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cityimrov

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Jacksonville Points of Perfection?
« on: July 17, 2012, 04:47:55 PM »
Points of Perfection
None the less, they all strive for one thing - absolute perfection in their craft.  They are people with absolute determination to do the same thing over and over again until they get it absolutely right.  Just good enough does not exists in their world. 

Every great city has at several of these places.  Which ones are in Jacksonville?
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Re: Jacksonville Points of Perfection?
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2012, 04:56:31 PM »
Three off the top of my head. Bold Bean coffee roasters, Orsay and Intuition brewery.

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Re: Jacksonville Points of Perfection?
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2012, 05:07:30 PM »
The occupants of the City Council chambers.

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Re: Jacksonville Points of Perfection?
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2012, 10:38:09 PM »
I agree, Orsay.

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Re: Jacksonville Points of Perfection?
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2012, 03:19:29 PM »
Are there any other local candidates? 

Let me add another point. 
  • They can be buildings like the Salt Lake City Tabernacle.  A building which shows a culture striving for acoustic perfection.

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Re: Jacksonville Points of Perfection?
« Reply #5 on: July 26, 2012, 04:35:42 PM »
I think Klutho's design of the St. James Building should make list.
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Re: Jacksonville Points of Perfection?
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2012, 04:20:08 PM »
Any other points? 

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Re: Jacksonville Points of Perfection?
« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2012, 05:23:08 PM »
Beach road chicken dinners. Authentic Jacksonville food since 1939, I'd say they do the same thing over and over again and they got it right :)
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Re: Jacksonville Points of Perfection?
« Reply #8 on: October 16, 2012, 06:14:53 PM »
Third Orsay.

I'll add:

1) Old Ponte Vedra and the Inn/Club.  Never seen such a high end area with such a low level of pretentiousness.  Screams "beach" rather than Palm Beach.  Best golf in the world.  5 star resort that is somehow still low-key and family friendly, yet is also appealing to young professionals and open to locals/townies alike.  Beautiful scenery.  Ridiculously good climate.  Proximity to bars/great restaurants.  Safe.  Excellent schools.  It's even got a gay population that rivals Riverside's, and is potentially younger.  It is just so appealing to such a broad group of people, it's no wonder you can't find anything for sale or for rent out there.

2) Nature preservation...even developers building gated communities in scenic areas (such as ICW) are excellent at preserving old FL ecologies.  As much as we all hate these DRIs from a planning perspective, they are at such low density and designed in a way to basically keep wildlife largely intact and not destroy any ecosystems in the process.  ICW could easily be a sea of densely built canals at this point, but is still mostly marsh and preserve.  If half of Denver's appeal is its access to skiing/camping/rafting/biking, Jacksonville could easily take advantage of the same access to the outdoors.
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Re: Jacksonville Points of Perfection?
« Reply #9 on: October 16, 2012, 06:33:02 PM »
The occupants of the City Council chambers.

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First Baptist Church  :o

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Re: Jacksonville Points of Perfection?
« Reply #10 on: October 17, 2012, 09:16:33 AM »
Chamblin's
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Re: Jacksonville Points of Perfection?
« Reply #11 on: October 17, 2012, 09:19:22 AM »
Jacoby Symphony Hall.


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Re: Jacksonville Points of Perfection?
« Reply #12 on: October 17, 2012, 10:26:00 AM »
The occupants of the City Council chambers.

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Finehoe, I suspect you are being, evil, mean, wicked, bad and nasty... but ya know? I like it!

I'll toss in the grand old Jacksonville Terminal (The 'Pime Osborn' to the unwashed masses)

The Florida East Coast Railway, a maverick company known as a world leader.

The Casa Marina Hotel at Jacksonville Beach was Al Capone's favorite.

and if BMW makes the list, then SALLY INDUSTRIES certainly should.

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Re: Jacksonville Points of Perfection?
« Reply #13 on: October 17, 2012, 12:33:40 PM »
Brumos Racing.  Decades of word class championship sports car racing at the top of their class orchestrated by a  trio of owners with vision and a winning attitude. 

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Re: Jacksonville Points of Perfection?
« Reply #14 on: October 17, 2012, 12:41:37 PM »
Brumos Racing.  Decades of word class championship sports car racing at the top of their class orchestrated by a  trio of owners with vision and a winning attitude.
Good point but it was so sad Peter Gregg gave up on life when he did. I remember seeing him at the 24 hours of Daytona several times damn he was a good driver.  ;)