Khan's Jacksonville Shipyards Plans Revealed

[johnnyliar]

With Disney building a new and expansive "Star Wars Land" just a couple of hours south from us, do you think people are more likely to visit Florida for the museum or a shiny new theme park?

[MusicMan]

Go to the link. It will be "The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art." It will hold his personal Star Wars memorabilia collection 

and part of his personal art collection.

So it will draw people up from Disney/Orlando plus give folks driving south a reason to stop in downtown. The art collection draws a completely

different set of people. It would be a huge get for downtown Jacksonville, and it's the type of site he's looking for.

[thelakelander]

Not saying attempting to compete should not be done but not sure the Shipyards is a desired as we think. Why would Lucas want a site with a century's worth of contamination? Not to mention the jail, a coffee roasting plant and Berkman II's skeleton being the next door neighbors? We'd not only have to give it to him, we'd have to throw in a few escorts, a Brinks truck loaded with weed and pay him a couple of million for him to seriously consider the offer.

[finehoe]

Best answer yet for "The Shipyards?"

I propose giving the land to George Lucas as a site for his Star Wars Museum

[Captain Zissou]

That would be better suited for the vacant land in La Villa than the Shipyards.

[Houseboat Mike]

 

That would be better suited for the vacant land in La Villa than the Shipyards.

You posted that while I was typing this:

I gotta admit I heard the piece on NPR this morning and immediately thought of the shipyards. Although it probably isn't big enough, so I propose giving them 1/2 of the wasteland called LaVilla.

[finehoe]

... I heard the piece on NPR this morning and immediately thought of the shipyards...

I'm sure that was the universal reaction to every MJ denizen who listened to that piece this morning. 

[MusicMan]

Would that be considered a "Downtown Game Changer?"

I think it's worth making the call to Lucas and his wife.........................

The article says he has $700 Million set aside for construction. Ought to be able to fit the clean up somewhere in that budget.

[Charles Hunter]

Will he even consider Jax without comprehensive LGBT protections?

(Assuming he would anyway)

[Apache]

George Lucas is not going to consider Jacksonville F-L-A for his museum even if we paint the Main Street Bridge like a rainbow flag and change the city's name to Diversityville. Stop this.

[FlaBoy]

George Lucas is not going to consider Jacksonville F-L-A for his museum even if we paint the Main Street Bridge like a rainbow flag and change the city's name to Diversityville. Stop this.

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[Houseboat Mike]

George Lucas is not going to consider Jacksonville F-L-A for his museum even if we paint the Main Street Bridge like a rainbow flag and change the city's name to Diversityville. Stop this.

I dunno...a lot of people said that about the NFL...

[MusicMan]

Correct sir. The NFL would NEVER come to Jacksonville. It's too small of a market.

[FlaBoy]

Correct sir. The NFL would NEVER come to Jacksonville. It's too small of a market.

Apples and Oranges.

We were fortunate in 1993 the way the circumstances game together but St. Louis fumbled badly with their bid. Baltimore also was having stadium issues to work out. Because those two markets were out, it was between Charlotte, Jacksonville, and Memphis for two spots. Charlotte and Jacksonville are the larger markets.

This type of tourist attraction would be great but would make more sense where there are a lot of tourists. I imagine we would be competing against Los Angeles, Orlando, Miami, and New York for something of this magnitude. Maybe I am wrong, but it is a lot longer a shot than getting the NFL. Maybe I am wrong though. Might as well bid on it.

[BenderRodriguez]

This type of tourist attraction would be great but would make more sense where there are a lot of tourists. I imagine we would be competing against Los Angeles, Orlando, Miami, and New York for something of this magnitude. Maybe I am wrong, but it is a lot longer a shot than getting the NFL. Maybe I am wrong though. Might as well bid on it.

Seems like the great city of Chicago is the front runner in that respect.