My Jackson experience
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9/1/2009
I moved to Jackson 5 years ago because my employer transfered me to it's Jackson location. I had never been to Jackson before and did not know anything about Jackson, except that there was a big old prison in the area.
The only other "urban centers" I had been to in Michigan were Detroit, Pontiac, and Lansing. I expected the city of Jackson to resemble these cities.
I was plesantly supprised. There are some vacant buildings, but most parts of the city are reasonably nice. There are some beautiful, grand older homes just west of downtown, and nice middle class neighborhoods in the western porions of the city. Downtown Jackson has a few tall buildings and offers a variety of stores and restaurants.
Ella Sharp park is a big beuatiful county park stradles the line between the city and Summit Township. There is a man-made watterfall which is lighted by colorful lights at night, a walking trail, an outdoor concert area, picknic areas, ball fields, tennis courts and an icecream stand. Jackson also has several other small,well maintained city parks.
James | Jackson, MI