San Marco Square
San Marco Square is the epicenter of the district. This historic shopping district, at the intersection of San Marco and Atlantic Blvds, was developed in 1926 by Telfair Stockton. It was "dubbed" San Marco Square after the famed St. Mark's Square in Venice.
Atlantic Blvd corridor
Atlantic Blvd runs from San Marco Square to Atlantic Beach. Atlantic connects San Marco with St. Nicholas. This corridor will soon be the home of Jacksonville's newest urban Publix. It's Metro Jacksonville's hope that this corridor will one day also become the home of a rail stop finally connecting San Marco Square with the rest of the urban core.
Hendricks Avenue
Hendricks is one of two commercial corridors that connects San Marco with the Downtown Southbank. Hendricks is well on its way to becoming a pedestrian friendly strip that will finally link downtown to San Marco Square with a continuous stream of specialty shops, restaurants, and bars.
San Marco Blvd
San Marco Blvd is the other main north-south corridor linking downtown with San Marco Square. The north half is dominated by specialty shops, restaurants, and offices, while the southern half (north of San Marco Square) is dominated by historic multifamily residential buildings.
Residential Areas
San Marco's residential areas are as diverse as they come in Jacksonville. Homes within this compact community range from small frame bungalows and brick apartment complexes to huge riverfront mansions.
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copperfiend
September 21, 2007, 10:19:46 AMSan Marco is great. There are many exciting developments going on right now in that area. The addition of a rail stop would be outstanding. We need some progressive thinking people in the government of this city.
reednavy
September 21, 2007, 10:29:04 AMIf we could entice Atlanta's mayor, the honorable Shirley Franklin to move here and take over, we'd be soooooo much better off. Don't get me wrong, Mayor Peyton is ok, but he can do better and we deserve better, considering we the what, 12th largest city in America?!
JUSTDAVE
September 21, 2007, 03:01:11 PMSOMEONE PLEASE THINK OF THE SUCCESS IN San Marco and realize that its part of downtown There is nothing that San Marco feels like, tastes like, looks like, smells like, that isn't what downtown is hoping for
The biggest differences between downtown and San Marco is the overabundance of law offices Downtown that make downtown dead and the failed corporate welfare downtown that overinflates property value by investors waiting for more corporare welfare.
Seraphs
September 21, 2007, 10:23:36 PMShirley Franklin maybe a good move. However, Mayor Peyton is OK? Not even close. He is a saboteur.
Ocklawaha
September 21, 2007, 11:56:22 PMOh please, Peyton is NOT a saboteur...
Don't you know that he is fighting for our Better Jacksonville Plan, trying to find every nickle to build that Court House. Taking care of our new born babys by purchasing reading material for them. Keeping our budget solvent by attaching fees to suppliment the funds. Why he even thought up the idea of a Light Rail System. The Mayor is our friend, our protector, only looking out for that bottom line...
HIS OWN!
San Marco? Just add Skyway and Streetcar's and watch her bloom!
Ocklawaha