Where is the Center of Jacksonville?

[Coolyfett]

A few things stand out here.  If we want to be a first rate town, we need better transit....and I don't mean BRT.  Futhermore, I love the comment about the promo.  Quick fixes and marketing without improvements don't get you anywhere.  Instead, focus on the things that make Jacksonville unique. 

Also, here is an example of a big city resident who migrated to a spot in downtown that seemed to be the happening location to be.  It wasn't the temporary circus on Bay and the Shipyards property.  It wasn't Hemming Plaza, the riverwalks or the Prime Osborn.  It wasn't the big NFL tent on the JEA Southbank property.  It was the Landing's courtyard.

You know, at the time, I thought it was pretty jacked up that everyone was jacking their prices way up!! It made the Superbowl experience not very enjoyable. I remember clubs that normal charge 10 to get in charging 200-300 just to get it in. Plush was like 400$ to get in.

Also I feel Jacksonville waited til the last minute to do a lot of things. They were still cleaning downtown the week of the game!

I don't know, a Philly fan is going to compare Philadelphia to Jacksonville it is only natural. What if it was the Dolphins VS Giants!!! or Giants VS Jets!!! or Saints VS Jets....I think the fan complaint would be a lot worse. From that blog lake it would the best Superbowl for Jax would be a Packers VS Bills superbowl. those fans would be happy.....I think.

Plush $400???  Can you be specific?  What party was this?  Maybe an NFL party during Superbowl week with celebrities and NFL stars with unlimited alcohol and food.  Not comparable to a regular Friday night.  I would argue that Philly is a second rate city that has a declining population and a high taxation.  They are still a much larger and progressive city that has many great attributes but they have issues also.

No honestly all I remember was it was the friday before the game. so the 2nd or 3rd of feb 2005 I think?? We went to the lot it was pack, we saw people going back to their cars saying "hell no I aint paying that" "thats too much" So PLUSH, Leopard Loundge or Sohos....one of the 3. Not only was that going on, but you had A LOT of fake promotions like one that would said come party with P.Diddy, Beyonce & Brad Pitt at Rain, and the people on the flier were never there lol. Id pick up another flier and see P.Diddy at another club on the same night. There was a both of fake stuff on the Mathews brigde poles as well, seems like people just wanted to cash in on fakeness. I remember all the trash that was in 5 Points!!! And it was like 200$ to get into Club 5 it was Club 5 at the time. Am I really the only one who remembers all this??? 

[JeffreyS]

I went to the Plush party (for free I would not not have paid that much). My wife and I saw P. Diddy, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Rob Schnider, Emmit Smith, 3 doors down and various rappers. Emmit Smith and Fat Joe were the only ones who mingled with the crowd.