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Residential on Huron Street
An industrial railroad spur off of Broadway Avenue
Baldwin Street
Lane Industrial Park
Normandy Blvd.
The corner of Commonwealth Avenue and Carrie Street
Eastbrooke Avenue @ Broadway Avenue
CSX auto terminal off of Lane Avenue
Mackinaw Street, just south of Lowell Avenue
A railroad spur off of 5th Street
Anchor Glass Container Corporation
West Beaver Street
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Jacksonville Kennel Club
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jeh1980
December 19, 2007, 05:55:52 AMNice photos. What about 103rd st., Blanding Blvd., Roosevelt Blvd., and Cedar Hills? Will there be any photos of those real soon?
copperfiend
December 19, 2007, 08:04:00 AMThe Westside reminds me of what you see in places like Cincinnati.
thelakelander
December 19, 2007, 09:53:25 AMIn 2008, we'll post detailed articles of specific Westside neighborhoods. This photo article is just a random collection of shots taken on a Saturday morning drive from Oakleaf Town Center to the Beaver Street Farmer's Market via Chaffee, Normandy, Lane, 12th, Huron, 5th, Commonwealth, Beaver and a few side streets.
Charles Hunter
December 19, 2007, 11:14:48 PMDarn, Lakelander, were you ever a cabbie?
I think I had a cab ride like that once - quite indirect getting from Point A to Point B.
thelakelander
December 19, 2007, 11:28:49 PMHaha. I had a little time to burn on my hands so I figured I'd do a little urban exploring.
GatorDone
December 22, 2007, 05:01:55 PMCopperfiend, not sure when you were last in Cincinnati but I can tell you that Cincy is generally nicer than Jax and they have made extreme strides to improve their city in the last 5-8 years. See, not only do they know a little word Jax likes to throw around but they also know how to execute an economic development plan. We just seem to pay someone big money (usually a friend of the mayor) to come up with pretty posters to show the public and then find the worst people (again, usually friends of the mayor) to put that plan in action.
thelakelander
December 22, 2007, 10:12:43 PMCincy is a pretty interesting place. Its one of the densest cities in the Midwest, as far as urban building fabric goes. Over-The-Rine can get pretty scary at times (There are some stoplights you're better off running then stopping at), but the amount of 19th century architecture still remaining is impressive.
Anyway, the Westside has a lot of diversity as well. With all the manufacturing plants (jobs), there's a lot of potential for economic redevelopment also. Unfortunately, its hard to define a spot that could serve as a central point to build off of.