tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post9035624868816686098..comments2024-03-28T05:30:09.556-05:00Comments on Jackson Jambalaya: Uh-ohKingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-1825399003338558262016-07-20T14:06:29.559-05:002016-07-20T14:06:29.559-05:008:02 you nailed the problem. State law hinders ci...8:02 you nailed the problem. State law hinders city demos throughout the state. I can only guess that a real estate or landlord lobby is at work here. There's actually a lot of money to be made with demo contracts, and there's very often corruption involved when cities award them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-20594681441595094402016-07-20T12:29:09.834-05:002016-07-20T12:29:09.834-05:00Looks like those fancy brick sidewalks are really ...Looks like those fancy brick sidewalks are really boosting the property values! Farish Street will be filled with hip boutiques and blues clubs any day now.<br /><br />BTW, When is BB King's scheduled to open again?Seventeen Blues Clubs!!!!!http://www.pomeroyblues.org/2012/02/22/new-blues-capitol-of-the-world/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-75149517902044713022016-07-20T12:23:33.369-05:002016-07-20T12:23:33.369-05:0012:17 - Thank you for the best laugh I have had th...12:17 - Thank you for the best laugh I have had this week!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-28302885672547895172016-07-20T12:18:53.537-05:002016-07-20T12:18:53.537-05:00Don't give him any ideas.Don't give him any ideas. Kingfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-65403945287313830002016-07-20T12:17:09.750-05:002016-07-20T12:17:09.750-05:00Looks like a perfect place to relocate the Fondren...Looks like a perfect place to relocate the Fondren Garage!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-63499484930630263592016-07-20T11:51:42.966-05:002016-07-20T11:51:42.966-05:00Where else but in SoDoJax can you enjoy hip open-a...Where else but in SoDoJax can you enjoy hip open-air, mixed-use facilities with eclectic people of all socioeconomic backgrounds?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-91597534996886252392016-07-20T08:02:09.164-05:002016-07-20T08:02:09.164-05:00Well, if you don't want to see this sort of th...Well, if you don't want to see this sort of thing, you have to stop blocking laws that allow cities in Mississippi to demolish unsafe buildings and allow them to hold the owners responsible for the costs and/or auction off the property.<br />If it's a building that had state use or funds associated with it, the State has to be held responsible for the costs of maintenance or demolishing the site.<br />There are homes in every older neighborhood being neglected and blighted because of legal disputes over the property ( divorce and estate disputes) or abandonment. Even when there is a homeowner's association and active covenants, the legal costs of trying to use that vehicle to sue the owners are prohibitive.<br />You will learn why cities can't act in a timely manner when this happens in your neighborhood. And, it will prompt you to learn how other communities solved this problem with State support for new ordinances.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-92121383864051400922016-07-20T04:52:14.041-05:002016-07-20T04:52:14.041-05:00The old Sun 'n Sand is owned by rich people. W...The old Sun 'n Sand is owned by rich people. Why don't they clean their mess up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-56647984087609561072016-07-19T21:57:09.115-05:002016-07-19T21:57:09.115-05:00The fence in the photo indicated to me that the ow...The fence in the photo indicated to me that the owner expected the side wall to fail. The fence protects passersby from injury.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-10418304065869169492016-07-19T21:46:09.991-05:002016-07-19T21:46:09.991-05:00This is Yarber's bachelor pad.This is Yarber's bachelor pad.Dobienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-993644151705588272016-07-19T21:37:17.529-05:002016-07-19T21:37:17.529-05:00Plane hit it. No runway lights at Mevers-Wiley-Sto...Plane hit it. No runway lights at Mevers-Wiley-Stoakes.<br />Tailhooknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-45235306051638179562016-07-19T21:10:38.396-05:002016-07-19T21:10:38.396-05:00Fungi and corrosion also works wonders for posters...Fungi and corrosion also works wonders for posters using such backwoods patois as "wallah." Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-63499144558761253832016-07-19T19:45:35.442-05:002016-07-19T19:45:35.442-05:00Just let the scuppers and drains on the roof get p...Just let the scuppers and drains on the roof get plugged.<br /><br />Let the water pond and penetrate the roof.<br /><br />Let the fungi and corrosion work for a few years.<br /><br />Wallah!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-48964323730869028152016-07-19T18:31:01.943-05:002016-07-19T18:31:01.943-05:00@4:58 - Poor construction and/or poor materials??...@4:58 - Poor construction and/or poor materials???<br /><br />Surely you jest. This building was built decades ago, and has not been maintained for years. The issues shown in this picture are not the result of either the original construction or the materials. It was not built like the pyramids of Egypt centuries ago with an intent that it last forever. <br /><br />I would bet that even if the bldg had been maintained, the roof kept intact, etc. that it would still be ready for destruction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-82429695469090647472016-07-19T18:14:06.769-05:002016-07-19T18:14:06.769-05:006:09 Or move the money to Meridian.6:09 Or move the money to Meridian.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-25277238512943994072016-07-19T18:09:08.714-05:002016-07-19T18:09:08.714-05:00mice?
