>> AND THIS WEEKEND’S BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION. MAYBE YOU WANT MORE HISTORY.
THERE’S A UNIQUE TOUR FOR YOU.
THERE’S A LOT TO DO IN
JACKSONVILLE. MELANIE IS
CHECKING IT OUT FOR US. SHE IS
JOINING US LIVE THIS MORNING.
MEL, 14 HISTORIC
NEIGHBORHOODS. YOU FIT A FEW
OF THEM SO FAR.
>> I MEAN, IT’S SO COOL SEEING
JACKSONVILLE AND SEEING
DOWNTOWN AND ALL THESE
NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH A TOUGH
TALKS VIEW, WHICH IS AN
ELECTRIC VEHICLE THAT IS
AVAILABLE TO FOLKS. IF YOU
WANT TO DO ONE OF THESE
HISTORIC TOURS. SO WE ARE
RIVERSIDE ON RIVER BOULEVARD
WHERE GOLLY, THESE HOUSES ARE
JUST GORGEOUS. THEY HAVE THE
PERFECT VIEW OF THE SAINT
JOHNS. AND, YOU KNOW, YOU
THINK ABOUT RIVERSIDE, IT’S
SUCH AN ECLECTIC AREA, A LOT
OF RESTAURANTS, A LOT OF
HOMES, BUSINESSES THAT ARE ALL
INTEGRATED RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO
SOME HOMES, THE WAY THAT IT’S
ZONE AND OUT THE BLUE. VIC, I
HEARD, YOU KNOW, THIS PLACE,
BUT WE FOUND A CASTLE. I
DIDN’T EVEN KNOW THIS THING
WAS HERE, BUT IT’S SO COOL OF.
SO WE’RE GOING TO POP OUT
HERE. TONY IS WITH US. HE’S
GIVEN US THAT
>>MELANIE LAWSON: I MEAN, THIS
THING IS PRETTY IT IS UNIQUE
IN IS IT IS DEFINITELY BELIEVE
THAT OR NOT. SOME OF THE
GUESTS THINK IT’S A.
>> A CHURCH YOU KNOW, A PLACE
FOR AN EVENT SPACE. BUT IT
RESIDENTS OF THE ORIGINAL
OWNER WAS THE CHEEK FAMILY AND
THEY ORIGINAL MAXWELL HOUSE
COFFEE, WHICH THAT MAXWELL
HOUSE PLANT IS IN DOWNTOWN.
BUT WE’RE LOOKING AT A
JACOBEAN REVIVAL-STYLE
MANSION.
>> IT’S A KING JAMES VERSION,
WHICH MEANS CASTLE LIKE ITS A
3.5 STORY. CASTLE LIKE TOWER
WITH DARK BRICK AND MASONRY
CONTRAST, WHITE, LIMESTONE AND
CAST. DON’T RAM. AND THEN YOU
SEE THE VARIOUS PARA PETS AT
THE TOP OF THE CASTLE, WHICH
IS CRENNEL ATED AND ALSO
APPEARS WHICH HAS THE CUT OUT
LOOKS LIKE A.
>> FOUR-LEAF CLOVER, OUR
FLOWER BUT YOU SAID THAT, YOU
KNOW, WITH ALL THE DIFFERENT
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE
SURROUNDING DOWNTOWN,
EVERYBODY HAS IT’S A LITTLE
STYLE. WHAT WAS THE WHOLE
CONCEPT OF RIVERSIDE AND AN
ARCHITECTURE AND SOME OF THE
HISTORY WE SEE HERE? AGAIN, IT
GOES BACK TO THE 19, 0, ONE AS
A RESULT OF THAT FIRE DOWNTOWN
JACKSONVILLE. IT BROUGHT NEW
MONEY, NEW BUSINESS, NEW
OPPORTUNITY. AND REALLY SOME
OF THE MOST ARE ARCHITECTS OF
THAT TIME PERIOD. AND WE’RE
VERY FORTUNATE BECAUSE IN
THESE NEIGHBORHOODS, THE
VARIOUS STYLES THAT WE HAVE
REALLY INCREDIBLE FROM ONE
HOUSE TO THE NEXT HOUSE. IT IS
TRULY REMARKABLE. SO IT’S
CALL. I CALL IT CITIES WITHIN
A BECAUSE IT’S SO UNIQUE IN
AND THEY DON’T HAVE YOU KNOW,
EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD HAS A
HISTORY, BUT THE PERSONALITY
AND EACH ONE IS SO UNIQUE. YOU
KNOW, YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO
EXPERIENCE EACH ONE OF THEM.
