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[MidTenn1]

A couple more...from my new Galaxy S7...

 

 

[LA_TN]

1 hour ago, PHofKS said:

A couple more...from my new Galaxy S7...

All of my pictures are from my Galaxy s7 Edge. I am amazed at the quality of pics from the new mobile phones

[claya91]

5 minutes ago, LA_TN said:

All of my pictures are from my Galaxy s7 Edge. I am amazed at the quality of pics from the new mobile phones

Same here. No wonder there are many good pix on UP.

[LA_TN]

2 hours ago, Canuck87 said:

I bet the ever-increasing value of the property where PSC is located will be the factor that forces its relocation. As I recall, more than half the property where the scrapyard sits is leased, and the rent is based upon the appraised value of the property. The last couple times rent was adjusted, it was very contentious, which led to lawsuits being filed.

I remember one mayoral candidate mentioning the possibility of rezoning that property to mixed use in order to inflate the property value even more, as an alternative to eminent domain. At the end of the day, Carl Icahn is an investor, and like all investors, he's looking for a return on his investments. If rents and property taxes increase to the point that they cut into PSC's profitability, relocation is inevitable. 

That has been my question, what was the outcome of the lawsuit? I know the owners wanted to raise the rent to market value of a mixed-use development and, of course, that led to the lawsuit. But I never heard the outcome

PSC will remain as long as it is profitable. If the rent were to become too high  .......

[markhollin]

TBT: Looking east along Demonbreun Street from what is now Musica Circle, 1983

 

[SoundScan]

8 hours ago, LA_TN said:

That has been my question, what was the outcome of the lawsuit? I know the owners wanted to raise the rent to market value of a mixed-use development and, of course, that led to the lawsuit. But I never heard the outcome

PSC will remain as long as it is profitable. If the rent were to become too high  .......

Here, I found a nice relocation site. Direct access to river, rail, and interstate (Briley):

https://www.google.com/maps/place/36°12'17.6"N+86°52'31.6"W/@36.204879,-86.8772328,768m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x0!8m2!3d36.204879!4d-86.87544

Seems this wouldn't be too difficult if the relevant parties had the will to get it done.

Yes, and if you're asking, that site is literally a dump. However, could be an interesting adaptive reuse site considering it's already a brownfield. Also, I imagine that the pooled areas near the river could be part of a land reclamation project. Maybe too expensive.

[bhibbs]

the location you linked from google maps isnt going anywhere anytime soon, the company I work for owns that property and the air rights to the land as well. once it is topped out it has to sit dormant for an extended period of time.

 

[SoundScan]

Bummer. What about the other side of the river from that site, just north/northwest of John C. Tune airport? There is rail nearby, but would require a ~2500ft spur line.

[donNdonelson2]

Sharing this drone photo from Derek Bouza's Ninth Planet Media via Facebook. Dated 1-31-17.

[Titans10]

SoBro area getting some density 

[samsonh]

10 hours ago, LA_TN said:

That has been my question, what was the outcome of the lawsuit? I know the owners wanted to raise the rent to market value of a mixed-use development and, of course, that led to the lawsuit. But I never heard the outcome

PSC will remain as long as it is profitable. If the rent were to become too high  .......

PSC is not profitable. I said this last year and it is true again this year. They only lost 11 million dollars through 9/30/16 as compared to 27 million as of 9/30/15.

 

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/813762/000081376216000095/a10q-93016.htm

 

This data will be updated soon for full year 2016 numbers.

[MLBrumby]

4 hours ago, markhollin said:

TBT: Looking east along Demonbreun Street from what is now Musica Circle, 1983

 

Dang!  It would have been great to have royalty rights for the barn facade motif in Nashville circa 1980. Must have been a huge draw for the tourists back then. Sort of like Brian Regan said about balloons on cars.  

 

[claya91]

16 hours ago, Canuck87 said:

I bet the ever-increasing value of the property where PSC is located will be the factor that forces its relocation. As I recall, more than half the property where the scrapyard sits is leased, and the rent is based upon the appraised value of the property. The last couple times rent was adjusted, it was very contentious, which led to lawsuits being filed.

I remember one mayoral candidate mentioning the possibility of rezoning that property to mixed use in order to inflate the property value even more, as an alternative to eminent domain. At the end of the day, Carl Icahn is an investor, and like all investors, he's looking for a return on his investments. If rents and property taxes increase to the point that they cut into PSC's profitability, relocation is inevitable. 

You've hit the nail on the head. Yes, eminent domain is often a necessary evil in urban planning,  but if Metro seized land solely for redevelopment, who's to say a third party developer with deep pockets couldn't "encourage" Metro to seize it. This is one reason private property rights are an integral part of any free and functioning form of government. It fights corruption.

Now, rezoning in order to encourage them to leave. That's fair imo.

 

Edited February 2, 2017 by claya91
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[BnaBreaker]

8 hours ago, markhollin said:

TBT: Looking east along Demonbreun Street from what is now Musica Circle, 1983

 

I am *SO* glad that stretch no longer looks like that.  I mean, I'm all for unique architecture, but there is a very fine line between 'quirky/eclectic' and 'cheesy/tacky,' and this stuff definitely falls heavily toward the 'tacky' end of the spectrum for me.

[titanhog]

^^We really embraced the "Hee Haw" culture for a period of time.  Btw...I saw where Gaylord / Ryman are talking about bringing back "Hee Haw."

[fieldmarshaldj]

4 hours ago, BnaBreaker said:

I am *SO* glad that stretch no longer looks like that.  I mean, I'm all for unique architecture, but there is a very fine line between 'quirky/eclectic' and 'cheesy/tacky,' and this stuff definitely falls heavily toward the 'tacky' end of the spectrum for me.

The ole Music Row strip was strictly for the tourists of yore (or at least set up to try to lure them away from Opryland). They'd pop over to the tiny Country Music Hall of Fame, see some of the tackies along the row, Elvis's old car, etc., take some pics and drop in at Barbara Mandrell's One-Hour Photo to see the results of their Music City sojourn. Ah, those were the days.

[Flatrock]

A few pics snapped tonight after the Preds game from the rooftop bar of a friend of a friend's new place on 2nd Ave. - 'Famous'. A very, very nice spot.

[rookzie]

10 hours ago, Flatrock said:

A few pics snapped tonight after the Preds game from the rooftop bar of a friend of a friend's new place on 2nd Ave. - 'Famous'. A very, very nice spot.

Thanks for the capture.  Much of the "Blue Hue" cast in those photos reportedly was displayed in honor of the recent fallen MNPD officer who drowned in a humanitarian impulse to rescue a woman from the Cumberland River.

Edited February 3, 2017 by rookzie

[Flatrock]

2 minutes ago, rookzie said:

Much of the "Blue Hues" in those photos reportedly were displayed in honor of the recent fallen MNPD fallen officer who drowned

Thank you - didn't know that. Tragic story. Just now reading about the woman they were trying to help. Pretty hard to fathom how she was able to continue driving - given her record. Incomprehensible and tragic.

[markhollin]

SunTrust, Viridian, L&C:

[Vrtigo]

Steel beginning to rise at TopGolf:

[TNinVB]

54 minutes ago, Vrtigo said:

Steel beginning to rise at TopGolf:

Wait until the huge poles that hold the nets rise. They are rather imposing. 

[Titans101]

I don't think anyone has realized that Nashville's TopGolf was originally announced a few months before Jacksonville. Jacksonville's TopGolf is already up and running. I think the grand opening was a few months ago.

[nashvylle]

Did Jacksonville's TopGolf start construction before? 

[Nashtitans]

They said this is suppose to open in the summer? How??