Convention Centers: How do we compare?

[FlaBoy]

Site 2 next to the Omni and CSX would make a lot of sense too especially with the JTA plans, the easy connection on the Skyway, and the space available on the river with the Times-Union being up for sale. You could see a hotel wanting to open on the current Times-Union site in the future with a convention center there.

Site 5 may make more sense nowadays with the indoor practice facility opening and the amphitheater. Actually, the indoor practice facility itself could serve as exhibition space if the Jags were agreeable to that (and it seems they would be).

[Tacachale]

Also, here's a 2004 thread from Urban Planet on the 2005 study. Once we left and created MetJax, a moderator there changed my screen name from thelakelander to bobliocatt...

This is the best thing I've heard all morning. Thanks for that, Bobliocatt.

[FlaBoy]

Also, here's a 2004 thread from Urban Planet on the 2005 study. Once we left and created MetJax, a moderator there changed my screen name from thelakelander to bobliocatt...

This is the best thing I've heard all morning. Thanks for that, Bobliocatt.

[mtraininjax]

I'm with Lake in this discussion, Nashville is the brass ring that all convention centers/cities should try and duplicate. The Elbow can help this in downtown Jax, but its too far from the Prime.

The only saving grace is to implode the old courthouse and city hall and turn them into the convention site, connected to the Hyatt. The river is why people go downtown, make the convention center connected to it and the major downtown hotel.