Jacksonville in 1990 – The GMAC Massacre , The Blodgett Homes Housing Project,The Avenues Mall Opens, Jacksonville History, Jacksonville George Farrar presents JAX 90-Jacksonville as it was in the Year 1990. In 1990, 9 people were killed in The GMAC Massacre in Baymeadows, The Blodgett Homes Housing Project was dismantled, The Avenues Mall opened at US 1 and Interstate 95, and The Barnett Bank Tower rises over the city to become the tallest building and even more….