First Baptist Church's historical demolition derby

[thelakelander]

As the First Baptist Church pushes to demolish another piece of Downtown Jacksonville's dwindling historic building fabric, here's a look at what the church has already destroyed over the years.

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[MusicMan]

Wow! That's kind of disturbing.

[thelakelander]

When an individual building is demolished, it can be hard in the short term to see the dramatic impact the pattern can have over a substained period of time. Yet, the end result is several blocks of lost life, history, culture, sense of place, vitality and economic activity.

[Wacca Pilatka]

I always admired some of those buildings that had been destroyed and it just never occurred to me that FBC was a common thread in their demolition.  Eye-opening.

[Artmo]

Sad to see such amazing architectural history razed.