==========================================...mice?<br /><br /><br />====================================================<br />"How does a bldg get partially torn down?"<br /><br />Hmmm - demolition proceeds for a week, the first paychecks bounce, work ends. Simplest explanation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-44104167968080972122016-07-19T17:54:27.450-05:002016-07-19T17:54:27.450-05:00Visual proof that gravity sucks.Visual proof that gravity sucks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-62773226749778788502016-07-19T17:05:16.571-05:002016-07-19T17:05:16.571-05:00Has anyone noticed in the cloud formation a face (...Has anyone noticed in the cloud formation a face (side view) looking down on Jackson. Cloud face has lip puckered out.Johnny Weirnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-8914182774232606892016-07-19T16:58:35.127-05:002016-07-19T16:58:35.127-05:00Looks like it just fell in from neglect and possib...Looks like it just fell in from neglect and possible poor construction and materials. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-80543245197564105122016-07-19T16:53:24.807-05:002016-07-19T16:53:24.807-05:00This is blight. Jackson is, as usual, pitiful when...This is blight. Jackson is, as usual, pitiful when dealing with buildings that need to be demolished. NOLA has tackled this issue, and the results are breathtaking, and heartbreaking. Read, weep: http://blightstatus.nola.gov/#&start_date=Jun%2019,%202016&end_date=Jul%2019,%202016&timeframe=last%2030%20daysAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-63629269467216034952016-07-19T16:44:46.293-05:002016-07-19T16:44:46.293-05:004:17, I was thinking of the three buildings at cor...4:17, I was thinking of the three buildings at corner of N Mill St and W Cap, which you can see from upper floors of the King Edward. Just a bit West of Lott Furniture in W Cap. That roof caved in several years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-79279658262421152152016-07-19T16:36:41.275-05:002016-07-19T16:36:41.275-05:00Random question, but does anyone know who owns the...Random question, but does anyone know who owns the former Peaches Restaurant location? I wish there was an open forum to ask that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-78503736524502272952016-07-19T16:28:51.855-05:002016-07-19T16:28:51.855-05:00How does a bldg get partially torn down? Surely no...How does a bldg get partially torn down? Surely no-one was paid to begin this destruction and was financially unable to go any further than this in the apparently brief period the demolition was in progress. Is this part of the David Watkins Jackson miracle?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-31041042770400598292016-07-19T16:17:26.700-05:002016-07-19T16:17:26.700-05:00This building has been in bad shape for years. I ...This building has been in bad shape for years. I know about 6 years ago, the roof was starting to give way. Looked decent at the time from the street. You can go to Google Earth and zoom in on the 300 block of W. Pearl and see https://www.google.com/maps/@32.299726,-90.1928382,226a,20y,96.97h,45t/data=!3m1!1e3what it looked like a few years back. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-14590631026356262522016-07-19T15:40:34.498-05:002016-07-19T15:40:34.498-05:00At least the building match the roads in Jackson, ...At least the building match the roads in Jackson, Baby Boy!<br /><br />Mortgage-free since 2014!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com