It’s been an eventful decade for Jacksonville.
The city experienced growth both in its population and in the form of dozens of major development projects. It moved closer to achieving the long-awaited revitalization of downtown and toward forming a city-wide identity.
The Coastal began publishing in December 2015, so we were around for just under half of the decade. But to honor the 2010s in Jax, we put together our collection of what we believe to be the biggest stories in Jacksonville from the past decade.
Check out our list below and be sure to let us know your thoughts on the decade’s most important events.
Already easily the city’s most popular mall since opening in the mid-2000s, St. Johns Town Center became an even more dominant commercial center with the addition of a new wing anchored by Nordstrom.
And the area surrounding the mall exploded during the past decade, with multi-use developments like The Strand, Gateway Village, and Town Center Promenade adding dozens of tenants to the area, many of which were new to the Jax market. TopGolf and iFLY Indoor Skydiving added an entertainment element to the area, as did The Escape Game, and soon another phase of the Town Center is set to also feature entertainment options.
The Town Center area will likely remain red-hot throughout the coming decade – and until they run out of land on which to build.
