Hemming Plaza Death walk of ......Death

[AbelH]

Terrifying.

[JeffreyS]

JefferyS, you sir, were the only criminal I witnessed in the video.  Within the first minute, you jaywalked twice.  Once across Monroe and then across Laura.  I am forwarding this to JSO and I hope they drag your ass out by your heels and make an example of you and your blatant disregard for the law.   

The funny part about that is the third and last time I crossed the street I had the light and the van making the right almost clipped me.

[Ernest Street]

Why is the front of this thread missing?  Moderator?   Was there a video to see before Jeffery's 2:54pm post?

Did those Jacksonville Vision Thugs take it down?

[thelakelander]

JeffreyS's post is the video.  Just click on it and it should start.

[Debbie Thompson]

Frightening, simply frightening.  Clearly all those trees, fountains and tables simply have to go. We can't be having all those people in the park!  JeffreyS, truly you should post a similar video about the wonderful pocket park around the corner on Main  Street, since that seems to be the direction the City wants to go with Hemming.  Then we can truly see how much more wonderful that would be...treeless, hot and void of all the awful proletariat!  :-)

[Timkin]

I'm With Debbie . It is beautiful and WE CAN'T have that!    It is also a historic place which makes it frightening beyond words, Even though it appears to be in great shape , it is structurally unsound and therefore a public nuisance.! It is a prime candidate for the wrecking ball.  I cannot believe such an atrocity was allowed to be posted  on to the site

A McDonalds will look much better there!    Please refrain from horrifying segments such as this. 

[duvaldude08]

That was the most horrifying video I have ever seen in my life. The park has to go.! 

[Timkin]

Why is the front of this thread missing?  Moderator?   Was there a video to see before Jeffery's 2:54pm post?

Did those Jacksonville Vision Thugs take it down?

Ernest...  in the first post is a picture with an arrow in the upper left hand corner .  Click on that arrow. Should start the video. 

[coredumped]

Someone save this footage and archive it, soon the park will be all dug up.

[Noone]

^+1,000,000

[sheclown]

a video is worth a thousand words.

[dougsandiego]

Well, that video tells the whole story. Where is the problem? It looks like a well used and safe area to me. Perhaps, another coffee cart or food vendor would be nice, and better care of the "sick" shade trees will help? I should have about ten of those videos taken on different dates and post them to your website and show them at the City Council.

[I-10east]

What can we do to revive Hemming Plaza? Barring any special events there, like the Artwalk, I don't see any significant vibrancy there anytime soon. The only way is to continuously have special events there. All of the spaces already are occupied, with JMOMA, and the Main Library on one side, Snyder Church, Subway, and smaller shops on one side, the Federal Courthouse on one side, and City Hall on the other it's already filled in. There's no kinda significant retail there at all. As long as those buildings are around the Plaza (I don't have any issue with them there BTW because they are important) I don't see any magical pixie dust turning Hemming into a thriving centerpiece without back to back special events.

[JeffreyS]

But isn't it already good despite what councilwoman Lee and Ron Littlepage want us to think.

[peestandingup]

But isn't it already good despite what councilwoman Lee and Ron Littlepage want us to think.

Aside from some rusty seating & tables that probably could use some repairs/be replaced, the park itself is fine, but I wouldn't say the clientele is always great. I was actually in the park earlier in the morning before this video (with my 3 year old daughter) & it was very pleasant, but there were some homeless people here & there that I myself don't mind, but others might be more intimidated by them.

But like some here have said, that's not the parks fault & is more or less the fault of these types of boneheaded decisions that this council is just itching to implement & the fault of making downtown a place that no one wants to be in on a regular basis. If there were more people, more events, food vendors, etc, this simply wouldn't be a problem. I mean, don't these idiots ever notice that during things like Art Walk, Jazz Fest, etc (you know, when people are actually downtown & enjoying themselves) that these issues are basically nonexistent? Do they even attend any functions in their own districts to see for themselves??

But they'll likely do this bombing out of the park anyway, because they can, and it'll be just another quick fix half-assed boondoggle in downtown Jax that leaves it in worse off shape.