I might go to school in Jacksonville and I have heard mixed reviews about it. I heard it's a very large city but is it just a huge urban sprawl? Is there fun things to do there? City life? etc.
2007-03-09 07:26:06 · 7 answers · asked by Eisbär 7 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Miami
My brother lived there when he was stationed in the Navy and hated it. He described it as full of hicks - and we're talking backwoods straight out of "Deliverance" ones. They're also totally obsessed with their football team - McDonald's even named a burger after the quarterback.
2007-03-09 11:38:29 · answer #1 · answered by zippythejessi 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Jacksonville is the most populous city in the state of Florida and the thirteenth most populous city in the United States. It is the county seat of Duval County.GR6 Since 1968, the city has shared a consolidated government with the county, making it the largest city in land area in the contiguous United States. In 2006, the city proper had an estimated population of 834,789 [1] with a metropolitan population of more than 1.3 million.[2] Jacksonville is the third most populated city on the East Coast, after New York City and Philadelphia. It is the central city of the Jacksonville, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Jacksonville is located in the First Coast region of northeast Florida. The city is situated on the banks of the St. Johns River, which flows north and empties into the Atlantic Ocean about 20 miles east of downtown. The settlement that became Jacksonville was founded in 1791 as Cowford due to its location at a narrow point in the river across which cattle were once driven. The city was renamed in 1822 for Andrew Jackson, the first military governor of the Florida Territory and eventual seventh President of the United States. A bronze sculpture of Jackson atop a steed stands downtown at the corner of Hogan and Water Streets.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksonville
2007-03-09 07:40:59 · answer #2 · answered by flightpillow 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its pretty cool, with the Jax Jaquars you have NFL games, so it can't be too bad.
I love the Landing and the downtown area.
The beaches are not bad and the weather is pretty good. I would live there. I used to live in Valdosta, GA for 5 yrs and frequented Jax for big city life. Clubs are pretty decent and there is plenty to do.
Enjoy
2007-03-09 07:31:45 · answer #3 · answered by Mike S 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is possibly the dullest large city in the Southern US. I cannot think of a single reason to get off of I-95 to visit it. The reason its citizens are so obsessed with their football team is that THERE IS NOTHING ELSE of interest about the place.
2007-03-10 04:29:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beach on one side. Interstate on the west side. Big rusting bridge in the middle. Lots of buildings, lots of houses, spread out really wide. Very flat. Looks like most other florida cities.
FEW big buildings downtown. Mostly smaller buildings everywhere.
2007-03-09 13:42:44 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
lots of babes in Bikinis
2007-03-09 07:28:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
FCSL?
2007-03-09 07:33:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