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PROPOSED SITE OF THE FLORIDA CENTER
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Locating
The Florida Center on the Johns building site is ideal. It will:
- Anchor the Capital City
Cultural Corridor which includes: The Capitol, The Challenger Center, Imax Theater, Supreme Court,
Kleman Plaza, City Hall, The Museum of Florida History at the R.A. Gray
Building
- Serve as a centerpiece on Gaines Street between the new Capital Cascades Park and the new College Town development
- Enhance an 18 hour downtown
day
- Provide perfect topography
for walking from / to downtown
- Create opportunity to view
a building of architectural significance from City Hall
- Reduce conflict with Civic
Center traffic and parking
- Maintain synergy between
Civic Center and the Performing Arts Center
- Reinforce public perception
of ease of access to Performing Arts Center
- Allow easy access to school
buses and semi trucks needing to unload for performances
- Link downtown to Gaines
Street redevelopment
- Create a strong
entertainment venue, anchoring east end of Gaines Street
- Provide opportunity to
connect plazas and green spaces with activity
- Utilize the existing 6,200
parking spaces
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