AND I MEAN, GOSH, LOOK, AT
THIS VIEW, YOU CANNOT BE
BEAUTIFUL VIA THE SAINT JOHNS
RIVER. AND THEN THE BEACHES
ARE ONLY ABOUT 30 MINUTES AWAY
FROM HERE. SO YOU GET THE BEST
OF BOTH WORLDS. YOUR PERCENT
LIKES THE RIVER. THE SAINT
JOHNS RIVER STREET 110 MILES
LONG. AND THEN YOU HAVE WE
HAVE ALL THESE BEAUTIFUL
BEACHES YOU KNOW, IT’S
INTERESTING IS WHEN YOU TALK
TO FOLKS AND THEY’RE LIKE, OH,
I DON’T WANT TO GO DOWNTOWN
BECAUSE OF THE PARKING AND,
YOU KNOW, ALWAYS FINDING A
REASON NOT TO GET OUT AND SEE
SOME OF WHAT YOU KNOW, WE HAVE
TO OFFER.
>> HOW HOW IS IT GOING WITH
THE TUX AND BASICALLY GETTING
FOLKS OUT TO SEE A DIFFERENT
SIDE OF THE CITY? IT’S REALLY
THE GUEST ARE REALLY
ENTHUSIASTIC. I MEAN, THERE
ARE FROM EXPERIENCE WITH BEING
IN THE TALKING DURING THE
TOUR’S. THERE ARE A LOT OF
COMING OVER TO JACKSONVILLE. I
MEAN, THEY THEY’RE LOVING THE
EXPERIENCE. A LOT OF THEM ARE
MOVING HERE FROM OTHER STATES,
EVEN FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
REALLY.
>> AND THEN AS FAR AS OUR
LOCAL RESIDENTS, THEY LOVE THE
EXPERIENCE. THEY GET TO KIND
OF GET A TASTE OF THEIR OWN
CITY AND AND THE HISTORY AND
THE HERITAGE AND EXPERIENCE
THAT. AND WHEN THEY HAVE
GUESSED AND FAMILY MEMBERS,
THEY THEY TAKE SOME OF THEM
HAVE TAKEN HIM 3, 4 TIMES. WE
REALLY LOVE OUR LOCAL
RESIDENTS. THEY’RE VERY
SUPPORTIVE GO TALK TO PEOPLE
THAT I LOVE IT. I’M NOT EVEN
IN THE CASTLE, EVEN IF I
ACTUALLY NOT TO BE ON LIVES
JERRY. LET’S GO. CJ. WANT TO
COME IN. I MEAN, GOODNESS. SO
THIS IS AVAILABLE. GO TO KEN
DOT COM AND YOU CAN BOOK THEM.
THEY START AT 30 BUCKS A LOT
HIGHER, THOUGH. IF YOU WANT TO
GET IT JUST FOR YOURSELF. BUT
>> EVERYBODY CAN CONTRIBUTE.
AND I SAY THAT’S THE WAY TO
GO. BUT ALSO THE SHUTTLE
SERVICES THAT RUN FROM
NEIGHBORHOODS. THERE’S AN APP
AND THOSE RUN AS LOW AS $3 TO
$11 TO GET YOU TO ONE PLACE TO
THE GO TO KEN. THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR GIVING US A BEAUTIFUL
TOWARD TODAY, TONY. AND WE’RE
GONNA GO BACK TO THE STUDIO.
THANK YOU ALL. WE’VE GOT TO GO
AHEAD. AND JERRY, I KNOW
MEETING.
>> IMMEDIATELY WHEN I HEARD
THINK VERY I WAS LIKE JERRY
THAT THAT THEORY YOU KNOW,
IT’S USED TO BE NOT THAT ONE.
BUT OWNED LOCAL DOCTOR AND
LEAST AGO THERE. HE’S A FRIEND
OF MY DAD’S WE GATHER AND I
SIT ON SANTA’S LAP AND TO BE A
BAN, ALL KINDS OF FOOD AND
STUFF. THAT’S A BIG PART OF MY
CHILDHOOD. THAT CASTLE RIGHT
WE GET JERRY JERRY GREAT SAID
THINK JACKSONVILLE IS READY
FOR THAT. THEY’RE AT LEAVE IT
CHICAGO, RIGHT WHERE THE SHOW