Fun fact. The city of Jacksonville and Duval County merged into one entity in 1967 making it the largest city by land area in the continental United States.
I've lived all over the United States, because I can't seem to settle down. I currently live in Jacksonville, I currently work right there where you're at on the water. If you see the hospital across the way that's where I work. I live not far there. I'm excited to see where you explore, because I haven't seen much yet. I really love your channel!
So much homelessness here because nobody can afford the outrageous rent prices. $1,300-$1500/month for a *STUDIO* apartment. There's even been local news articles about people being priced right out of town.
For what it’s worth, A. Phillip Randolph is taught in Georgia public high school courses. He was a union organizer and civil rights leader, who organized the first “March on Washington” in 1941.
Thank you for all the kind comments about the Downtown Jacksonville, Florida. Remember to get the full feel of the city you need to travel to the North, South, East and West sides of this town.
I've lived in Jacksonville my entire life. Over 50+ years. Crime use to be contained to certain areas but now it has bled into all areas and has gotten bad. Never thought I would leave but I'm currently selling my home and moving to a small town further north. I never heard gunshots in my neighborhood and now I hear them regularly. And one day a man decided to gun down another man in front of my house, killing him for no reason. That was pretty much it for me. Enjoy the nice weather but the crime and the people are too much now.
You Know why the reported crime rate is higher #1 we have an extremely proactive police force. When a crime is reported officers show up. Hence more crimes reported. # 2 we are a port city thus we are not only international commerce but also military. #3 we being a lowered metro city we have many square miles to be monitored we actually need more mental health services. # 4 we are a very diverse population but inclusion needs work. # 5 racism and drug trafficking addiction so sad and tragic along with a larger than visible gang presence are keys …the video which shows no homeless and an empty downtown we need to spend money to increase downtown confidence more so than broad based community resources.we are in process of acquiring properties close to Downtown personally I would think we should remove the rescue missions to out lying areas and create an environment where the homeless can find housing : key if they want housing ,pmost do not as we know from most other areas of the country. We also have a super large backlog on the court docket which means repeat offenders are dumped back on the streets. Be careful Tennessee scares me and I am used to Jacksonville I am not planning to run from Jacksonville we keep,offering to,assist physically and spiritually clothing pantry’s job fairs it’s life after planting a seed.
it was ok in the 70s when my parents moved there me as a baby in tow in the 80's it started to slip hard and spread like a cancer. Once the gateway area mall closed and that area fell things got worse. IDk where it original started but when gateway fell it spread in every direction . I remember Dunn ave being THE place to be after criminals took gateway up to soutel drive then it spread west up Edgewood and north along lem turner .The spread stopped for a while at densmore dunn ave and oceanway Then Riverview fell and Once Dunn started falling in the late 80s and early 90s it triggered a great white flight .The middle and upper class white people abandoned river view and northside for dinsmore, oceanway, and nassau county after that it was game over for north and west side, even dinsmore is not great anymore. My parents moved us to Nassau county in 1989 .The school system in duval was so bad most of my friends in nassau school were from dinsmore using a fake nassau county address. I remember the epic Christmas light shows by the new ffcj campus walking to school by the big hill Kmart and Halloween hey rides in the early 80s .When I moved back to the old house in the mid 90s the neighborhood was trash but lightyears better than it is now. Everyone i know that still lives there wants to move but cannot afford to.
@@williambrennan5701 Well I did sell my house and moved to the Midwest. It was a very stressful process selling one house here, buying another house long distance and then packing up and moving long distance. It's been an adjustment living in a rural town with only about 2500 people and having to drive almost an hour to get to anything but it was so worth it! It's so quiet here! I decided to downsize a little bit and got a smaller house. Between the two houses, I came out on top and now I'm mortgage free! And luckily the previous owner already installed a generator for times when the power goes out. So I spent 50+ years in the south now I can explore the Midwest.
Been in Duval since 1984. Moved here when I was 7 yrs old. Downtown suffered as the indoor malls exploded and 20 yrs ago the outdoor open air malls ruined the indoor malls. 2 homeless shelters closed and that was over 300 - 400 spaces gone. If Shad Khan gets his way downtown in the next 10 yrs will be changed forever.
Truth! Downtown will be ruined and downtown will again spiral because building an inner city is for dwellers of all walks of life not just high end condos the city started taking the people away from the city center because they were poor and on assistance which they thought brought crime. What brought crime was lack of adequate employment and infrastructure they had created the demon hud apartments and instead of managing the people they created a generation of people that needed hud if you want people to grow you create the opportunity to build their lives to the fullest possible future a future ,so that they can bring their families along he is who he surrounds himself with if a man can’t be proud of his place in life he won’t lift generations up they will stay together. Like the old saying birds of a feather flock together. Create a downtown and surrounding area that invites growth and development damn the football field bring it all together family’s a south bank filled with people living just across the River parks to play in not to listening to concerts only
Downtown Jacksonville is like a ghost town on the weekends and after business hours. I’m glad you came to Jacksonville, my adopted hometown (I’m originally from San Diego). I’m glad to live here, not too crowded like Miami and not a tourist destination like Orlando and I like it that way. Plus the winters are cooler up here than south Florida and here we closer to the mountains than there. Come to Atlantic Beach, I believe you and Nicole would love there! It’s a beautiful beach town!
Thank you so much for playing my son’s song Whispers foretold in the Jacksonville video. We are beyond joy and happiness that you did because he is so stoked and on cloud nine. I want to tell you how much I enjoy Every video. I DO feel that you take me with you on your road trip. I’m interested in all the stats you give and you have such a nice manner in your voice that I’ve watched your videos over and over and never get tired of them. Your lovely wife Nicole adds the glamour! Looking forward to more road trips. God bless. Marti G
No problem. His song was perfect, and the great majority of the viewers agree. I’m glad I got to put his music in front 63,000 people (so far), with more to come! 👍😀
Born and raised in Daytona. Driving through or around Jacksonville is always a gamble which is more of a headache. Love Florida but I'd never move back. Too flat and hot!!
Probably no room for you anyway. Unfortunately As much as you don’t like ,there’s 100000 more that do. I wish more would move away. Cheers from Geneva.
Florida is growing way too fast. Sadly the greedy developers and commissioners don’t care about the infrastructure nor quality of life. The noise pollution is so bad. I’m in Sarasota and they are literally tearing up every inch of green space. It’s really bad with no end in sight.😢
@@cindytrayer4279 That is sad. The West coast beaches are definitey nicer. Most of Daytona beachside was eaten up by condos and high rises many years ago, unless you go north to Flagler Beach which is actually nicer.
@@tonepoet the beaches are nice when there isn’t red tide, which is quite often now. Plus, with the overcrowding, it’s not even worth it to go. They have absolutely ruined downtown SRQ, tons of multi million dollar high rise condos, they are doing major reconstruction that will take up to 10 yrs to complete so it’s impossible to enjoy anything with all the destruction and orange barrels. It feels very claustrophobic there. Used to love walking around but yet another thing developers have destroyed. Gone is the sleepy beach town.
