What attractions do you want in Downtown Jax?

Started by Tacachale, August 12, 2019, 04:32:37 PM

Ken_FSU

Quote from: heights unknown on August 12, 2019, 05:34:04 PM
A night club or two (or 3, or 4, or 5, etc.).

Honest, old man (in his 30s) question:

Do people still go to nightclubs?

Bars and breweries seem to be thriving, but you don't see a lot of new nightclubs.

The Miamis and New Yorks and LAs are always going to have big club scenes, but do you see a lot of clubs springing up in our sister cities?

Downtown Osprey

Quote from: Ken_FSU on August 14, 2019, 11:56:26 AM
Quote from: heights unknown on August 12, 2019, 05:34:04 PM
A night club or two (or 3, or 4, or 5, etc.).

Honest, old man (in his 30s) question:

Do people still go to nightclubs?

Bars and breweries seem to be thriving, but you don't see a lot of new nightclubs.

The Miamis and New Yorks and LAs are always going to have big club scenes, but do you see a lot of clubs springing up in our sister cities?

I think Orlando has a handful of them. More so on the EDM type of vibe (which I guess is what Myth is?) Would probably work well in a downtown environment.

Non-RedNeck Westsider

Quote from: Downtown Osprey on August 14, 2019, 12:06:42 PM
More so on the EDM type of vibe (which I guess is what Myth is?) Would probably work well in a downtown environment.

LOL... that scene was thriving here and could have competed with any other city from about '95-'01.  Gainesville as well.

When DARE started raiding clubs every weekend, the party was over and it's never come back.

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Tacachale

Quote from: Ken_FSU on August 14, 2019, 11:56:26 AM
Quote from: heights unknown on August 12, 2019, 05:34:04 PM
A night club or two (or 3, or 4, or 5, etc.).

Honest, old man (in his 30s) question:

Do people still go to nightclubs?

Bars and breweries seem to be thriving, but you don't see a lot of new nightclubs.

The Miamis and New Yorks and LAs are always going to have big club scenes, but do you see a lot of clubs springing up in our sister cities?

I think a lot of it depends on your interests and background. In general, I've read that nightclubs are declining across North America (bars are also starting to decline, but not at nearly the same pace). But for some groups, they're as strong as ever.

Fun fact: James Weldon Johnson's novel The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man from 1911 has a scene featuring going to "the club".
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FlaBoy

Quote from: Ken_FSU on August 14, 2019, 11:56:26 AM
Quote from: heights unknown on August 12, 2019, 05:34:04 PM
A night club or two (or 3, or 4, or 5, etc.).

Honest, old man (in his 30s) question:

Do people still go to nightclubs?

Bars and breweries seem to be thriving, but you don't see a lot of new nightclubs.

The Miamis and New Yorks and LAs are always going to have big club scenes, but do you see a lot of clubs springing up in our sister cities?

Club scene is definitely out there especially in college areas. I think the mood nowadays though is a bar that is set up for dancing and mixes the two. Downtown Orlando has a bunch of them as does Ybor City.

Ken_FSU

Quote from: Tacachale on August 14, 2019, 01:13:20 PMI think a lot of it depends on your interests and background.

Whatever the opposite of fast-dancing and noise is  ;D