Remember Seeing This Downtown?????

[Coolyfett]

....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.............

Jaxson DeVille (sp?)......he is the only charactor on the field that has remained constant.

Or Jaguar legends...Boselli, Smith, Taylor, etc. would be timeless and never appear dated.

#71 is a legend. 82 & 28 have not done enough off the field. Where is 28 btw is he still playing. Whens he going sign his one day contract and retire in the right colors. He knows we still love him.

[Wacca Pilatka]

Taylor's with New England and will probably start.  He's not ready to retire just yet.  He always said he wanted to pass Jim Brown in total rushing yardage before he retired, as I recall.

[newzgrrl]

I remember that mural. It made me smile whenever I saw it, and served as a reminder that the Jaguars go with Jacksonville.

Charlotte had a similar one but for the Hornets, so I thought it was a First Union bank building sort of thing.

[KenFSU]

Does anyone know why the mural was painted over in 2004? Was it deteriorating?

[WillNevaLeaveJAX]

Does anyone know why the mural was painted over in 2004? Was it deteriorating?

The coach and most of the players in the mural either relocted or retired. Its like keeping a Lebron James mural up in Cleveland...



And After He Left For Miami.....

[fieldafm]

Does anyone know why the mural was painted over in 2004? Was it deteriorating?

The mural needed upkeep and Wachovia ultimately sold the building.

[fsujax]

like I said earlier the City owns the building now and they should put something up there supporting the Jags!

[Charles Hunter]

No!  Can't have tax money spent on public art!

Oh, wait, I was channeling Clay Yarborough.  Never mind.


No!  Can't spend tax money to support the Jags!!

Oh, wait, I was channeling ... well several folks here.


I agree fsujax - that's quite a blank canvas and I liked the old Jags mural.

Question - does the new Court House block the view from I-95?

[videojon]

The coach and most of the players in the mural either relocted or retired. Its like keeping a Lebron James mural up in Cleveland...

There's a big difference between the two. James was not part of the foundations of the Cavaliers.

[WillNevaLeaveJAX]

The coach and most of the players in the mural either relocted or retired. Its like keeping a Lebron James mural up in Cleveland...

There's a big difference between the two. James was not part of the foundations of the Cavaliers.

I agree with James not being apart of the Cavaliers' foundations...BUT like it side before...once a player or coach leaves the team for another franchise, i dont think a mural with that player or coach should advertised here anymore. Yea they were "the first team" but thats it...maybe if there was a superbowl trophy in the mix then that would be a different story. Other than going to the playoffs early in the franchise's history, that team hasn't done anything to deserve a long lasting mural of them. I believe if there ever was a mural again then it should be more of a Jaguars as a whole kind of thing instead of individual players and coches. (they come and go)

[Coolyfett]

Its not an advertisement. The first team is the first. The image is more important than who the image is of.  Its a piece of artwork that Jax can claim as its own. Id love to have a copy or replica for my living room, but they dont sell them. PLUS no one in the art left on bad terms. All those guys are still welcome in Jax. #6 cant say that.