I only went there to do some crowd control work for the Jacksonville Jaguars a few times. We went on a coach bus and we got paid extra for the food that day. It was just a weekend job. My coworkers always encouraged me to go on those trips.
Jacksonville is a very unsafe city. It use to be just the north side, but it has bleed all over. Back in the 80’s I got robbed downtown at the bus station. Ten years later I got robbed at the traffic light broad daylight. Retired Navy so I spent a lot of time there. I’m a native Floridian and stay the hell out of Jacksonville. HOWEVER, there are some areas that is beautiful. The historic Ortega area, Arlington, Bay Meadows. But not enough for me to EVER want to live there.
@@damonmelendez856 please expand on what you mean by the Blacks are moving everywhere. Are you implying that “Blacks” are responsible for the crime? Just trying to understand your statement so I’ll know how reply.
@Beach and Nature fan I know there are. Retired Navy Senior Chief and used to live in Bay Meadows. Loved it there, but I had an Aunt and Uncle up on the North Side. There neighborhood was nice, but my car was broken into. I was robbed at the light. Was downtown and someone stole my car. Held up at gun point downtown. I had zero luck in Jacksonville proper. I eventually moved to Ortega and really loved that area. But like I said outside influences were bad for me. The beaches and fishing were always nice. I used to drive A1A on the weekend and just get away.
@@damonmelendez856 sounds like you are implying that the “Blacks” are responsible for all the crime in Jacksonville and other parts of the state and country. That is a default ignorant statement. I’m afraid if I give you some facts and data. You would probably dismiss them. Please understand that I am “Black” and take exception to your statement. But since you must know. I was robbed at gun point downtown by some “Blacks!” But two white guys car jacked me at gun point broad daylight (fortunately, they weren’t very good at it) and every time my car was stolen (three times). It was a Hispanic crew (type of car I had they wanted). So, as you can see. Crime doesn’t care what color you are. Be educated and not ignorant. News flash! The Blacks can move anywhere they want! I know that’s NOT what you wanted hear, but it is true.
Born and raised in Jax from 63-82. My parents were married there 66 years ago tomorrow! (5/25) Dad is going strong at 88! I lived in Arlington on the river and woods. It was my playground! I would find many sharks teeth as this was a major area where mama sharks had their nursery. We are several miles from the ocean. I would also find a lot of Indian pottery in the bluffs overlooking the river. In the early 60’s they were moving Indian graves in Arlington to develop new neighborhoods. It wasn’t uncommon to find bones in the woods where they had been discreetly placed.
Life long Westside dweller, here. You could spend a whole trip exploring the different sections of town. If anyone thinks there are cultural differences between the different burroughs of NYC, try learning all the differences between the Westside, Arlington, Beaches, San Marco, Tinsletown, Springfield, Moncrief, Mandarin, etc Between the abandoned school and the statue of Gen Jackson is the Duval County Courthouse where I work. We'd have given you a tour if you'd asked...
I moved here to Jax 10 years ago. At first I really didn’t like it but it has grown on me and I must say I really enjoy it for the most part. I live in the Avondale neighborhood which is not far from downtown, a very beautiful fun neighborhood. But let’s also remember that the fabulous band 38 Special is also from Jacksonville! Great video thanks for sharing.
sweet. I lived in riverside. I used to shop at that publix on riverside avenue. I lived at 1094 cherry street, near the corner of Cherry St and Remington St. My dad still lives in Mayport. I am now currently in Fort Worth, TX. I do miss aspects of living in that area. I think like you, I hear a lot of people at first not like the city too much, but it always grows on them.
@@JOHNizSiK oh yes I shop at that Publix all the time haha. Riverside is a cool neighborhood, I love the Sun Ray movie theater, great food and fun vibe. How do you like Fort Worth? I’ve never been before.
A lot of bands are from Jacksonville not just the "ok" band .38 Special. And of course you enjoy Jacksonville now, you live in Avondale! One of the most expensive districts to live and where pretty much everything is within spitting distance of you...oh the Publix near 5 points to packed?? Not to worry there's another Publix a hop skip and a jump off San Juan, oh and wait, Ortega forest is also very close with blissful parks and walk ways. Don't want to drive to far going out to eat?? No problem...in fact you can walk!! Just up the street to a slew of diners, drive-ins and dives, wanna see a movie close by? Hey we got you ...good ol Sun-Ray! Be thankful you can live and more importantly afford living in Avondale.
this is definitely the most excited i've ever been for a video about Jacksonville haha I was born and raised there. I left 7 years ago and im amazed at how different it looks already. In front of the Wells Fargo building , along the bridge, there used to be a shopping center on the water called the Landing. It was a two story structure shaped like a horseshoe facing the water. I thought nothing of it growing up but it was a really unique building. I think you would have gotten a kick out of it since you like unique buildings. Jacksonville was also considered the hollywood of the silent film era. You can find videos of down town jacksonville on youtube from like 1920 and it's packed with people like new york city. im glad you enjoyed my city! have fun in Tennessee!
I was born there back in July 1957 in St Luke Hospital but was gone before I reached the age of one. Never when back until 2012 to visit my cousin who lived north of there....
Like Katt Williams said, most towns have one bad area. Jacksonville has a ton of "bad areas" spread all over, you just gotta know where not to go. That being said I work of McDuff lol ball hard kids.
There are blighted and places in decline in Jacksonville...,but I see much potencial and growth; for the futures Miami gets to expensive and so does Orlando;I see potencial for companies moving into Jacksonville;retirees moving into Jacksonville and people pushed out of Miami/South Florida and Orlando;I can see Jacksonville growing much in the next 10 years .
i got out of the Navy in 1991 and lived in Jacksonville until 1998, the jobs don't pay as much but the jobs are plentiful. Never had any issues i loved living there but once my mom got sick i moved back to Sacramento and I've been missing Jacksonville since i left.
Hi Joe and Nicole from a very pleasant South London UK where it is currently 10C, I am very impressed by the Wells Fargo building as during your drone shots it was almost as though you could see right through the building, but of course it was the reflection of the horizon. You guys certainly know how to live life to the full🙂
At night, you can actually see into a lot of the tall buildings when workers leave the lights on. Downtown Jax is beautiful at night when the bridges are lit up, each with a different color (lights or the paint is illuminated). I lived there for over 10 years and just visited a week ago and they've added colored floodlights to a lot of the big buildings.
I'm from the UK and I stopped in Jacksonville in summer 2017 for close to a week as I had family living there at the time. This video brings back memories and I recognised parts from when I'd went there.
Hi, that is a beautiful building --the high school. Turns out that 3 real estate investors bought an old highschool, somewhat li like this one, very old and closed and abandoned. They bought it and renovated it with 1 and 2 bedrooms apartments. It was beautifl. I loved that.
