Tale of the Tape:
Bridgeport Population 2007: 136,695 (City); 895,015 (Metro) - (incorporated in 1821)
Jacksonville Pop. 2007: 805,605 (City); 1,300,823 (Metro) - (incorporated in 1832)
City population 1950: Jacksonville (204,517); Bridgeport (158,709)
Metropolitan Area Growth rate (2000-2007)
Bridgeport: +1.41%
Jacksonville: +15.86%
Urban Area Population (2000 census)
Bridgeport: 888,890 (ranked 41 nationwide)
Jacksonville: 882,295 (ranked 43 nationwide)
Urban Area Population Density (2000 census)
Bridgeport: 1,910.3
Jacksonville: 2,149.2
City Population Growth from 2000 to 2007
Bridgeport: -2,834
Jacksonville: +69,988
Convention Center Exhibition Space:
Bridgeport: Does not have a convention center.
Jacksonville: Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center (1986) - 78,500 square feet
Tallest Building:
Bridgeport: Bridgeport Center - 16 stories
Jacksonville: Bank of America Tower - 617 feet (42 stories)
Downtown-Based Fortune 500 companies:
Bridgeport: Zero (0)
Jacksonville: CSX (261), Fidelity National Financial (435), Fidelity National Information Services (481)
Urban infill obstacles:
Bridgeport: Downtown is cut off from the rest of the city by several expressways.
Jacksonville: State & Union Streets cut off Downtown Jacksonville from Springfield.
Downtown Nightlife:
Bridgeport: Two blocks of Fairfield Avenue, between Harrison and Main Streets.
Jacksonville: East Bay Street, located between Main Street and Liberty Street. This four block stretch is home to four bars and clubs.
Common Downtown Albatross:
Too many surface parking lots
Who's Downtown is more walkable?
Bridgeport: 89 out of 100, according to walkscore.com
Jacksonville: 88 out of 100, according to walkscore.com
Downtown Photo Tour
Photographs taken July 2008.
Unique Bridgeport
- The well known circus-promoter P.T. Barnum was once the mayor of Bridgeport.
- Bridgeport is the birthplace of the frisbee and the Frisbie Pie Company.
-The first Subway Restaurant opened in Bridgeport in 1965.
Article by Ennis Davis
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heights unknown
January 08, 2009, 10:31:49 AMKind of looks like a smaller version of Jacksonville. It appears that when the expressways were built in the 1950's and 60's, they choked off the success and prosperity of many of the nations downtowns. Bridgeport looks to be a super example of expressways cutting off downtown from the rest of the City.
Heights Unknown
thelakelander
January 08, 2009, 10:37:02 AMWith a population density of 8,720.9 residents per square mile living in the city, yes it is.
Smirna
January 10, 2009, 10:21:23 AMI was born and raised in Bridgeport than moved here to Jacksonville 15 years ago. Those pics sure take me back. Downtown Jacksonville is a much larger version of downtown Bridgeport except there's a lot more to do here in Jacksonville. And it's not so cold.
BridgeTroll
January 10, 2009, 10:30:39 AMSmirna
January 11, 2009, 11:30:30 AMThanx