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West End Summit revisited

Volanova — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:11:03 +0000

MTSUBlueraider86, on 22 February 2012 - 10:29 AM, said:

Just looked back through this thread. The giant hole is going on 4 years now! I cannot believe they excavated that hole in 2008!

Yikes! That sounds about right though. What a waste of money and space this has turned out to be. Heck, at the very least it could have been a nice community green space.

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West End Summit revisited

MTSUBlueraider86 — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:29:05 +0000

Just looked back through this thread. The giant hole is going on 4 years now! I cannot believe they excavated that hole in 2008!

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Nashville Retail Thread.

MTSUBlueraider86 — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:17:44 +0000

All Retail Threads here so we don't have anymore duplicates.

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Nashville Photo Du Jour

Volanova — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:04:03 +0000

MTSUBlueraider86, on 21 February 2012 - 12:26 PM, said:

William and I were there. We rode in Dave's car. I recounted the story once before. We walked in one of the units because William just had to go inside! I kept saying this was private property! At this point there were only a couple of them built.

I've always thought those were some cool buildings. Their architecture remind me of the ones put up by the Onion Flats developers here in Philadelphia that have been wildly popular. Here's a link to their site: http://www.onionflats.com/#/Work/

They've been really good for a few areas of the city, moving in to the edge of the gentrified and revitalized neighborhoods and cleaning out abandoned or run down row homes to build nice, quality apartments.

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Resources Thread and Updating/Creating Nashville Wikipedia articles

Volanova — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:00:21 +0000

insulin9846, on 21 February 2012 - 01:36 PM, said:

Someone should update the Nashville wikipedia page (I do not know how to do it) with our new Jan. 15, 2012 population estimates found here: http://www.bizjourna...=17789364184771

Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin area is now at 1,639,245 and moved up to 37th largest metro in the US from 38th in 2010.

There's been a whole discussion about how to properly display the populations, and whether or not to use the population of Davidson County or the balance population not including the semi-independent insular cities, so I'll hold off on making that change until that all is sorted out.

As for not knowing how to edit, it's really easy and straightforward. If you can post here, then you can definitely edit Wikipedia. Here's a short tutorial that will get you started: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tutorial

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Resources Thread and Updating/Creating Nashville Wikipedia articles

insulin9846 — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:36:36 +0000

Someone should update the Nashville wikipedia page (I do not know how to do it) with our new Jan. 15, 2012 population estimates found here: http://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/on-numbers/scott-thomas/2012/01/population-of-new-york-city-area.html?appSession=17789364184771

Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin area is now at 1,639,245 and moved up to 37th largest metro in the US from 38th in 2010.

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Nashville Photo Du Jour

MTSUBlueraider86 — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:26:56 +0000

Nashville Photo Du Jour

arkitekte — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:30:57 +0000

smeagolsfree, on 20 February 2012 - 05:19 PM, said:

I remember that itsjust dave and a few of us were up there when those were being built. Yes we trespassed and went in the unfinished units. GREAT view for sure.. I think William was with us and maybe John.

Sounds like a good time. I am going to have to make it to a forum meet one day to meet all of you guys.

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Nashville Photo Du Jour

smeagolsfree — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:19:00 +0000

Nashville Bits and Pieces

smeagolsfree — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:15:28 +0000

We always do the first Saturday in the Month, however we do get together from time to time on other Saturday's as well. I will not be in town on the 10th for sure as I will be in Atlanta.

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Nashville Bits and Pieces

arkitekte — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:57:35 +0000

MTSUBlueraider86, on 20 February 2012 - 03:44 PM, said:

Glad to have some new people. Try to join us for the March forum meet.

When will next month's be? If its the 10th then I can probably make it!

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Nashville Bits and Pieces

MTSUBlueraider86 — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:44:16 +0000

Glad to have some new people. Try to join us for the March forum meet.

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Nashville Photo Du Jour

arkitekte — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:43:22 +0000

33rd Ave North by all the modern homes has a nice view. The only bad thing is you can't really get a full skyline shot without trespassing.

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Where are you from?

musiccity — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:17:25 +0000

Born at Donelson Hospital, which has been closed since 1995. Grew up in Cheatham County, off Bearwallow Road. I've lived in Madison since I was 7 years old. I am definitely Native Middle Tennessean. Though I am moving to Mississippi in August.

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Nashville Photo Du Jour

musiccity — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:08:48 +0000

Thanks! Forgot about the Cumberland Science Museum, that is a good spot. I'll check out the other places yall mentioned too.

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Nashville Bits and Pieces

musiccity — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 15:01:50 +0000

Thanks smeagolsfree! I think I'll be sticking around.