My sister and brother-in-law are moving out of Jacksonville. We're excited that she'll be closer to family here in DeLand. Go in Peace and Walk with God. 😎 👍
Thanks U2. Bee looking for you in Tennessee ! That river was beautiful- all cities ought to be build on a river !! - gives folks something to do that is 'in nature'. Good onya Nicole !! Thanks for amazing - rather relaxing touring 'guide'- love your work ! I,m always greedy for the next one !! Cheers from Australia.
I have lived here since 2009 when I moved here from NYC. Jax has the worst downtown I have ever been in. Football stadium, homelessness and a massive church that makes it impossible to build anything down there.
@@deirdrekiely6187 the church that is down there runs downtown (First Baptist). There are also two homeless shelters. Nothing “fun” can be built around the church. If they could buy out the church and move the shelters, downtown would come back.
Perfect time in the year to visit - in about 2 months the humidity would drive you beyond crazy…. And as you pointed out, gorgeous city, but their crime rate is kind of wack…. Another really good video!
Hi, Lord.....If the closed public school at around 17:00 of the video was in Brooklyn, N.Y. (My home town) it would have been turned into condos by now. It is a shame for such a solid brick building to just sit abandoned........Thank you for another sweet video with the nice mini-tour of your hotel. They should give you a nice discount with all the views you get !! ......Sorry I have been missing for a while. I will try once again to catch up !! Stay safe.
I always love watching your videos! You are very in depth with the places you visit and you stay humble when visiting less fortunate parts of towns and city's. Also you don't shove it down your viewers throats to like and subscribe your channel! That's a big plus! Keep doing what your doing!!! Also did you study architecture by a chance?
Thank you, haven't been to Jacksonville although I have visited Florida a few times and will be going again in June. Looking forward to seeing Tennessee...
once again, some beautiful churches and architecture. One of the classes I took in college was architecture so your videos fit right in with I have learned.
Jax is my favorite place I lived. I graduated from UNF in 1991. I left and they got NFL Football. I cried at the memories especially the Wells Fargo building which was once the Independent Life building.
Florida native A. Philip Randolph (1889-1979) organized and led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and was a prominent civil rights leader who worked closely with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Here is a fun tip for getting to see some things most dont get to. Call ahead to some of the high dollar hotels in the area. Tell them that you are thinking of using their hotel for a wedding or family reunion (or similar) and ask for a tour. You will get to see sights and areas that you wouldn't get to to see. And inside many of our Jacksonville large buildings are small restaurants. These often have great food and are hidden from the general public.
The last thing I would want to do is go the a big city . your a brave man I have anxiety bad as I’ve gotten older I can’t travel anymore so I just watch every one go places and sometimes it causes anxiety just doing that but I love the fishing if your catching any 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸
Opening shots and drone footage are beautiful ! Did not know city was named after Andrew Jackson. I like the music in this video. Love LS, MH and 38 Special! ❤❤❤. Glad to know who is in the mural! Very nice architecture in downtown Jacksonville ! Breakfast looked delicious ! Looking forward to TN!
I actually spent a night in the Jacksonville jail in the early 70’s when I was hitchhiking from Boston to Miami to visit my uncle. The cops picked me and my buddy up when we were sleeping in some bushes. Lucky for me my uncle was a high powered attorney In Miami and when they checked him out they let us go and even gave us a ride back to the highway on ramp to hitch our next ride. That jail was not very nice
Our city was actually called Cowford, Florida, before the Great Fire of 1902. I believe it was 1902.. Everything burnt down. But the town came together and built it right back up. Then the name was changed to Jacksonville. Proud to be born and raised here.
My parents and I have lived in Jacksonville our whole lives. I love my city. Very sprawling so there are many areas to see. This was only downtown which is kind of small for a big city.
I grew up in the southern suburbs of Jax (specifically, Orange Park) in the 80s and early 90s and it's been interesting to watch the city's development. I left Florida in 2006 after finishing my engineering degree and haven't been back so this was fun to watch. The house I grew up in is less than a mile from the Brickyard Rd the Lynyrd Skynyrd song is named after off of College Dr along Doctor's Inlet and hearing that song brings such incredibly intense nostalgia for me. The city has always had a bit of an inferiority complex (at least since the 80s) with regards to the other 3 major metros in Florida. It constantly wants to be bigger than it is in terms of population and influence.
Was just in Sarasota recently, so this was a pleasure to see northern part. Looks very pretty. Half Florida half something else. Different. Thanks for the stats too..
I went to high school at the modern Stanton college preparatory high school. It is now a magnet and gifted program for AP and honors students. It is located in one of the rougher neighborhoods in Jacksonville, but it gets some of the best funding in the state.
Moving this May 2023, by San Pablo, used to live in Sandlwood 30 years ago. Going to Marion County, hey hey goodbye. Thanks for the video. BTW, you didn't show crap about downtown J Ville homeless and the tents.
Moved here from South Florida in the 70's and looking to find my way out. The city is fast becoming another Atlanta, even the roadways are the same. It used to be a big small town with a strong civil connection to family and faith. Not anymore.
Boy, you hit the nail on the head. I moved here ten years ago, and your description fits the bill 100%. I've noticed the change in just the last five years ! Wow. Good luck to you.
James Weldon Johnson, born in Jacksonville, Florida and wrote the lyrics for, “Lift Every Voice and Sing”, which later became known as the Negro National Anthem.
I lived in San Jose CA for 7 years. It has the best weather. Very corporate unless you visit the East Side. Cielito Lindo is a great restaurant near downtown. I've also visited Columbus. Melt is a great restaurant near the OSU campus. I've visited DC in 2021. Went to the White House and saw Al Sharpton walking around near the Cheesecake Factory. Jacksonville is the one place I've never seen. So thank you for the tour!
Enjoyed this one. My husband and I lived in Jacksonville for about two years when my son was little. We hated it and moved soon as we were able. Brought back a lot of memories.
The only part of Florida I have been to is the Palm Beach area on the Atlantic Ocean side which I liked very much…..not to humid and always a nice breeze.
You forgot about the Allman Brothers, also from Jax😊 Interesting to see the city through the eyes of a visitor. If you only had 24hrs and that's what you saw it's not half bad. Definitely some better places to eat if you wanted to find one. Like everywhere the homeless situation has gotten worse, it's really sad, but could definitely be worse. But nice video, I feel like I should go explore around town more.
Great band-awful management. One of their managers didn’t want to pay a club fee and murdered the owner back in the day. Their current manager threatened to have me fired because I wouldn’t allow her access to another guest’s room.
