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The Story Behind Three Layers
Metro Jacksonville begins our expansion into capturing the history of Jacksonville's present on video with a sincere and intimate monologue from Shawn McGuire, one of the owners of Three Layers, A Coffeehouse. Shawn explains how he and his partner came to open up the iconic Springfield cafe/winebar/community center. This is the first of many video documentations of people, places, things, and ideas around town, and we are happy that it could be with Shawn.
Published January 22, 2010 in Dining & Nightlife 15 Comments Tweet
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BridgeTroll
January 22, 2010, 08:22:13 AMVery nice... look forward to more of these!
vicupstate
January 22, 2010, 09:26:57 AMOne thing that is so encouraging about the success of Three Layers, is the fact that it isn't on Main St. or even 8th Street. It is tucked away in a location that only the community locals knew of previously, yet it has found success.
hightowerlover
January 22, 2010, 09:54:41 AMa transcript to accompany the video would be nice for those of us who have flash content blocked while at work
stephendare
January 22, 2010, 10:01:49 AMThanks Hightower. We will do exactly that!
Doctor_K
January 22, 2010, 10:22:35 AMGood call Hightower. Thanks Stephen and staff for attempting to accommodate those of us who are less fortunate at work!
Johnny
January 22, 2010, 10:26:03 AMAwesome! He should have pimped his real estate company at some point though, lol. I'll do it for him... http://www.jaxdwellings.com/
It's right next door to Three Layers for those of you that do not know. Shawn & Jeff are good guys, we are glad to have them in the neighborhood.
stephendare
January 22, 2010, 11:51:37 AMJohnny, we have another video coming for dwellings!
Dr. K.
Hightower, Im working on a transcript! It might be a little later today, but in the future, we will make sure that we have them done before hand.
mySpringfield
January 22, 2010, 02:36:41 PMShawn and Jeff are worthy of all the praise heaped upon them. This place is the 'Cheers' of our neighborhood. If you haven't been to Springfield in a long time please come at least to visit Three Layers and the wine bar. It's a great place to bring the family and young ones too.
hooplady
January 22, 2010, 03:09:12 PMI admit I was skeptical of "those guys from Atlanta" who were going to come down here with all their enthusiasm and do something great. Yeah, right, I thought. I have never been so happy to be proven wrong!
Dog Walker
January 22, 2010, 03:20:01 PMOnly thing wrong with Three Layers is that they are not in Riverside and closer to me!
CS Foltz
January 22, 2010, 03:56:15 PMDog Walker.........maybe they have plans to expand? I know I have gone out of my way to make a visit there, love their coffee, not bitter, not greasy and outstanding blend for sure! I would also suggest a Southside location for an addition!
stephendare
January 22, 2010, 04:21:38 PMIf you check out the video closely, you can see Lakelander and one of the cities highest octane planner consultants.
BridgeTroll
January 22, 2010, 04:26:38 PMI think I saw you too Stephen...
Sportmotor
January 23, 2010, 12:37:03 PMI love Three Layers
last wednesday they had a bunny in the Zen garden ^_^
seanhimself
January 24, 2010, 03:08:32 AMShawn is great. He's also the owner of jaxdwellings.com. He's the best Realtor there is, no question.