Maybe we can lobby the City to have something painted back?

[WillNevaLeaveJAX]

The same lady that painted the First Team mural also painted "The Cat House" on the corner of Bay and ocean.
...But i was looking at a few murals done by Richesson, Inc. at http://www.gaberichesson.com/

[Timkin]

Is this building now slated for demolition?

[WillNevaLeaveJAX]

IDK but MJ did a post on the building back in 2007. http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2007-oct-inside-the-bostwick-building