I moved to Jax 40 years ago from South Florida and hated it the first year but by the time I moved to Central Florida 3 years ago. I truly loved the place. It became my favorite home. It had everything I ever wanted. I could have lived there to the day I died, but it kept getting more expensive. So, I retired and moved south to the highest point above sea-level in the state. I got away from the flooding but not the wind of hurricanes. I now live in a small town that is miles away from anything and everything and Jax is only a memory. It goes to prove you never appreciate what you got until it is gone....I sure miss my old home in Jacksonville Beach!!! Be sure where your going is better than where you been before you take that last jump. 😢
Born and raised in the Jax area. Born at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Jax. Lived in many areas of Jax and then called home the JaX beaches area of Jax, Neptune and Atlantic Beaches including Mayport. Everytime I arrive home and drive over one of Intracoastal bridges connecting Jax to the Beaches, the salt marsh smell is home and like no other in any other locale of Florida or elsewhere. I grew up mud tromping the beaches marshes all along the intracoastal. Joined the US Navy at 19 and only stationed at Mayport once. Prefer to remember it as it was. Love my home dont care much for what she has become. Jax beaches are gorgeous and great memories of a great place.
I agree with you on not liking what she has become. I have lived here all of my life. I miss the way she used to be back in the day. Salt air smells like home indeed.
9:00 this is where the old Court house was until 2020 or 2021. The one you found off of the Blue Bridge was where our JACKSONVILLE LANDING shopping center demolished completely in 2019.
I don't think I was ever in J-ville but could have - went to college @UF in Gainesville back in the day... Tom Petty 🎸grew up in Gainesville - saw him play @UF student union a couple of times (decades ago!) Go Gators! Thanks for the tour!
Well done. Thanks for this 😃 It's too bad Friendship Fountain wasn't on 😒 And you left out Shinedown from the bands. I was impressed you mentioned Blackfoot, they're my favorite of the Southern Rock Bands from here.
Wow!! Awesome footage with the drone! What type of drone are you flying. Very smooth and clear footage. My wife is from Jacksonville and I spent a lot of time there when i was in the US Navy. Definately visit VA ans check out some of our fine cities. Suffolk is really nice.
A. Philip Randolph = one of the most important civil rights leaders in American history. His peers = MLK, Ralph Abernathy, Andrew Young, Julian Bond, Joseph Lowery, Dorothy Height, Whitney Young, Bayard Rustin, John Lewis, Ella Baker, Charles Hamilton Houston, Roy Wilkins, James Farmer, Medgar Evers, Fannie Lou Hamer, etc. His area of focus was more on economics and labor.
Jacksonville is now a blue city ....not totally blue like Orlando but headed there . The kind of place where , when you get out of the car the first thing you do is scan your surroundings .....and the arrival of blue politics and living conditions has produced the same effect on beach towns further south and places toward the interior within commuting distance ....which is to prop up prices for us as people flee J-ville and Orlando metro locations . They still want to work there but the living conditions and political BS factor have made lots of people late for the door .
All but one of the mayors over the past 30 years have been Republicans, so not sure how these issues that have been presided over by Republican mayors & majority Republican councilmembers is Democrats’ doing. Lenny Curry was the one using city funds to take out billboards in NY & CA telling people there to move to Jacksonville when he’d done nothing about infrastructure to support it.
I watch your videos all the time, you passed right by me, I was at the Hyatt Regency that day for a Masonic Communication, in fact you walked right pass my car 😊
If you're going to Tennessee next, it's a small town, but you should go through McCaysville. Such beautiful country around there. But if you don't, I understand. Sure enjoy your videos.
Downtown looks beautiful, both the modern such as the Wells Fargo building and the early 20th century architecture. I'm so accustomed to seeing Neoclassical as the governmental standard building style that the City Hall seemed bland and utilitarian by comparison, if it didn't say City Hall on the front I would've assumed it was an upscale department store. Edit to add, the abandoned school would be a fantastic structure to convert to apartments whilst still preserving its external appearance.
Fun fact. The city of Jacksonville and Duval County merged into one entity in 1967 making it the largest city by land area in the continental United States.
I always wondered why Jacksonville had one of the larger official populations with a smaller metro area.
That explains it. Sure didn't look, from what was shown, like a city with a million folks.
i grew up in jacksonville, and i was shocked to see that not every city is spread out like duval county is lol
I've lived all over the United States, because I can't seem to settle down. I currently live in Jacksonville, I currently work right there where you're at on the water. If you see the hospital across the way that's where I work. I live not far there. I'm excited to see where you explore, because I haven't seen much yet. I really love your channel!
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You forgot to mention that the Saint John's River is one of the few rivers that flow south to north.
So much homelessness here because nobody can afford the outrageous rent prices. $1,300-$1500/month for a *STUDIO* apartment. There's even been local news articles about people being priced right out of town.
Come to Boston where you can pay close to $3k for a studio.
For what it’s worth, A. Phillip Randolph is taught in Georgia public high school courses. He was a union organizer and civil rights leader, who organized the first “March on Washington” in 1941.
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Thank you for all the kind comments about the Downtown Jacksonville, Florida. Remember to get the full feel of the city you need to travel to the North, South, East and West sides of this town.
I've lived in Jacksonville my entire life. Over 50+ years. Crime use to be contained to certain areas but now it has bled into all areas and has gotten bad. Never thought I would leave but I'm currently selling my home and moving to a small town further north. I never heard gunshots in my neighborhood and now I hear them regularly. And one day a man decided to gun down another man in front of my house, killing him for no reason. That was pretty much it for me. Enjoy the nice weather but the crime and the people are too much now.
I was thinking the same thing. I came from the Westside and tourists don't know where they can and can't go
You Know why the reported crime rate is higher #1 we have an extremely proactive police force. When a crime is reported officers show up. Hence more crimes reported. # 2 we are a port city thus we are not only international commerce but also military. #3 we being a lowered metro city we have many square miles to be monitored we actually need more mental health services. # 4 we are a very diverse population but inclusion needs work. # 5 racism and drug trafficking addiction so sad and tragic along with a larger than visible gang presence are keys …the video which shows no homeless and an empty downtown we need to spend money to increase downtown confidence more so than broad based community resources.we are in process of acquiring properties close to Downtown personally I would think we should remove the rescue missions to out lying areas and create an environment where the homeless can find housing : key if they want housing ,pmost do not as we know from most other areas of the country. We also have a super large backlog on the court docket which means repeat offenders are dumped back on the streets. Be careful Tennessee scares me and I am used to Jacksonville I am not planning to run from Jacksonville we keep,offering to,assist physically and spiritually clothing pantry’s job fairs it’s life after planting a seed.
it was ok in the 70s when my parents moved there me as a baby in tow in the 80's it started to slip hard and spread like a cancer. Once the gateway area mall closed and that area fell things got worse. IDk where it original started but when gateway fell it spread in every direction . I remember Dunn ave being THE place to be after criminals took gateway up to soutel drive then it spread west up Edgewood and north along lem turner .The spread stopped for a while at densmore dunn ave and oceanway Then Riverview fell and Once Dunn started falling in the late 80s and early 90s it triggered a great white flight .The middle and upper class white people abandoned river view and northside for dinsmore, oceanway, and nassau county after that it was game over for north and west side, even dinsmore is not great anymore. My parents moved us to Nassau county in 1989 .The school system in duval was so bad most of my friends in nassau school were from dinsmore using a fake nassau county address. I remember the epic Christmas light shows by the new ffcj campus walking to school by the big hill Kmart and Halloween hey rides in the early 80s .When I moved back to the old house in the mid 90s the neighborhood was trash but lightyears better than it is now. Everyone i know that still lives there wants to move but cannot afford to.
