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[chris holman]

[markhollin]

[markhollin]

Courtesy of Clark Upton:

 

[nashvylle]

From Fly Nashville’s Twitter:

 

[markhollin]

Courtesy of Aerial Innovations:
 

[markhollin]

Crane operators at Europe's new tallest in St. Petersburg (Lakhta Tower at 1,516 ft.) are badass.

https://www.constructionjunkie.com/blog/2019/3/5/video-amazing-footage-on-top-of-a-tower-crane-building-europes-tallest-building?rq=Amazing footage on top of

[BnaBreaker]

34 minutes ago, markhollin said:

Crane operators at Europe's new tallest in St. Petersburg (Lakhta Tower at 1,516 ft.) are badass.

https://www.constructionjunkie.com/blog/2019/3/5/video-amazing-footage-on-top-of-a-tower-crane-building-europes-tallest-building?rq=Amazing footage on top of

Good Lord.  I love skyscrapers and a good view, but there is no amount of money on Earth that you could pay me to do that job.  Bad ass doesn't even begin to cover it!  I think I pooped myself just watching the video!

[Buildtall]

I don’t mind heights but that might be pushing it a little bit. 

[e-dub]

 

[titanhog]

[donNdonelson2]

I went to the zoo yesterday for the first time this year. Due to spring break visitors, the parking lot was packed and the crowds seemed to be having a blast! (Perfect weather for a zoo day.)

Pictured here is the new veterinary medical facility that recently opened. The new tiger exhibit is scheduled to open April 12.

https://www.nashvillezoo.org/veterinary-center

[nashvylle]

Courtesy of monarch helicopters:

 

[bhibbs]

16 hours ago, BnaBreaker said:

Good Lord.  I love skyscrapers and a good view, but there is no amount of money on Earth that you could pay me to do that job.  Bad ass doesn't even begin to cover it!  I think I pooped myself just watching the video!

I couldnt even make it all the way through the video, hell no.

[donNdonelson2]

Here is the best I could do for a photo of the new tiger exhibit area at Nashville Zoo.

From the zoo website:

 

COMING SOON - SUMATRAN TIGER EXHIBIT

Originally built in 1989 as a black bear exhibit, the Zoo’s tiger exhibit was in great need of renovation. The new exhibit will be home to three female Sumatran tigers.

Improvements to the exhibit will enlarge the tigers’ habitat and night quarters, as well as add a new indoor viewing area for guests. The viewing building will feature reinforced glass panels for the closest possible view of these majestic cats, a training panel so guests can interact with keeper staff, and interactive displays to engage and educate visitors about tiger conservation.

In addition, the outdoor bridge viewing area will be renovated to visually mirror the Asian architectural components featured on the new viewing building.

My Photo:

Edited March 28, 2019 by donNdonelson2
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[markhollin]

TBT: H.G. Hill Grocery Store and environs, Green Hills, around 1955. Hillsboro Pike running L-R at the top of the frame, Hillsboro Circle running L-R through center, and Hobbs Rd. in upper right.

[CenterHill]

^^ How things have changed.      A handful of the houses on Hillsboro Circle are still standing (now as boutique shops) as is the strip with the Bluebird Cafe.        Virtually nothing else in that frame remains.     

Hard to tell, but I bet the little building where Green Hills Lawn Mower Shop is today is in that picture somewhere.    

[jmtunafish]

7 hours ago, markhollin said:

TBT: H.G. Hill Grocery Store and environs, Green Hills, around 1955. Hillsboro Pike running L-R at the top of the frame, Hillsboro Circle running L-R through center, and Hobbs Rd. in upper right.

As much as I love all the development and growth taking place in Nashville, there are times I wish Nashville were still like this picture.

[MLBrumby]

I understand. I used to revel in the stories my late grandfather told about Atlanta in the 1930s-50s. As he wrote in his unpublished memoirs, "There was a bubbling boom beneath the surface, but still a strong sense of community that would disappear within a generation. The white people realized the future included black people. And the black people knew the price of progress was forgiveness."  FWIW: That was my half African-American grandfather. I'm not glossing over the obvious racial issues in Atlanta at the time, but as he so eloquently relayed to us, there was a great sense of promise. As Nashville goes through its time, I see (once again) that boomtowns transcend our differences.

I think many here know that I'm not a PC preacher. I don't even like much of the modern 'diversity' BS we hear everywhere now. I have no doubt that he is where I got my conservative view of things. He was a staunch Republican. 

[CityHeart]

1 hour ago, MLBrumby said:

I understand. I used to revel in the stories my late grandfather told about Atlanta in the 1930s-50s. As he wrote in his unpublished memoirs, "There was a bubbling boom beneath the surface, but still a strong sense of community that would disappear within a generation. The white people realized the future included black people. And the black people knew the price of progress was forgiveness."  FWIW: That was my half African-American grandfather. I'm not glossing over the obvious racial issues in Atlanta at the time, but as he so eloquently relayed to us, there was a great sense of promise. As Nashville goes through its time, I see (once again) that boomtowns transcend our differences.

I think many here know that I'm not a PC preacher. I don't even like much of the modern 'diversity' BS we hear everywhere now. I have no doubt that he is where I got my conservative view of things. He was a staunch Republican. 

 I don't agree with some of your sentiments but the line  " the price of progress was forgiveness" is really interesting and maybe even profound.  

[MLBrumby]

Not trying to pick a bone... and we can take this to the coffee house or DM, but I'm curious what you don't agree with.

I didn't want to gild the lily, but he worked very closely with Dr. MLK Jr. who was just three years younger. That's the main reason he wrote his memoirs. Priceless. 

[BnaBreaker]

11 minutes ago, MLBrumby said:

Not trying to pick a bone... and we can take this to the coffee house or DM, but I'm curious what you don't agree with.

I didn't want to gild the lily, but he worked very closely with Dr. MLK Jr. who was just three years younger. That's the main reason he wrote his memoirs. Priceless. 

Wow... he sounds like a very impressive man.  Thank you for sharing part of his story!

[markhollin]

Courtesy of Clear Sky Images:
 

[chris holman]

[markhollin]

Looking south on I-40/65 near overpass of Jo Johnston Ave:

[Tennessine]

This morning, courtesy of the Adventure Science Center camera. SoBro is thickening up so quickly. I'd like to see a shot from this angle from 4 years ago to compare the increase in density.