Jackson Mississippi Neighborhoods Photos - Page 2

vetteking · #21 Posted **Mar 11, 2024, 10:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by Velvet_Highground

Very cool. I expected to see some beautiful residential neighborhoods, downtown & some surprises. I wasn’t disappointed as a matter of fact I’m pleasantly surprised having the opportunity to see much more. City with Soul indeed. I’ve been keeping my eye on Jackson in the city compilations thread the incredible culture seems to have been at the heart of getting through the tough times.

You went above and beyond my expectations like I said I’ve been interested in Jackson it’s been in the news a fair amount lately but before that it was a city I wants to know more about. It’s an old established southern city with a ton of history that hasn’t been completely destroyed for urban renewal. I haven’t really had a great mental picture of the city writ large a solid downtown around the state capitol sure & some classic grand southern neighborhoods along with some tough areas and some avarage ones.

Thanks again for putting in all the time and effort to share the full spectrum of Jackson helping me build a mental picture. I dig it, a lot of potential Jackson being such an old city I expected to see potential & from the city compilation folks out there putting the effort.

As ColDayMan it’s honest set not just showing that there’s vacant blighted areas but also more average and mundane areas as well as the beautiful, interesting & changing spaces. I wanted to get to know Jackson a bit more and I didn’t come off disappointed.

No problem friends, thanks for viewing!

vetteking · #22 Posted **Mar 11, 2024, 10:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by mrnyc

a lot different and more balanced than those alarming videos that pop up on youtube, isn’t it?

this was an awesome thread and i appreciate it.

i dk if all these joints listed below are still around, but here are some ideas for a visit via jeff jenkins nice good time tour of jackson check it out:

https://chubbydiaries.com/my-surpris...n-mississippi/

Jeff Jenkins in front of the Welcome to Jackson Mural

That’s a nice blog, thank you for sharing. Had all the local favorites on the list.

vetteking · #23 Posted **Mar 11, 2024, 10:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by ColDayMan

Yes and I had a great time. Went to a Jackson State game and had a blast. You should be proud of such a soulful city.

That’s awesome I’m glad you had a great time and im proud of my city. It has so much to offer

vetteking · #24 Posted **Mar 23, 2024, 3:50 PM**

mrnyc · #25 Posted **Mar 23, 2024, 4:54 PM**

epic drone views —

despite some of the sprawly shopping plaza stuff there is still a heck of a lot of greenery around there.

vetteking · #26 Posted **Mar 23, 2024, 5:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by mrnyc

epic drone views —

despite some of the sprawly shopping plaza stuff there is still a heck of a lot of greenery around there.

Thanks, I wish I had a drone but yeah there is still a lot of undeveloped acres throughout the city.

montréaliste · #27 Posted **Mar 23, 2024, 8:08 PM**

Great thread, vetteking!

I hope to come and visit Mississippi one day!

vetteking · #28 Posted **Mar 24, 2024, 2:10 PM**

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Great thread, vetteking!

I hope to come and visit Mississippi one day!

Thank you montrealiste, and we can’t wait to host you! You will have the best time as we didn’t inherit the Hospitality state title for nothing 😉

SLO · #29 Posted **Apr 2, 2024, 5:27 AM**

Very cool...my son spent two months on rotations at UMMC

edale · #30 Posted **Apr 2, 2024, 10:03 PM**

Thanks for sharing these photos. I've really never thought much about Jackson other than the water crisis that gained the city some notoriety a couple years ago. I'll admit, Mississippi evokes some pretty bad associations for me, and it's a state I've never considered visiting, but these photos show some very charming neighborhoods and beautiful landscapes. Not to be a dumb Californian, but I was honestly surprised to see there's a Whole Foods in Jackson, tbh. Appreciate the photos and your contributions to the forum, vetteking

vetteking · #31 Posted **Apr 2, 2024, 11:48 PM**

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Originally Posted by SLO

Very cool...my son spent two months on rotations at UMMC

Really thats awesome, did you ever get a chance to visit him while he was there?

vetteking · #32 Posted **Apr 2, 2024, 11:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by edale

Thanks for sharing these photos. I've really never thought much about Jackson other than the water crisis that gained the city some notoriety a couple years ago. I'll admit, Mississippi evokes some pretty bad associations for me, and it's a state I've never considered visiting, but these photos show some very charming neighborhoods and beautiful landscapes. Not to be a dumb Californian, but I was honestly surprised to see there's a Whole Foods in Jackson, tbh. Appreciate the photos and your contributions to the forum, vetteking

Thats what I like to hear. Glad my threads are changing your perspective of Jackson. God bless you and hopefully you will come visit Jackson for yourself one day.

SLO · #33 Posted **Apr 3, 2024, 2:54 AM**

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Originally Posted by vetteking

Really thats awesome, did you ever get a chance to visit him while he was there?

Yep, sure did.

vetteking · #34 Posted **Apr 3, 2024, 3:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by SLO

Yep, sure did.

That’s awesome, what all did you do while you were here? Visit some great restaurants

SLO · #35 Posted **Apr 3, 2024, 5:15 AM**

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Originally Posted by vetteking

That’s awesome, what all did you do while you were here? Visit some great restaurants

Went to one very nice place, cant recall name, it was out toward reservoir in Ridgeland. Oh, also remember Berrys...

vetteking · #36 Posted **Apr 5, 2024, 1:35 AM**

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Went to one very nice place, cant recall name, it was out toward reservoir in Ridgeland. Oh, also remember Berrys...

Was it Cock of the Walk? And thats wassup, yeah Berry's is good. Where you from?

SLO · #37 Posted **Apr 7, 2024, 5:50 AM**

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Was it Cock of the Walk? And thats wassup, yeah Berry's is good. Where you from?

Ft. Worth Tx

Murphy de la Sucre · #38 Posted **Apr 7, 2024, 9:07 AM**

well i didn't recognize Martin Luther King, Jr and thought M.L King Jr was someone else with exact name as MLK Jr.

vetteking · #39 Posted **Apr 9, 2024, 1:46 PM**

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Originally Posted by SLO

Ft. Worth Tx

Really thats a beautiful city. I have family there and visited once. Its amazing how much its grown over the years

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Originally Posted by Murphy de la Sucre

well i didn't recognize Martin Luther King, Jr and thought M.L King Jr was someone else with exact name as MLK Jr.

Nah its Martin Luther King, Jr. When you planning your next trip to Jxn friend?

Shawn · #40 Posted **Apr 10, 2024, 6:17 AM**

It's threads like this one that keep me coming back to this site 25 years running.

Fantastic pics of a place I genuinely had no mental image of other than a (very) dated one of the MS state house with an unpaved parking lot. I think it was being resurfaced at the time, but it just . . . reinforced stereotypes. These pics show otherwise. Thank you!