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Well I did sell my house and moved to the Midwest. It was a very stressful process selling one house here, buying another house long distance and then packing up and moving long distance. It's been an adjustment living in a rural town with only about 2500 people and having to drive almost an hour to get to anything but it was so worth it! It's so quiet here! I decided to downsize a little bit and got a smaller house. Between the two houses, I came out on top and now I'm mortgage free! And luckily the previous owner already installed a generator for times when the power goes out. So I spent 50+ years in the south now I can explore the Midwest.
It is good to really get to know the United States, and not just New York or Miami where everyone goes. nice channel, greetings from Argentina.
A very interesting city, with some beautiful features, and gorgeous weather for exploring. Very enjoyable. Thanks so much.😊💕
Thanks, CL!
Been in Duval since 1984. Moved here when I was 7 yrs old. Downtown suffered as the indoor malls exploded and 20 yrs ago the outdoor open air malls ruined the indoor malls. 2 homeless shelters closed and that was over 300 - 400 spaces gone. If Shad Khan gets his way downtown in the next 10 yrs will be changed forever.
What exactly is Shad Khan planning for downtown? We desperately need someone like him to improve that area
Exactly
Truth! Downtown will be ruined and downtown will again spiral because building an inner city is for dwellers of all walks of life not just high end condos the city started taking the people away from the city center because they were poor and on assistance which they thought brought crime. What brought crime was lack of adequate employment and infrastructure they had created the demon hud apartments and instead of managing the people they created a generation of people that needed hud if you want people to grow you create the opportunity to build their lives to the fullest possible future a future ,so that they can bring their families along he is who he surrounds himself with if a man can’t be proud of his place in life he won’t lift generations up they will stay together. Like the old saying birds of a feather flock together. Create a downtown and surrounding area that invites growth and development damn the football field bring it all together family’s a south bank filled with people living just across the River parks to play in not to listening to concerts only
Downtown Jacksonville is like a ghost town on the weekends and after business hours. I’m glad you came to Jacksonville, my adopted hometown (I’m originally from San Diego). I’m glad to live here, not too crowded like Miami and not a tourist destination like Orlando and I like it that way. Plus the winters are cooler up here than south Florida and here we closer to the mountains than there. Come to Atlantic Beach, I believe you and Nicole would love there! It’s a beautiful beach town!
Why did you leave San Diego. They have perfect weather. Must be way more affordable in Jacksonville Florida
@@xoxoxoxoxo7997 , because it's in California........
@@xoxoxoxoxo7997 I joined the Navy in 1984 and they stationed me here and when I got out I decided to stay and not return to the nest so to speak.
@@xoxoxoxoxo7997 San Diego is very expensive. All that great weather comes with a price!
@@robertmoore2049 closer to the mountains? What? No we’re not 😂
Wow This Video Was Everything Thanks For Taking Us Along Soo Happy To See Y’all Together Having Fun What A Beautiful City Thanks Joe and Nicole
Joe and Nicole, thank you for your travels and sharing them. 🙏 Be safe.
Thank you so much for playing my son’s song Whispers foretold in the Jacksonville video. We are beyond joy and happiness that you did because he is so stoked and on cloud nine. I want to tell you how much I enjoy Every video. I DO feel that you take me with you on your road trip. I’m interested in all the stats you give and you have such a nice manner in your voice that I’ve watched your videos over and over and never get tired of them. Your lovely wife Nicole adds the glamour! Looking forward to more road trips. God bless. Marti G
No problem. His song was perfect, and the great majority of the viewers agree. I’m glad I got to put his music in front 63,000 people (so far), with more to come! 👍😀
Born and raised in Daytona. Driving through or around Jacksonville is always a gamble which is more of a headache. Love Florida but I'd never move back. Too flat and hot!!
Probably no room for you anyway. Unfortunately As much as you don’t like ,there’s 100000 more that do. I wish more would move away. Cheers from Geneva.
Florida is growing way too fast. Sadly the greedy developers and commissioners don’t care about the infrastructure nor quality of life. The noise pollution is so bad. I’m in Sarasota and they are literally tearing up every inch of green space. It’s really bad with no end in sight.😢
@@cindytrayer4279 That is sad. The West coast beaches are definitey nicer. Most of Daytona beachside was eaten up by condos and high rises many years ago, unless you go north to Flagler Beach which is actually nicer.
@@tonepoet the beaches are nice when there isn’t red tide, which is quite often now. Plus, with the overcrowding, it’s not even worth it to go. They have absolutely ruined downtown SRQ, tons of multi million dollar high rise condos, they are doing major reconstruction that will take up to 10 yrs to complete so it’s impossible to enjoy anything with all the destruction and orange barrels. It feels very claustrophobic there. Used to love walking around but yet another thing developers have destroyed. Gone is the sleepy beach town.
@@lisaharrison5397 Jax will be booming in the next 5 10 years so many people moving here
Actually lived there for several years. Got smart and retired overseas to get away from all that mess 😂
They can have that city !
I only went there to do some crowd control work for the Jacksonville Jaguars a few times. We went on a coach bus and we got paid extra for the food that day. It was just a weekend job. My coworkers always encouraged me to go on those trips.
Glad you got to retire overseas! We’re fine without ya!
@@inquiringmind3306haha .... sour grapes
Jacksonville is a very unsafe city. It use to be just the north side, but it has bleed all over. Back in the 80’s I got robbed downtown at the bus station. Ten years later I got robbed at the traffic light broad daylight. Retired Navy so I spent a lot of time there. I’m a native Floridian and stay the hell out of Jacksonville.
HOWEVER, there are some areas that is beautiful. The historic Ortega area, Arlington, Bay Meadows. But not enough for me to EVER want to live there.
The blacks are moving everywhere. Crime is not confined to just the ‘bad areas’ anymore in any American city, sadly.
@@damonmelendez856 please expand on what you mean by the Blacks are moving everywhere. Are you implying that “Blacks” are responsible for the crime? Just trying to understand your statement so I’ll know how reply.
I bet if I looked up the FBI statistics for Jacksonville, the "20%ers" are probably responsible for most of the crime. 😉
@Beach and Nature fan I know there are. Retired Navy Senior Chief and used to live in Bay Meadows. Loved it there, but I had an Aunt and Uncle up on the North Side. There neighborhood was nice, but my car was broken into. I was robbed at the light. Was downtown and someone stole my car. Held up at gun point downtown. I had zero luck in Jacksonville proper. I eventually moved to Ortega and really loved that area. But like I said outside influences were bad for me.
