smeagolsfree 11849 Report post Posted March 7, 2016 I wanted to let you all know I spoke to someone yesterday that has a pretty good idea about the Lifeway redevelopment and he said that plans are for the Sullivan Tower to come down. It is time to head this off before it happens and Make Some Noise to Save this building. We cant afford to lose another art deco building and for that matter one of the first tall buildings downtown. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dmillsphoto 3322 Report post Posted March 7, 2016 36 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said: I wanted to let you all know I spoke to someone yesterday that has a pretty good idea about the Lifeway redevelopment and he said that plans are for the Sullivan Tower to come down. It is time to head this off before it happens and Make Some Noise to Save this building. We cant afford to lose another art deco building and for that matter one of the first tall buildings downtown. Time to rattle the Historic Nashville cages? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fieldmarshaldj 2080 Report post Posted March 7, 2016 Put Mayor Barry on it. Give her something to do. She stepped in with the Embers building, and Sullivan is just as important. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markhollin 43733 Report post Posted March 7, 2016 (edited) This is distressing. It is one of the few elements of the whole complex that I think is worth saving/integrating into a new plan. The other is the Frost Building. For those who might not be familiar with these grand structures, here are a few pics: Sullivan Tower (1953): The existing Lifeway Campus With Sullivan Tower and Frost Building in lower left portion: Frost Building (1913): Edited March 7, 2016 by markhollin 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BnaBreaker 6965 Report post Posted March 7, 2016 (edited) I wish I could say I was shocked, but this has become all too common in Nashville. We can't let these developers get away with this bullshhit anymore. If they want this property bad enough, they'll find a way to not take the lazy way out, and work around this beautiful work of art. SAVE THE SULLIVAN TOWER!! And I tell you what, if they so much as touch the Frost Building...so help me I will drive down to Nashville and tie myself to that thing. It is, in my opinion, the greatest architectural masterpiece in this entire city. Edited March 7, 2016 by BnaBreaker 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rookzie 2456 Report post Posted March 7, 2016 Well, if any one would have had any "411" on that tower, then it would have been NoChesterHester, who made several references and hints to the campus as a hold, as well as having given his opinion that the interior of the tower was far less than glamorous, as it might appear from the street ─ that "... inside the Sullivan tower it is a miserable building..", in the thread he started last March as "LifeWay Campus Sale and Redevelopment" On 3/26/2015 at 8:19 PM, NoChesterHester said: Frost Building is a great building. If you have ever been inside the Sullivan tower it is a miserable building. It is also built like a fortress at a time when cities were more about internalism than connection. I don't find the exterior horrible, but it isn't as majestic as some one here make it out to be. I like it. Uptown isn't a real moniker anyway. It could be perceived as up Broadway since it is up the hill. It could be perceived as a higher class district than the beer hall Honky Tonk character. I'm not construing the quote to imply that the building would have been slated to come down, even though at present, the controlling interest has changed since then. I just never at once held any sustainable confidence that the structure would remain, particularly since I curiously have suspected the unspoken probability of foreboding ill-fate of that building, particularly with posts within that topic indicating that the Cross Building itself likely would remain (and from which I inferred to suggest that other structures likely would be totally transformed or leveled). Just saying.... That's the reason I drove around it several times last fall and "kissed it goodbye". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanhog 10207 Report post Posted March 8, 2016 Oh man...I would hate to see that building go! Surely there's something they can do with it! Knock down the cross building and keep this one! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
farm_boy 476 Report post Posted March 8, 2016 I have heard (long before now) that the Sullivan building is not in good shape. But that doesn't mean it's not salvageable. Wait for the structural engineers to make a professional determination first Ironically, I had heard the Frost building is still a keeper 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PHofKS 6495 Report post Posted March 8, 2016 It would make an incredible, four star-ish hotel! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MLBrumby 5993 Report post Posted March 9, 2016 Historic Nashville has a pathetic record of success... er, failure. Is anyone here connected enough in Metro government to get this information to them? Little more info... http://nashvillepublicradio.org/post/nashvilles-endangered-historic-buildings-named-annual-list#stream/0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markhollin 43733 Report post Posted July 11, 2016 Such a nice example of early modernism. Anxious to hear an update from the Southwest Ventures folks on if/how they plan on incorporating this into their massive redevelopment of the LifeWay site. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CenterHill 3280 Report post Posted July 11, 2016 (edited) ^^ Agree. btw, the Billy Graham statue on the grassy knoll across the street was recently removed. Wondering if Billy will resurface at the new Lifeway headquarters. Not that I have any particular fondness for that statue, just found it curious that it was removed. Photo (and blurryface) courtesy of Google. Preaching to the fire hydrant. Edited July 11, 2016 by CenterHill 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vrtigo 2943 Report post Posted July 11, 2016 He's headed back home to North Carolina. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CenterHill 3280 Report post Posted July 11, 2016 1 minute ago, Vrtigo said: He's headed back home to North Carolina. Ahh. Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nathan_in_the_UK 1446 Report post Posted August 24, 2016 Any news on this since I've been gone? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thirdday2002 45 Report post Posted August 25, 2016 Any news on this since I've been gone?I haven't heard much. LifeWay is leasing it until they move into their new HQ late 2017/early 2018, so it's safe to say that nothing will happen between now and then. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smeagolsfree 11849 Report post Posted August 25, 2016 I think this one will wait till the next round. We have a number of multi acre projects being worked on or in the pipeline. One City Capitol View Rolling Mill Hill project Lifeway Demonbreun Hill / old Elmington capital group land with several multi story buildings. East bank project roughly 105 acres Not to mention the two tower project on second and who ever buys the Tennessean site 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markhollin 43733 Report post Posted August 25, 2016 And let's not forget 5th and Broadway. : ) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smeagolsfree 11849 Report post Posted August 25, 2016 I was about to add it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markhollin 43733 Report post Posted June 19, 2017 Preservationists want Sullivan Tower on former LifeWay Campus saved:http://www.tennessean.com/story/money/real-estate/2017/06/19/preservationists-want-sullivan-tower-former-lifeway-campus-saved/404606001/ 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
