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December 24, 2007, 10:51 am
Re: 1926: The Year of the Skyscraper
And the newest building for Jacksonville in 2020, winning national awards, along with their world-reknowned transportation system...
December 24, 2007, 11:41 am
Re: 1926: The Year of the Skyscraper
hahahaa
December 24, 2007, 12:24 pm
Re: 1926: The Year of the Skyscraper
A new Jacksonville designed by Fritz Lang
Bet y'all didn't know JTA has a back up plan if we shoot down the de-centralized Transit Center mess they are planning.
Ocklawaha
December 24, 2007, 11:29 pm
Re: 1926: The Year of the Skyscraper
but wait...I thought Jax did nothing but destroy its history....seems like only one building highlighjted is now gone...what am I missing?
December 25, 2007, 12:13 am
Re: 1926: The Year of the Skyscraper
Just poking some fun at JTA's school of advanced transit planning. Do a search for Fritz Lang, or the movie Metropolis. It is a silent flick from WAY BACK in the day. Even if your not of fan of old movies, but perhaps like the Si-fi or twilight zone stuff, you'll love the movie. By the 3rd viewing, you'll be stunned to silence yourself, how did they see the future like they did so long ago? Unreal...
Ocklawaha
December 25, 2007, 9:15 am
Re: 1926: The Year of the Skyscraper
Most have not been vacant for an extended period of time, if ever. That's probably the main reason why they're still standing. Nevertheless, don't go around patting anyone on the back for a good job. A walk around the area will show most of the big boys from that era came down faster than Michael Vick's bank account just as soon as the opportunity presented itself. Anyway, all we can do now is try to protect and preserve whats left and use them as the foundation for a new revitalized core.
December 27, 2007, 4:03 am
Re: 1926: The Year of the Skyscraper
a its beautifull history but rember downtown is bissness and in bissness its out wit da ol in wit da new ...eat or be ate.......things change its all about the mighty dollar
December 27, 2007, 5:22 am
Re: 1926: The Year of the Skyscraper
Microsoft, AT&T, and Standard Oil all comes to mind as bissnesses da prayed on bissnesses and dats why day gotz brokes ups.
Wheather it's unfair trade practices, preditory trade practices or just down right monopoly it's not right.
December 27, 2007, 1:27 pm
Re: 1926: The Year of the Skyscraper
Are you typing on a cell phone?
December 27, 2007, 1:40 pm
Re: 1926: The Year of the Skyscraper
Could it be Satan?
January 25, 2008, 10:27 pm
Re: 1926: The Year of the Skyscraper
I love it!! I have hunted all these buildings, but I never knew the actual names.
March 6, 2008, 3:46 pm
Re: 1926: The Year of the Skyscraper
What is it supposed to be? I guess someone thinks its attractive. Wait. If they ll put it on the site of the Park View Inn then I ll think its a HUGE improvement to the existing building
March 6, 2008, 5:12 pm
Re: 1926: The Year of the Skyscraper
Actually, for what it worth I believe that was an earlier rendering of this:
http://www.thechicagospire.com/building/imagegallery/
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