218 W Adams has been sold

[Houseboat Mike]

Can't wait to see what they do to it.

https://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/article/the-mathis-report-ash-properties-adds-exchange-building-to-downtown-holdings

[Jagsdrew]

It's a nice building and hopefully they can renovate those into lofts with ground level retail or restaurant.

[MusicMan]

$23 a square foot. They should be able to make it work at that price....

[acme54321]

Hopefully they do something with that awful first floor facade!

[Houseboat Mike]

Just walked past it, the door is open and there is activity going on inside.

[thelakelander]

Hopefully they do something with that awful first floor facade!

Here's the original storefront design:

[camarocane]

Hopefully they do something with that awful first floor facade!

Here's the original storefront design:

Where do you find these drawings? Are they archived somewhere online or at the main library?

[thelakelander]

They're archived in the MJ and MC photo galleries. That's where I've tossed random scans and images over the years that I've come across while doing research for the various articles and books.

https://photos.moderncities.com/

https://photos.metrojacksonville.com/

I believe this specific image came from files stored for this particular building at COJ's Historic Preservation Office.