ESPN brought back a Jacksonville landmark that\u2019s been gone for six years.<\/p>\n
The network\u2019s B-roll footage returning from halftime during Saturday\u2019s TaxSlayer Gator Bowl<\/a> between Virginia<\/a> and Missouri<\/a> showed the Jacksonville Landing and a building with the Modis sign. Neither exists anymore. The Landing was demolished in 2019 after closing earlier that year. The Modis signage came down in 2011 when the building became Wells Fargo.<\/p>\n Really fantastic work by @espn<\/a> on @taxslayerbowl<\/a> coverage. Resurrected the Landing AND the Modis building \u2013 must be a hell of a production budget. pic.twitter.com\/xNjYci6d8Q<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Bonnie Upright, APR (@bonnieupright) December 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n The footage is at least six years old, maybe 14, depending on when exactly it was shot.<\/p>\n My favorite holiday tradition: ESPN using outdated b-roll for football games in Jacksonville.<\/p>\n The Modis sign on the building was taken down in 2011.<\/p>\n The Landing began demolition in 2019. pic.twitter.com\/zi9uP9vcQ3<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Neal Surrena (@KnightfanNeal) December 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n The Landing?!?! Bro what!?! \ud83e\udd26\u200d\u2642\ufe0f #jacksonville<\/a> #taxslayer<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Tzf90yATfg<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 \ud835\udd41\ud835\udd66\ud835\udd64\ud835\udd65\ud835\udd5a\ud835\udd5f\ud83c\udfa4 (@JustinCOnTheAir) December 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n During Gator Bowl broadcast, ESPN showed a great shot of The Jacksonville Landing. (But the Landing was demolished in 2019.)<\/p>\n \u2014 Gary T. Mills (@garytmills) December 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n ESPN just showed the Jacksonville Landing that closed in 2019 and was leveled shortly after that! pic.twitter.com\/CnptLizXA5<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Dave Wilson (@davemwilson) December 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Did they just show an old clip of the Jacksonville Landing during the @taxslayerbowl<\/a> broadcast? That was torn down years ago @ABCNetwork<\/a>! #MIZZ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Heather Bailey (@HeatherBaileyTV) December 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Not ESPN showing the Jacksonville Landing babes that doesn\u2019t exist anymore<\/p>\n \u2014 kat (@Iedbyblindfaith) December 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n This isn\u2019t the first time a TV network has used decade-old footage of Jacksonville. Fox made the same mistake<\/a> in September during a Panthers-Jaguars game, showing the Landing more than five years after it was torn down.<\/p>\n The Landing opened in 1987 as a festival marketplace on the St. Johns River\u2019s north bank. The two-level complex with its orange roof became part of Jacksonville\u2019s skyline for three decades before struggling financially. A mass shooting at a video game tournament<\/a> there in 2018 accelerated its end. The city bought out the remaining tenants for $18 million in 2019 and demolished it.<\/p>\n ESPN\u2019s footage appears to be from sometime between 2011 (when the Modis sign disappeared) and 2019 (when the Landing closed).<\/p>\n Networks use old B-roll all the time. The practice usually goes unnoticed because most cities don\u2019t change that dramatically year to year. But Jacksonville residents caught this immediately because the Landing was the most recognizable piece of the downtown skyline for three decades.<\/p>\n \t