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smeagolsfree — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 05:06:12 +0000

Rolling Mill Hill is not too bad either

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Nashville Bits and Pieces

smeagolsfree — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:56:00 +0000

Welcome to the forum musiccity. Seeing your post on SSCity.

Looking forward to more post and join us at a forum meet.

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Nashville Photo Du Jour

timmay143 — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 03:41:10 +0000

musiccity, on 18 February 2012 - 07:29 PM, said:

Where are some good locations to take pictures of the skyline as a whole? Since Downtown Nashville is right along the river there are few hills next to downtown to take good shots from. The only place I know of where I can take good skyline shots is the Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge.

A few places are Love Circle in West Nashville, the Cumberland Science Museum, and the hill behind Belmont.

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Nashville Photo Du Jour

musiccity — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 01:29:52 +0000

Nashville Bits and Pieces

musiccity — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 01:25:58 +0000

Yay! We rank high in something!

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Nashville Retail Thread.

smeagolsfree — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:54:49 +0000

I have heard a rumor that there is soemthing that will be going in where the Wine Loft was too.

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13 Story Hyatt Planned for 3rd and Demonbreun

smeagolsfree — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:53:13 +0000

Looks like they are almost out of the building. I would look for this building to come down pretty soon. We may see a delay as the building probably has asbestos in it and that willl have to be removed first if that is the case. That may delay demolition for a few weeks.

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The Westin

smeagolsfree — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 12:50:38 +0000

This is great for Chattanooga for sure. As for Nashville getting a Westin; my prediction is that we wiil have an announcement soon. I dont think it is a secret that Tony is in talks with White Lodging and even if those talks do not work out, one of those two companies will build a Westin downtown. Its just a matter of time.

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The Westin

timmay143 — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 02:16:17 +0000

Chatt just got a Westin. Are we next?

http://www.wrcbtv.com/story/16964251/westin-hotel-coming-to-chattanooga

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Nashville Bits and Pieces

timmay143 — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:59:08 +0000

West End hotel sells for $27.5M - Noble Investments pays big price for Courtyard by Marriott

http://nashvillepost..._sells_for_275m

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The Atlantic Cities Article On Nashville Sprawl

samsonh — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:45:26 +0000

This improvement is coming about right now because of market forces. As energy becomes more expensive people will be a lot less likely to drive from Spring Hill or Lebanon and Dickson to jobs in the city. As traffic becomes worse they will be less likely to do the same. As housing options increase in the city and surrounding neighborhoods people are more likely to move into the city. Safety is also a factor, and as these neighborhoods gentrify that is another problem that fixes itself.

Changing a lifetime of sprawl takes a lot of time, but we are definitely on the right path. I think for the most part Nashville's developers are doing a fairly decent job in the city. The one good thing about having a ton of empty parking lots and abandoned buildings in the city is that there is a whole world of potential for new development.

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The Atlantic Cities Article On Nashville Sprawl

nashvylle — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:17:14 +0000

we need drastic improvement and implementation to mass transit and we need it now.

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The Atlantic Cities Article On Nashville Sprawl

MTSUBlueraider86 — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:11:19 +0000

From Nvstnbna from Facebook:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2012/02/can-nashville-shake-its-sprawling-past/1241/

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bwithers1 — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:24:04 +0000

Volanova, on 16 February 2012 - 10:20 AM, said:

Surprised to see Nashville that high.

I was too. I took a look at the criteria. The article states that "the index charts the concentration of working artists, musicians, writers, designers, and entertainers across metropolitan areas." Nashville's entertainment industry does employ a lot of folks in these categories: musicians/writers/designers/entertainers. Now the political bent of many of these individuals may not be "bohemian" depending on your point of view, but the census information doesn't count religious or political affiliation, just area of employment.

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Nashville needs more Roundabouts.

Volanova — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:57:42 +0000

bwithers1, on 16 February 2012 - 11:55 AM, said:

Mowed lawn? Flower beds? That's only in the high end of town! In Nashville, you're lucky if it's not overgrown weeds with garbage! Cheapness is definitely too often on display in Nashville unless there is a dedicated group of volunteers or a "Friends of" affinity group.

On the topic of roundabouts, many of the historic town squares in communities surrounding Nashville function as a roundabout. One immediately thinks of Franklin, TN, but also Lebanon, TN. Glasgow, KY has a really nice town square like that. Even Centerville, TN functions that way. I always enjoy driving through the historic towns surrounding Nashville on my way to visit friends and family.

I used to go to the optician's office in Centerville, but that one still manages to confuse me somehow. Another interesting one around the courthouse square is in Waynesboro.

