Demolitions for Preservation? Unintended Consequences

[Metro Jacksonville]

Demolitions for Preservation? Unintended Consequences



Amanda Morales of Metrojacksonville.com discusses the rampant destruction of Historic homes and sites in Jacksonville, Florida, through the use of the very laws originally intended to help preserve historic districts.

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http://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2013-jun-demolitions-for-preservation-unintended-consequences

[sheclown]

great video -- thanks for doing this.

It is time to address the forgotten history of this town.  Durkeeville and East Jacksonville are a good place to take immediate action.  La Villa is lost.  Let's look to see what can be done with what's left.

[m74reeves]

Nice job.

[MusicMan]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and predict that within 2 years the plan will be in place to knock down the two tall buildings of the "Laura Street Trio."  The bank might survive, the other two will not. They've been vacant long enough that if there was anyone with $$ interested the restoration would have begun. Like the Bostwick Building but much more expensive, no investor with $$ will go near them. The Bank is much smaller and potentially cheaper to restore. The old Barnett Bank is probably salvageable but Bisbee and Florida Life are not ever going to happen. Sorry, but unless you can provide evidence that someone will step up and take on two money losing projects I will never believe that they will be saved.  The long standing track record for Jax is to knock them down, not to save them.