TUESDAY October 20, 2020
Public
jaxdailyrecord.com • 35 cents
legal notices begin on page 3
Daily Record JACKSONVILLE
RETAIL
THE MATHIS REPORT
‘It’s 4Daily o’clock and weRecord are closed’ JACKSONVILLE
Daily Record Daily Record JACKSONVILLE
JACKSONVILLE
J.C. PENNEY CLOSING DAY
Above: Some of the last customers at the Regency Square Mall J.C. Penney Co. store wait to pay. The store closed permanently Oct. 18.
SEE CLOSED, PAGE 2
SEE MATHIS, PAGE 2
Below right: One customer rented a U-Haul truck for shelving bought during the sale.
Photos by Karen Brune Mathis
EDITOR
After 53 years in operation as one of Regency Square Mall’s original tenants, J.C. Penney Co. Inc. closed its department store for good at 4 p.m. Oct. 18. Other than a few pieces of merchandise, all that remained for sale were fixtures, display equipment
Development at Atlantic Boulevard and Hendricks Avenue is almost 20 years in the making.
and mannequins, including assorted feet for $5 and a bin of arms. Cars, trucks and a U-Haul picked up shelving and other fixtures that customers bought before and after closing. Store personnel told arriving shoppers that the store was closing early, surprising some customers
Below left: Little remained inside the store.
BY KAREN BRUNE MATHIS
Permits requested for Publix-anchored East San Marco
It’s a big step for a long-awaited project. Developer Regency Centers Corp. applied for construction permits Oct. 16 for the East San Marco retail center that will be anchored by Publix Super Markets Inc. “Our commitment to this project has remained unchanged since we first started planning East San Marco,” said Eric Davidson, Regency Centers senior manager of communications. “We look forward to bringing a high quality, essential needs center to the area, and continuing the necessary steps to make it a reality,” he said by email Oct. 16. It’s been almost 20 years in the making. Davidson could not immediately provide a completion date. Jacksonville-based Regency applied for four permits for Publix, a Publix Liquors store and two retail buildings at construction costs totaling $9.7 million. That cost will be higher when other work, including interior
Above right: A hand-edited sign says that all clothing is 97% off.
J.C. Penney Co. Inc. permanently shuts its Regency Square Mall store Oct. 18 after 53 years as part of the retailer’s bankruptcy.
KAREN BRUNE MATHIS EDITOR
New Fair Food Fest offers favorites Residents disappointed that the Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair was canceled by the COVID-19 pandemic can taste what was lost at a new event. The Greater Jacksonville Fair announced Oct. 16 that the Fair Food Fest will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 14-15 at the fairgrounds. The weekend event will offer turkey legs, funnel cakes, corn dogs, kettle corn and more. There also will be live music and demonstrations. Wearing a mask will be encouraged when not eating and drinking. The Jacksonville Fairgrounds is Downtown at 510 Fairgounds Place. Admission is $10 a car, which includes parking and entry for all passengers. Passes can be bought online at jacksonvillefair.com.
VOLUME 107, NO. 237 • ONE SECTION