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Nashville needs more Roundabouts.

bwithers1 — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:55:51 +0000

2400 West End

bwithers1 — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:40:10 +0000

barakat, on 15 February 2012 - 03:28 PM, said:

In a way the hotel reminds me of an old-school U-shaped apartment building. I'm most disappointed that only one retail space is part of the development; the site had at least 8-10 businesses before.

I think that the comparison to a U-shaped apartment building is very appropriate. I agree: it does resemble a courtyard apartment building in shape. Plus, it does have a base, a middle (brick?) and a cap, which gives it a very traditional look that does harken back to the '20s, which is the era when this area was being developed anyway.

Homewood Suites hotels are toward the budget end of the Hilton portfolio, and in terms of their furnishings and interiors, they remind me of college dormitories. Some even offer beer as part of their evening buffet offerings! So the college dorm/apartment comparison kind of works on that level, too.

And compared to most of the hotels that face West End, this one is actually an improvement in terms of addressing the street. At least there is no parking lot in front on West End, and for crying out loud, at least there is no Qdoba stuck out front. It is a shame that there is not more actual retail, especially on the Elliston side, but the existing buildings did not address Ellison, either.

Other than losing the historic car dealership facade, I still think that this one is a step in the right direction for making West End more pedestrian friendly, even if only a baby step.

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Volanova — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:20:21 +0000

This is interesting... a bit out of date, but I'd guess still accurate:

http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2010/06/bohemian-index/57658/

Surprised to see Nashville that high. I knew it was traditionally considered a pretty "bohemian" type of city, but wow, up there with LA, NYC, Toronto, Vancouver and DC. Of course, I'm also not surprised to see that Memphis is at the bottom. Does anyone actually still live there, or is it full of mannequins that the census bureau keeps mistaking for people? Okay, that was a little mean, but still, I really don't like that city...

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Nashville Retail Thread.

jice — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 02:31:02 +0000

Barry's Boot Camp is coming to the Velocity...

http://www.barrysbootcamp.com/nashville-tn.html

Also, construction for Bar Louie is finally underway (again).

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Nashville Mass Transit

Nashvillain — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 02:21:59 +0000

Good and bad news for Nashville in terms of sprawl and urban planning. The bad, the Nashville Metro area is the least dense, most sprawling metro in the nation. Its commuters log the most miles and longest commutes and if historical development patterns continue, the area will add some 365,000 acres of formerly rural land to its urban sprawl-scrape by 2035. However, The Nashville area Metropolitan Planning organization has come up with a plan to condense that development to a more reasonable area as well as a host of other smart, sustainable features as it plans for the future of the region.

Read about it in the short blog post via the Atlantic Cities
http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2012/02/can-nashville-shake-its-sprawling-past/1241/

Also, add the Atlantic Cities and Kaid Benfield's blog to your reading list.

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2400 West End

barakat — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:28:41 +0000

Because the sites are so different in size. I don't blame the architects; they merely deliver what the developer client demands. The failure here is more with the city ordinances. Rather than requiring actual storefronts on Elliston/24th Avenue, what's required is a taller first floor, and window glazing that creates the 'appearance' of storefronts. On sites such as the FYE site, ground floor retail/restaurant space should be required as part of any new development, but it isn't. As far as the new Homewood Suites, I think they did a decent job considering the demands of cars and the people who will stay at this hotel. Granted, it's ugly, but the goal was to mimic Vanderbilt's architecture. In a way the hotel reminds me of an old-school U-shaped apartment building. I'm most disappointed that only one retail space is part of the development; the site had at least 8-10 businesses before.

samsonh, on 15 February 2012 - 12:42 PM, said:

Not a good comparison why? They are very different sites, no doubt. But the Division sites had limited space and made the most of it. The FYE site has great visibility and space and the architects seem to have screwed it up. That's what it comes down to for me.

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2400 West End

samsonh — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:42:42 +0000

barakat, on 15 February 2012 - 10:54 AM, said:

This isn't really a good comparison, considering how tiny the site on Division is. There are two hotels crammed into the site on Division/Broadway, compared to one hotel on a comparable site on West End. The Division hotels share a parking garage, too, which is under and between the hotels.

2400 West End

barakat — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:54:21 +0000

samsonh, on 15 February 2012 - 07:11 AM, said:

I hate to agree but I do. The hotel under construction on division addresses the street much better than this one. I wonder how architects like the one they designed this building keep getting work.

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2400 West End

samsonh — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:11:09 +0000

I hate to agree but I do. The hotel under construction on division addresses the street much better than this one. I wonder how architects like the one they designed this building keep getting work.

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