The beaches and fishing were always nice. I used to drive A1A on the weekend and just get away.
@@damonmelendez856 sounds like you are implying that the “Blacks” are responsible for all the crime in Jacksonville and other parts of the state and country. That is a default ignorant statement. I’m afraid if I give you some facts and data. You would probably dismiss them. Please understand that I am “Black” and take exception to your statement. But since you must know. I was robbed at gun point downtown by some “Blacks!” But two white guys car jacked me at gun point broad daylight (fortunately, they weren’t very good at it) and every time my car was stolen (three times). It was a Hispanic crew (type of car I had they wanted). So, as you can see. Crime doesn’t care what color you are. Be educated and not ignorant. News flash! The Blacks can move anywhere they want! I know that’s NOT what you wanted hear, but it is true.
Born and raised in Jax from 63-82. My parents were married there 66 years ago tomorrow! (5/25) Dad is going strong at 88!
I lived in Arlington on the river and woods. It was my playground! I would find many sharks teeth as this was a major area where mama sharks had their nursery. We are several miles from the ocean. I would also find a lot of Indian pottery in the bluffs overlooking the river.
In the early 60’s they were moving Indian graves in Arlington to develop new neighborhoods. It wasn’t uncommon to find bones in the woods where they had been discreetly placed.
Life long Westside dweller, here. You could spend a whole trip exploring the different sections of town. If anyone thinks there are cultural differences between the different burroughs of NYC, try learning all the differences between the Westside, Arlington, Beaches, San Marco, Tinsletown, Springfield, Moncrief, Mandarin, etc
Between the abandoned school and the statue of Gen Jackson is the Duval County Courthouse where I work. We'd have given you a tour if you'd asked...
I live there 75 to 80 West Side I liked it learn the whole town I used to deliver uniforms
I was stationed in Jacksonville in the late 70s. It was a nice city with good people. I have many good memories of Jax.
I moved here to Jax 10 years ago. At first I really didn’t like it but it has grown on me and I must say I really enjoy it for the most part. I live in the Avondale neighborhood which is not far from downtown, a very beautiful fun neighborhood. But let’s also remember that the fabulous band 38 Special is also from Jacksonville! Great video thanks for sharing.
@@EpartnersMarketing It sure is! I love it here. Very blessed to be living in this neighborhood ❤
sweet. I lived in riverside. I used to shop at that publix on riverside avenue. I lived at 1094 cherry street, near the corner of Cherry St and Remington St. My dad still lives in Mayport. I am now currently in Fort Worth, TX. I do miss aspects of living in that area. I think like you, I hear a lot of people at first not like the city too much, but it always grows on them.
@@JOHNizSiK oh yes I shop at that Publix all the time haha. Riverside is a cool neighborhood, I love the Sun Ray movie theater, great food and fun vibe. How do you like Fort Worth? I’ve never been before.
A lot of bands are from Jacksonville not just the "ok" band .38 Special. And of course you enjoy Jacksonville now, you live in Avondale! One of the most expensive districts to live and where pretty much everything is within spitting distance of you...oh the Publix near 5 points to packed?? Not to worry there's another Publix a hop skip and a jump off San Juan, oh and wait, Ortega forest is also very close with blissful parks and walk ways. Don't want to drive to far going out to eat?? No problem...in fact you can walk!! Just up the street to a slew of diners, drive-ins and dives, wanna see a movie close by? Hey we got you ...good ol Sun-Ray! Be thankful you can live and more importantly afford living in Avondale.
this is definitely the most excited i've ever been for a video about Jacksonville haha I was born and raised there. I left 7 years ago and im amazed at how different it looks already. In front of the Wells Fargo building , along the bridge, there used to be a shopping center on the water called the Landing. It was a two story structure shaped like a horseshoe facing the water. I thought nothing of it growing up but it was a really unique building. I think you would have gotten a kick out of it since you like unique buildings. Jacksonville was also considered the hollywood of the silent film era. You can find videos of down town jacksonville on youtube from like 1920 and it's packed with people like new york city.
im glad you enjoyed my city! have fun in Tennessee!
Safest way to see Jax😮 on video or the weekend.
I was born there back in July 1957 in St Luke Hospital but was gone before I reached the age of one. Never when back until 2012 to visit my cousin who lived north of there....
Thugs took it over on the weekends it became a place no one wanted to go to anymore, just like the Regency Mall!!!
Like Katt Williams said, most towns have one bad area. Jacksonville has a ton of "bad areas" spread all over, you just gotta know where not to go.
That being said I work of McDuff lol ball hard kids.
There are blighted and places in decline in Jacksonville...,but I see much potencial and growth; for the futures Miami gets to expensive and so does Orlando;I see potencial for companies moving into Jacksonville;retirees moving into Jacksonville and people pushed out of Miami/South Florida and Orlando;I can see Jacksonville growing much in the next 10 years .
i got out of the Navy in 1991 and lived in Jacksonville until 1998, the jobs don't pay as much but the jobs are plentiful. Never had any issues i loved living there but once my mom got sick i moved back to Sacramento and I've been missing Jacksonville since i left.
Watttup Roseville!
Hi Joe and Nicole from a very pleasant South London UK where it is currently 10C, I am very impressed by the Wells Fargo building as during your drone shots it was almost as though you could see right through the building, but of course it was the reflection of the horizon. You guys certainly know how to live life to the full🙂
At night, you can actually see into a lot of the tall buildings when workers leave the lights on. Downtown Jax is beautiful at night when the bridges are lit up, each with a different color (lights or the paint is illuminated). I lived there for over 10 years and just visited a week ago and they've added colored floodlights to a lot of the big buildings.
always enjoyed your travel vids, Joe. awesome stuff. keep 'em comin'!!
Thanks again, Joey and Nicole. Very interesting and informative!
I'm from the UK and I stopped in Jacksonville in summer 2017 for close to a week as I had family living there at the time. This video brings back memories and I recognised parts from when I'd went there.
Hi, that is a beautiful building --the high school. Turns out that 3 real estate investors bought an old highschool, somewhat li like this one, very old and closed and abandoned. They bought it and renovated it with 1 and 2 bedrooms apartments. It was beautifl. I loved that.
That’s a good idea.
My sister and brother-in-law are moving out of Jacksonville. We're excited that she'll be closer to family here in DeLand.
Go in Peace and Walk with God. 😎 👍
His wife is weird
Awesome!
Hello from Orange Springs👋🤠
Thanks U2. Bee looking for you in Tennessee ! That river was beautiful- all cities ought to be build on a river !! - gives folks something to do that is 'in nature'. Good onya Nicole !! Thanks for amazing - rather relaxing touring 'guide'- love your work ! I,m always greedy for the next one !! Cheers from Australia.
I have lived here since 2009 when I moved here from NYC. Jax has the worst downtown I have ever been in. Football stadium, homelessness and a massive church that makes it impossible to build anything down there.
Sounds like some other people agree with you. One person called it a "ghost town." Do you think the downtown area needs more restaurants or nightlife?
@@deirdrekiely6187 the church that is down there runs downtown (First Baptist). There are also two homeless shelters. Nothing “fun” can be built around the church. If they could buy out the church and move the shelters, downtown would come back.
Perfect time in the year to visit - in about 2 months the humidity would drive you beyond crazy…. And as you pointed out, gorgeous city, but their crime rate is kind of wack…. Another really good video!
Hi, Lord.....If the closed public school at around 17:00 of the video was in Brooklyn, N.Y. (My home town) it would have been turned into condos by now. It is a shame for such a solid brick building to just sit abandoned........Thank you for another sweet video with the nice mini-tour of your hotel. They should give you a nice discount with all the views you get !! ......Sorry I have been missing for a while. I will try once again to catch up !! Stay safe.
Thank you for Jax clip. It brings me back to the place I left thirty five years ago after growing up there in the 80's.
Such a nice, calm, and informative video.
Thank you.
I always love watching your videos! You are very in depth with the places you visit and you stay humble when visiting less fortunate parts of towns and city's. Also you don't shove it down your viewers throats to like and subscribe your channel! That's a big plus! Keep doing what your doing!!! Also did you study architecture by a chance?
This is making me homesick. I've been in Orlando for 12 years now. Awesome video!
I always get hungry looking at you and your wife's food. Thank you for sharing this video of the beautiful city of Jacksonville, Florida. 🙂
Thank you, haven't been to Jacksonville although I have visited Florida a few times and will be going again in June. Looking forward to seeing Tennessee...
I love your videos! I've been binging them all week and I find them so interesting. You and your wife seem like lovely people. (and she's so pretty! )
Thanks, Anmaree!
Well done sir,keep highlighting us about america towns and cities.
The Allman Brothers Band also started in Jacksonville.
That's what I was thinking too .
once again, some beautiful churches and architecture. One of the classes I took in college was architecture so your videos fit right in with I have learned.
Jax is my favorite place I lived. I graduated from UNF in 1991. I left and they got NFL Football.
I cried at the memories especially the Wells Fargo building which was once the Independent Life building.
Florida native A. Philip Randolph (1889-1979) organized and led the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and was a prominent civil rights leader who worked closely with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Here is a fun tip for getting to see some things most dont get to. Call ahead to some of the high dollar hotels in the area. Tell them that you are thinking of using their hotel for a wedding or family reunion (or similar) and ask for a tour. You will get to see sights and areas that you wouldn't get to to see. And inside many of our Jacksonville large buildings are small restaurants. These often have great food and are hidden from the general public.
The last thing I would want to do is go the a big city . your a brave man I have anxiety bad as I’ve gotten older I can’t travel anymore so I just watch every one go places and sometimes it causes anxiety just doing that but I love the fishing if your catching any 👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸
Opening shots and drone footage are beautiful ! Did not know city was named after Andrew Jackson. I like the music in this video. Love LS, MH and 38 Special! ❤❤❤. Glad to know who is in the mural! Very nice architecture in downtown Jacksonville ! Breakfast looked delicious ! Looking forward to TN!
It’s all about drill rap/hip hop now in Duval.
I actually spent a night in the Jacksonville jail in the early 70’s when I was hitchhiking from Boston to Miami to visit my uncle. The cops picked me and my buddy up when we were sleeping in some bushes. Lucky for me my uncle was a high powered attorney In Miami and when they checked him out they let us go and even gave us a ride back to the highway on ramp to hitch our next ride. That jail was not very nice
Wow! Great story.
Maybe that’s why it’s called “jail.”
San Jose is my hometown! We left in 1989, and I went back in 2019 for my daughter's cheer competition. It changed SO much (of course)!!
As someone whos lived in jacksonville for the last 15 years, its really not that had of a city. Its about where in the city you are
Our city was actually called Cowford, Florida, before the Great Fire of 1902. I believe it was 1902.. Everything burnt down. But the town came together and built it right back up. Then the name was changed to Jacksonville.
Proud to be born and raised here.
Thank you, Joey & Nicole. 😊
Absolutely, Sam!
Thanks for sharing our beautiful city!
Wow your videos very well done.. Thanks for sharing
You have amazing narrative voice👍
My parents and I have lived in Jacksonville our whole lives. I love my city. Very sprawling so there are many areas to see. This was only downtown which is kind of small for a big city.
Braised short ribs are often served with a sauce (might appear as gravy) with the vegetables immersion-blended in the au jus.
I grew up in the southern suburbs of Jax (specifically, Orange Park) in the 80s and early 90s and it's been interesting to watch the city's development. I left Florida in 2006 after finishing my engineering degree and haven't been back so this was fun to watch. The house I grew up in is less than a mile from the Brickyard Rd the Lynyrd Skynyrd song is named after off of College Dr along Doctor's Inlet and hearing that song brings such incredibly intense nostalgia for me.
The city has always had a bit of an inferiority complex (at least since the 80s) with regards to the other 3 major metros in Florida. It constantly wants to be bigger than it is in terms of population and influence.
Was just in Sarasota recently, so this was a pleasure to see northern part. Looks very pretty. Half Florida half something else. Different. Thanks for the stats too..
Metro Jax is a Pickleball Mecca. Lots of courts and great weather and plenty of us retired folks. Thanks for doing the video.
My hubby and I stayed at an Embassy Suites . Very nice hotel. I really enjoy your videos
Thanks for the hotel tour! Great video!
Thanks, RR!
I went to high school at the modern Stanton college preparatory high school. It is now a magnet and gifted program for AP and honors students. It is located in one of the rougher neighborhoods in Jacksonville, but it gets some of the best funding in the state.
Moving this May 2023, by San Pablo, used to live in Sandlwood 30 years ago. Going to Marion County, hey hey goodbye. Thanks for the video. BTW, you didn't show crap about downtown J Ville homeless and the tents.
Moved here from South Florida in the 70's and looking to find my way out. The city is fast becoming another Atlanta, even the roadways are the same. It used to be a big small town with a strong civil connection to family and faith. Not anymore.
Boy, you hit the nail on the head. I moved here ten years ago, and your description fits the bill 100%. I've noticed the change in just the last five years ! Wow. Good luck to you.
James Weldon Johnson, born in Jacksonville, Florida and wrote the lyrics for, “Lift Every Voice and Sing”, which later became known as the Negro National Anthem.
I lived in San Jose CA for 7 years. It has the best weather. Very corporate unless you visit the East Side. Cielito Lindo is a great restaurant near downtown. I've also visited Columbus. Melt is a great restaurant near the OSU campus. I've visited DC in 2021. Went to the White House and saw Al Sharpton walking around near the Cheesecake Factory. Jacksonville is the one place I've never seen. So thank you for the tour!
Enjoyed this one. My husband and I lived in Jacksonville for about two years when my son was little. We hated it and moved soon as we were able. Brought back a lot of memories.
You are un my neck of the woods. If you want to visit a tiny town and see some beautiful springs visit High Springs Florida!
The only part of Florida I have been to is the Palm Beach area on the Atlantic Ocean side which I liked very much…..not to humid and always a nice breeze.
Great video, safe travels... Cheers!
Great work Joe. I know it's hard work!👍🍺🍺
I love Jacksonville! I lived there for years. My favorite Florida city.
You forgot about the Allman Brothers, also from Jax😊 Interesting to see the city through the eyes of a visitor. If you only had 24hrs and that's what you saw it's not half bad. Definitely some better places to eat if you wanted to find one. Like everywhere the homeless situation has gotten worse, it's really sad, but could definitely be worse. But nice video, I feel like I should go explore around town more.
Great band-awful management. One of their managers didn’t want to pay a club fee and murdered the owner back in the day. Their current manager threatened to have me fired because I wouldn’t allow her access to another guest’s room.
I moved to Jax 40 years ago from South Florida and hated it the first year but by the time I moved to Central Florida 3 years ago. I truly loved the place. It became my favorite home. It had everything I ever wanted. I could have lived there to the day I died, but it kept getting more expensive. So, I retired and moved south to the highest point above sea-level in the state. I got away from the flooding but not the wind of hurricanes. I now live in a small town that is miles away from anything and everything and Jax is only a memory. It goes to prove you never appreciate what you got until it is gone....I sure miss my old home in Jacksonville Beach!!! Be sure where your going is better than where you been before you take that last jump. 😢
Nice video! Have you guys heard of Hello Landing or Blue Ground, as another logging option, while traveling? Enjoy and stay safe!
Born and raised in the Jax area. Born at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Jax. Lived in many areas of Jax and then called home the JaX beaches area of Jax, Neptune and Atlantic Beaches including Mayport. Everytime I arrive home and drive over one of Intracoastal bridges connecting Jax to the Beaches, the salt marsh smell is home and like no other in any other locale of Florida or elsewhere. I grew up mud tromping the beaches marshes all along the intracoastal. Joined the US Navy at 19 and only stationed at Mayport once. Prefer to remember it as it was. Love my home dont care much for what she has become. Jax beaches are gorgeous and great memories of a great place.
I agree with you on not liking what she has become. I have lived here all of my life. I miss the way she used to be back in the day. Salt air smells like home indeed.
See you in Tennessee. Loved the music.👍👍❤️
9:00 this is where the old Court house was until 2020 or 2021. The one you found off of the Blue Bridge was where our JACKSONVILLE LANDING shopping center demolished completely in 2019.
GOOD MORNING MY FRIEND FROM FLORIDA
I don't think I was ever in J-ville but could have - went to college @UF in Gainesville back in the day... Tom Petty 🎸grew up in Gainesville - saw him play @UF student union a couple of times (decades ago!) Go Gators! Thanks for the tour!
I was a huge fan of Petty, saw him a couple times in concert.
Well done. Thanks for this 😃
It's too bad Friendship Fountain wasn't on 😒
And you left out Shinedown from the bands. I was impressed you mentioned Blackfoot, they're my favorite of the Southern Rock Bands from here.
St Augustine is just down the road, check it out!
Wow!! Awesome footage with the drone! What type of drone are you flying. Very smooth and clear footage. My wife is from Jacksonville and I spent a lot of time there when i was in the US Navy. Definately visit VA ans check out some of our fine cities. Suffolk is really nice.
It's a DJI Mini 2. We are heading to Virginia this summer. :)
Interesting video as always. Awesome drone footage! Quit scaring your wife Joey! 😂
I’m from the uk, I’ve never been to the U.S. so I really enjoy this channel.
Ive been here since 97 Ive seen this " town " grown Keep building I promise they will come!!
A. Philip Randolph = one of the most important civil rights leaders in American history. His peers = MLK, Ralph Abernathy, Andrew Young, Julian Bond, Joseph Lowery, Dorothy Height, Whitney Young, Bayard Rustin, John Lewis, Ella Baker, Charles Hamilton Houston, Roy Wilkins, James Farmer, Medgar Evers, Fannie Lou Hamer, etc. His area of focus was more on economics and labor.
Would love you to do a world tour …. That would be really enlightening with your insight and delivery well done enjoy your tours and coverage
This is a really great video, you did good. Born and raised here. I am happy you enjoyed your stay, come again....
If you go to Columbus, OH, please visit German Village neighborhood. I think you will like it.
If you hit Tahoe area, north of there is Downieville, Sierra City historic higher elevation mining towns and other beautiful areas.
Jacksonville is now a blue city ....not totally blue like Orlando but headed there . The kind of place where , when you get out of the car the first thing you do is scan your surroundings .....and the arrival of blue politics and living conditions has produced the same effect on beach towns further south and places toward the interior within commuting distance ....which is to prop up prices for us as people flee J-ville and Orlando metro locations . They still want to work there but the living conditions and political BS factor have made lots of people late for the door .
All but one of the mayors over the past 30 years have been Republicans, so not sure how these issues that have been presided over by Republican mayors & majority Republican councilmembers is Democrats’ doing. Lenny Curry was the one using city funds to take out billboards in NY & CA telling people there to move to Jacksonville when he’d done nothing about infrastructure to support it.
I watch your videos all the time, you passed right by me, I was at the Hyatt Regency that day for a Masonic Communication, in fact you walked right pass my car 😊
City centre looks nice and clean shame about the homeless situation.
Lots of homeless in every major city now. Astronomically high housing prices are only going to make it worse.
If you're going to Tennessee next, it's a small town, but you should go through McCaysville. Such beautiful country around there. But if you don't, I understand. Sure enjoy your videos.
I will put it on the list. :)
Fl theater is really cool with lots of history. Very haunted but fun to go to concerts there
Watched every episode, nic and you make a great team , what kind of video camera do y’all use thanks
Canon G7X Mark 3
Downtown looks beautiful, both the modern such as the Wells Fargo building and the early 20th century architecture. I'm so accustomed to seeing Neoclassical as the governmental standard building style that the City Hall seemed bland and utilitarian by comparison, if it didn't say City Hall on the front I would've assumed it was an upscale department store.
Edit to add, the abandoned school would be a fantastic structure to convert to apartments whilst still preserving its external appearance.
You’re not wrong about thinking the City Hall looked like a department store. Fun fact. It was originally built as a Cohen Bros department store
Yes it was May Cohen department store when I was a kid born and raised in Jax. (JackSUNville) lol
it was a department store before it was city hall
Beautiful drone views...........👍👍..