I didn’t realize it was in front of Wet Willies. Not my type of place, but harmless and very popular with lots of tourists. Is the waterfront getting invaded by less friendly folk?
That unfortunately happened when Jacksonville tried to redevelop its waterfront. Jax is on a huge, beautiful river, and when they started the redevelopment program, they built a very nice mall along the river. Unfortunately, they decided it should not be “elitist” and should “appeal to the locals” and have sneaker stores, rap music and things like that, and pretty soon, everybody else was driven out by the “locals” and the stores closed, except for some that stayed open during the day to attract business people in the area.
But the “locals” were loosely named - most locals in Jax of whatever color are decent, civilized people, and why black street thugs should be considered the most typical locals, I never understood. Decent black people never went there in the evening either, btw.
I think this is changing, but I still want to know who thinks the worst of the black population is the most representative. They’re not.