Don't let them tear these buildings down!

[Riverside Scooter]

http://www.jacksonville.com/community/the_sun/2009-05-02/story/jacksonville_developer_threatens_demolition_of_historic_buildings >

[thelakelander]

Wow.  I'm surprised they even came to the table to destroy these buildings for a drive in pharmacy.  Considering the condition of those structures and the fact that they are a part of a national historic district, I don't think they'll get far.  Anyway, I agree 100% with Carmen Godwin.  Explore ways to put the pharmacy inside of the building and redo the parking lot behind it to accommodate a drive thru, similar to the bank down the street.

Godwin said she thought a pharmacy would do well in the area, but a better alternative to tearing the building down would be to put the pharmacy in the historic building.

"It would be very cool to go there," she said, "just like they have in Boston or New York City."

[jason_contentdg]

That's just a ridiculous idea, this should be nothing more but a huge waste of time and conversation.

[JeffreyS]

These are the buildings directly across from Memorial Park correct? A suburban style CVS just isn't going to look right from that park. Retail within those buildings could be done.  With the Publix and the pharmacy in Five Points it just doesn't seem that the need would out way the Neighborhood development desires.

[copperfiend]

The cluelessness of some in this town amazes me.

[fsujax]

shocking! I can't believe they would want to tear these down.

[TheProfessor]

I hope RAP stands strong against this greedy developer.

[hanjin1]

What a dolt!

[tufsu1]

the article says they want to put in a 70,000 square foot pharmacy....the new-style CVS/Walgreens stores are no more than 15,000 sqaure feet....so either the # in the article is wrong or they intend to do far more than just a simple suburban drug store.

[jandar]

Walmart in Riverside.

Just what the area needs.








**someone needs to slap some sense in that developer's head.

[JeffreyS]

I know we are always yelling mixed use but what a great mixed use site it would be. The court yard could house a sidewalk cafe on riverside ave across from the park.

[JeffreyS]

^OK I think I have been picturing the wrong buildings.

[reednavy]

That would really suck. Plus, you'd lose more of the tree canopy across from Sushi Cafe and Starbucks. I'm sorry, but I damn sure don't want to look at a CVS or anything like that across the street.

[riverside planner]

This is by far the worst idea I've heard in years.  I've lost all respect that I had for Carlton Jones.  Talk about something to galvanize the neighborhood into action!

[ChriswUfGator]

His daughter was my LPI and II professor at FCSL. What a small world...