Six decades after shutting down, Detroit’s Packard Plant is being revived with new tenants and tours of the former auto assembly plant. In Seattle, the ruins of a gasification plant built in 1906 anchors one of the most popular public spaces in city. Taking the globe by storm, industrial tourism can be defined as visits to sites which showcase a particular type of expertise from the past, present or future to the general public.
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The 'Rabbit’s Foot Company' was a traveling black performance troupe that began in Jacksonville in 1900. The founder of the group, Patrick Chappelle, was born and raised in Jacksonville, and he started playing guitar with some friends around different hotels in the city, and eventually, across the whole state. In these first few years, the troupe had doubled in size, with performer William Rainey, and his wife, Gertrude, joining the group. Read More
Since the beginning of 2017, Downtown has seen more than $3.5 billion in completed, under construction and proposed development projects, such as the Barnett and Laura Street Trio. Downtown Jacksonville is on track to quickly beat the progress of the last 17 years combined. Here's a 12-month look at the progress made in Downtown Jacksonville in 2017. Read More
