Tag: Historic Building

Jacksonville City council could’ve should’ve would’ve, but they didn’t save the historic Ford Motor Plant, instead they voted for demolition

Posted onAuthorDave Burkey

Nearly a hundred years ago (1923) Ford Motor Company purchased the former Bentley Shipyards property from the city of Jacksonville for $50,000. They commissioned architect  Albert Kahn to design a smaller version of the company’s River Rouge facility. The 115,200-square-foot, $2 million complex was completed Read More …

Union Terminal Warehouse to be renovated

Posted onAuthorJax Examiner

An Atlanta-based developer is planning to turn the 109-year-old Union Terminal Warehouse into a mixed-use complex that includes 228 workforce apartments and 44,000 square feet of commercial, retail and light industrial space. Columbia Ventures LLC says it’s secured $72 million, including a $41 million mortgage, to resurrect Read More …