Dancing Shoes Or Jockstraps. . .

It is a ballroom after all.



This is what the ballroom of the Capital City Convention Center in downtown Jackson looks like to date. The City of Jackson is operating on the premise of "build it and they will come." Many have their doubts. The convention center will tie into the already completed Mississippi Telecom building (below) or what we politely refer to as the "Whataburger" building.


I, for one, am optimistic. Downtown Jackson is undergoing a renaissance of capital investment, renovation and renewal. There is something on the order of $2 billion dollars worth of active investment taking place at the moment, not just kooky ideas floating around, but hard dollar investments. The two buildings will encompass more than 330,000 square feet of meeting space and associated facilities.

The first multi-story building in 25 years is being built at the corner of Capitol and Lamar which is called The Pinnacle at Jackson Place. The structure of the building has been completed and the finish work is well underway.

Also, the renovation of the historical King Edward Hotel and Farish Street Revitaliztion are both well into development.