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[Detroitgator]

It certainly isn’t a “college town “ anymore, it’s more like a rapidly growing city with UF Health, more so than UF, as the primary driver.

The hospitals have always kinda been overlooked as an employer/driver of the economy in Gaineville... here is a funny (but kinda f'n sad!) "i'm getting OLD" story, stick with me here, I'm being me...

So, over the last 4 years, I've had a kid (Son #2, now Daughter) living in 2nd Avenue Centre, and walked by/through these 4 square blocks a million times either to/from the stadium, to the food trucks, or cutting through to The Swamp or wherever, never thought anything about them...

So, THIS weekend, it hits me, because when I was at UF from '89-'93, I think I may have driven by those blocks exactly ONE time... I said to my daughter, "Did you know that this used to be a huge ass pile 'o bricks hospital?" She said, "Yeah" and I said "How did you know that?"... her, "it's on that sign RIGHT THERE!"

 

[g8r.tom]

If I'm coming into Gainesville the back way and it's anytime after say 2 pm, even i know to bang a left on 143rd to 39th and just box around the whole fukkin place!

Thats great, depending on where your going. If the goal is UF, and you start out on US 26 heading east from Jonesville, its just as quick to wait for the parking lot to move. After I75 Newberry flows OK. Its the Jonesville to I75 part that sux the most.

 

[g8r.tom]

It certainly isn’t a “college town “ anymore, it’s more like a rapidly growing city with UF Health, more so than UF, as the primary driver.

UF Health. HCA Healthcare is about to build a hospital on Archer RD right next to the I 75 ramp. UF Health putting facilities all over. Its crazy.

 

[Swamp Donkey]

(Son #2, now Daughter)

 

[Detroitgator]

 

[TheDouglas78]

Thats great, depending on where your going. If the goal is UF, and you start out on US 26 heading east from Jonesville, its just as quick to wait for the parking lot to move. After I75 Newberry flows OK. Its the Jonesville to I75 part that sux the most.

Tower to just past the Panda Express can be a clusterfvk at the wrong time.... Not as bad a Pinellas County traffic but you could be a in a parking lot.. There have been a few times I hit 98th st to 39th ave to head to get on that side of town

 

[g8r.tom]

Tower to just past the Panda Express can be a clusterfvk at the wrong time.... Not as bad a Pinellas County traffic but you could be a in a parking lot.. There have been a few times I hit 98th st to 39th ave to head to get on that side of town

True, but my experience in drive to places on Newberry road all the way to UF was that after I75, it got better. Before Tower Rd is horrible. At tower is opens up to 3 lanes and get a little better. After the Mall/Hospital area, even better.

 

[TheDouglas78]

True, but my experience in drive to places on Newberry road all the way to UF was that after I75, it got better. Before Tower Rd is horrible. At tower is opens up to 3 lanes and get a little better. After the Mall/Hospital area, even better.

Just finished a two year stint living off tower road, from Twilliger Road to Panda Express, especially during rush hour in the morning parking lot, got to the point where I would drive past Tower road intersection and cut through the neighborhoods to get onto Tower road.

 

[soflagator]

Tower to just past the Panda Express can be a clusterfvk at the wrong time.... Not as bad a Pinellas County traffic but you could be a in a parking lot.. There have been a few times I hit 98th st to 39th ave to head to get on that side of town

West of 75, between Newberry and Archer, almost definitely east of Parker…

 

[g8r.tom]

Just finished a two year stint living off tower road, from Twilliger Road to Panda Express, especially during rush hour in the morning parking lot, got to the point where I would drive past Tower road intersection and cut through the neighborhoods to get onto Tower road.

That parking lot is not as bad as the lot from Tower to Parker Rd. I drove through both lots many years.

Drove my route 28 years. Finished 3 years ago when I left UF.

 

[soflagator]

That parking lot is not as bad as the lot from Tower to Parker Rd. I drove through both lots many years.

Drove my route 28 years. Finished 3 years ago when I left UF.

Doug lived off of 8th in those apartments east of Tower. He “took time off” from here “voluntarily” for roughly one year. Anyway, it’s good to have him back, or out. Ankle monitor should be off by the time next season starts too, which is a huge plus.

 

[TheDouglas78]

Doug lived off of 8th in those apartments east of Tower. He “took time off” from here “voluntarily” for roughly one year. Anyway, it’s good to have him back, or out. Ankle monitor should be off by the time next season starts too, which is a huge plus.

Ankle monitor got redacted too... they know about angry midgets and eagle fans.

 

[Double Gator Dad]

The hospitals have always kinda been overlooked as an employer/driver of the economy in Gaineville... here is a funny (but kinda f'n sad!) "i'm getting OLD" story, stick with me here, I'm being me...

So, over the last 4 years, I've had a kid (Son #2, now Daughter) living in 2nd Avenue Centre, and walked by/through these 4 square blocks a million times either to/from the stadium, to the food trucks, or cutting through to The Swamp or wherever, never thought anything about them...
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So, THIS weekend, it hits me, because when I was at UF from '89-'93, I think I may have driven by those blocks exactly ONE time... I said to my daughter, "Did you know that this used to be a huge ass pile 'o bricks hospital?" She said, "Yeah" and I said "How did you know that?"... her, "it's on that sign RIGHT THERE!"

Good ole Alachua General.

I received a few stitches there way back in the day.

 

[cover2]

“Durty South Swamp? Durty…South…Swamp?”



“Nope, never heard of her. Is she a nutritionist?”

 

[Gator CPA]

Good ole Alachua General.

I received a few stitches there way back in the day.

Worked in the ER there while I was going to UF. We may have crossed paths that day.

 

[Detroitgator]

 

[URGatorBait]

 

[Dunder]

IAKW is an idiot blogger with as much inside info as I have.

 

[Detroitgator]

IAKW is an idiot blogger with as much inside info as I have.

There was a meeting... I agree that anyone who says they heard what was discussed is full of schit.

 

[Double Gator Dad]

Worked in the ER there while I was going to UF. We may have crossed paths that day.

I doubt it unless you are really old like me.
I am talking 1966 when I was in fourth grade.