Talk:Jacksonville, Texas
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[edit] Things to do in Jacksonville...
There isn't a lot in J'ville. Really. For a town that has a LOT of history, we don't have many things for younger tourists. We have the three-screen cinema (which is MUCH better than it was a few years ago), and....a Wal-Mart Supercenter. Ooo! And a golf course! Woooow.... Honestly, J'ville is a small town. Everyone knows each other, in some form or fashion. There are two things that control the growth of the town; policies and politics. Now don't get me wrong, there's been some attempt to get new entertainment venues in the town, but the city council has quashed them time and time again. They want people to go to Tyler for their entertainment (which is a town roughly thirty miles North of Jacksonville). But Tyler is growing. It will encompass J'ville eventually. If the town isn't prepared for it, and pays some attention to the residential movement, it'll be to late. But let's move on, shall we?
In recent years, Jacksonville has allowed a handful of new restaurants to build within the city limits. These include a Chili's Bar & Grill (yes, I said Bar, they do serve alcohol), a new Taco Bell (the old building it was in really needs to be torn down), and a Jack-in-the-Box (all in historical order, the newest first). All other new restaurants were set into pre-existing buildings. The Chubby's (which is under a legal dispute over the name) is in the old Mazzio's building, the King's Wok Buffet is in the same shopping center as the old Wal-Mart (which is now a Tractor Supply store), a place named Beverly's is next to the movie theater (and is our only Denny's-like breakfast place), Legends is, from what I've heard, a burger place (not a fast food, but a sit-down)... So we do have a number of restaurants, but many of them did not build their own buildings. Massive renovations had to be made for many of them.
Grocery stores are few. Wal-Mart, Brookshire Brothers, and Save-a-Lot are the only ones now. There was a Winn-Dixie, but Wal-Mart drove them out of business. The two remaining stores are hard-pressed on budget. The Brookshires survives because of the contract with Conoco (the gas company), and the Save-a-Lot stays open because, let's face it, it's a small town, without a growing economy.
Clothing stores, well, there's Wal-Mart again, and Bealls. Not much going on there, right? Yeah. Since Wal-Mart, Bealls has also been hard-pressed for pricing. Are we seeing a trend here?
Jacksonville is a Wal-Mart owned town. With barely over 14,000 people, we've got a lot to work on. And I haven't even touched on the racial barriers still in place. While segregation was done away with on the books, the town still reeks of it. Education is the pits, job opportunity is scarce, and many living environments are unfit. And unless you have money, you can't sway the city council towards anything new.
- you forgot about greenhouse mall, if you can call it that. but i totally agree. i lived in j'ville from '93 to '97 (my family has been in the area for around 100 years) and whenever we wanted to do something fun it was either the movies, skateland, or go to tyler. but it does feel like home to me and i will be moving back in 2 years. Derek840378 05:50, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
