19th & Broadway; Fallyn Apts. (26 stories, 295', 355 units); Fraye Hotel (16 stories/220 rooms); 2,500 sq. ft. ground retail; garage

[bnacincy]

My workplace from December of 1983 to March of 1985.

Time marches on......

Ugh.

[PianoKing03]

Although it’s an inevitability amongst urbanization, I must admit, it stings a bit to see these beautiful buildings fall to the modern world. As a consolation, at least the building replacing it isn’t designed in poor taste. I’m quite pleased with the renderings, actually. The vertical growth of this area is splendid. 

[Bos2Nash]

Was going by the site today and they are on site demolishing the historic home. They are being very meticulous about how they are removing brick and are even protecting certain aspects of the building. Wonder if they are trying to reclaim the brick and other elements or maybe something else

[smeagolsfree]

I missed the demo permit on that one. Too much going on for this old brain of mine.

[Bos2Nash]

It wasn’t any heavy equipment type of demo. Prolly five guys without any PPE or anything official. Sorting, chiseling off mortar and stacking the brick. 

[MLBrumby]

Wow! That is meticulous... either that's a legit demo to preserve some historic architectural artifacts... or some dudes decided they needed to get a lot of 'free bricks' for their new outdoor living area. Maybe that's how Ron missed the demo permit (there was none!) 

[smeagolsfree]

Trust me, I miss some. Its so easy to do as fast as I fly through this stuff.

[markhollin]

Bricks being taken out of Rudy Law Building before demo.
 

Looking west from Broadway, 1/2 block east of 19th Ave. South:

Looking north from Broadway, 1/4 block east of 19th Ave. South:

[Mr_Bond]

We should see groundbreaking on this development quite soon.

[archilove]

My son is a scavenger and a meticulous craftsman. He built us patios and decorative walls using paving stones from the Church Street Viaduct and brick from old downtown houses and places such as Albion, Il and Brooklyn, NY. He is a rabid preservationist and hated it when they tore down the old train shed and the stone retainer wall where the Assurion construction is taking place. Speaking of scavengers, I knew an Illinois farmer who made off with a brick from the Colosseum in Rome by concealing it under his armpit. At least that was his story. He used to display it on his mantel and show it proudly to everyone. He died a couple of years ago, so guess he got away with it. Too bad.

[smeagolsfree]

Two small demo permits issued yesterday for this project.

[smeagolsfree]

The Demo permit for the Rudy Title building was also pulled, so this entire project is about to start.

[markhollin]

A moment of silence for the Rudy Law House that is now rubble.  Sure wish the Kickstarter campaign to move it over to Marathon Village would've worked (I made a donation to it, but it only raised about $5,000 in commitments from what I heard).  And even though it was known in the community for at least 3 years that the house was available for free, not a single person stepped forward with their cash to do anything about it.  It was estimated that, besides the actual moving costs, it was going to be another$1 million in fees to N.E.S. to temporarily move overhead wires for the less than 1 mile trip north to Marathon Village. 

Looking west from Broadway, 1/2 block east of 19th Ave. South:

Also, fencing is up on the western edge along 19th Ave. North, and the other nondescript/non-historical building on the site has come down as well.  Looking east from 19th Ave. North, 1/2 block north of Broadway:

[BnaBreaker]

20 minutes ago, markhollin said:

It was estimated that, besides the actual moving costs, it was going to be another$1 million in fees to N.E.S. to temporarily move overhead wires for the less than 1 mile trip north to Marathon Village. 

Ugh... those damn power lines strike again.   

[donNdonelson2]

I mourn the loss of another historic structure. And I mourn the fact that for all of the wailing and gnashing of teeth from Historic Nashville and social media warriors, apparently NONE of them are really serious about historic preservation. Shut your mouths and open your wallets, oh ye Facebook soldiers of virtue! (And the lack of financial support from the community runs across the spectrum of issues...how the hell is it taking so long to raise the money for the Fountains of Musica?) 

[bnacincy]

Bye Bye old friend.....you made work feel like home.

You will be missed.......

[nashvylle]

21 hours ago, donNdonelson2 said:

I mourn the loss of another historic structure. And I mourn the fact that for all of the wailing and gnashing of teeth from Historic Nashville and social media warriors, apparently NONE of them are really serious about historic preservation. Shut your mouths and open your wallets, oh ye Facebook soldiers of virtue! (And the lack of financial support from the community runs across the spectrum of issues...how the hell is it taking so long to raise the money for the Fountains of Musica?) 

$1mm is a lot. Instead of opening your wallets, leverage council members to save these structures 

[titanhog]

3 minutes ago, nashvylle said:

$1mm is a lot. Instead of opening your wallets, leverage council members to save these structures 

Midtown / Music Row has lost so much.  Sanitizing all corners of that neighborhood seems to be inevitable.

[CenterHill]

57 minutes ago, nashvylle said:

$1mm is a lot. Instead of opening your wallets, leverage council members to save these structures 

What can Council do?      Absent protective zoning on the property, the owner is free to do with it what they wish.    

 

[nashvylle]

40 minutes ago, CenterHill said:

What can Council do?      Absent protective zoning on the property, the owner is free to do with it what they wish.    

 

I was more referring to protective zoning for structures the public cares enough about to save. 

[Craiger]

What was historic about the building that was demolished? 

[smeagolsfree]

It was built in 1888. That in itself was historic enough as there are not many buildings that age still standing.

But here is some background:

This two-story brick building is one(was) of the few remaining grand residences located near Music Row. A native of West Tennessee, Sam Warren (1851-1922) owned a wholesale dry goods business that operated on the Public Square. In 1900, he lived in Nashville with his wife Luella (1860-1929), son, mother-in-law, two boarders and an African-American house servant. In the modern era, the well preserved Richardsonian Romanesque-style dwelling has housed offices, including the architectural firm of Taylor & Crabtree from the 1950s through the 1980s, Atlantic Records in the 1990s and currently houses attorney’s offices. The building was restored in 1974 and nominated for a Metro Historical Commission Preservation Award the following year. Due to the immense redevelopment pressures in Midtown and Music Row, members of the community have expressed concern that this house may be demolished for condos or a high-rise hotel.

[titanhog]

2 hours ago, smeagolsfree said:

Due to the immense redevelopment pressures in Midtown and Music Row, members of the community have expressed concern that this house may be demolished for condos or a high-rise hotel.

I guess their concern was warranted.

[markhollin]

A grading permit has been applied for by the developers. Mid-Tn Erosion and Sediment Control is handling the grading job.

More behind the Nashville Post paywall here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/development/article/21114373/progress-made-on-midtown-tower-project

[markhollin]

Rudy Law House rubble completely gone.

Looking north from Broadway, 1/4 block east of 19th Ave. South: