Project Thread/New Construction/Photo du jour/Const. CAMs

[Sean blackdog]

Today evening when I left at work. 

See too many cranes tower around downtown Nashville. 

[e-dub]

Looks like each of those except the Broadwest crane are inside the downtown interstate loop, too.

[MLBrumby]

TBT... July 9, 1972, courtesy of Robert Johnson/The Tennessean.  https://www.tennessean.com/picture-gallery/news/local/2019/04/02/nashville-skyline-photos/3332739002/

[SoundScan]

15 hours ago, Griz83 said:

Any time.  Not to hijack the thread....but this was from yesterday around 5:30, sailing right past where Don's photo was taken (his location would've been about 1/4 mile off to the left).  Our little guy was wanting to take the helm for the first time.  Haha...

Is that a Chris-Craft 26?

[markhollin]

TBT:  Looking north on 2nd Ave., 1979

 

[Sean blackdog]

Yesterday evening. 

Oh, crap. Batman still watch u.   

Edited April 4, 2019 by Sean blackdog

[Andrew_3289]

From the 505 

[Titans10]

[Andrew_3289]

[WebberThomas4]

45 minutes ago, Andrew_3289 said:

I miss old Nashville.

[CenterHill]

50 minutes ago, Andrew_3289 said:

Great comparison!     

btw, is that an early bachelorette pedal tavern I spy in the 1859 photo?     

[Griz83]

10 hours ago, SoundScan said:

Is that a Chris-Craft 26?

It's a 1972 Pearson 33.  There was a Chris Craft 26 at HIYC for a long time though.

https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/pearson-33

[Mr_Bond]

On 4/3/2019 at 7:53 AM, Griz83 said:

Any time.  Not to hijack the thread....but this was from yesterday around 5:30, sailing right past where Don's photo was taken (his location would've been about 1/4 mile off to the left).  Our little guy was wanting to take the helm for the first time.  Haha...

He may not be able to see where he's going but at least he's well clear of the boom when tacking and jibbing!

[markhollin]

Courtesy of ClearSky Images:

 

[PillowTalk4]

The more I see the Hyatt Place Hotel in downtown Nashville the more I wished they had done one of their other designs.  Like the one in Washington, DC on New York Ave.  To me it would have been much better for downtown Nashville.  The design they chose to put in downtown Nashville is much like the style I've seen in suburban locations or small towns close to a metropolitan.

Hyatt Place Washington DC - Capitol

Edited April 5, 2019 by PillowTalk4

[jmtunafish]

3 hours ago, markhollin said:

Courtesy of ClearSky Images:

 

Crazy how that looks just like a snapshot straight out of Sim City.

[smeagolsfree]

1 hour ago, PillowTalk4 said:

The more I see the Hyatt Place Hotel in downtown Nashville the more I wished they had done one of their other designs.  Like the one in Washington, DC on New York Ave.  To me it would have been much better for downtown Nashville.  The design they chose to put in downtown Nashville is much like the style I've seen in suburban locations or small towns close to a metropolitan.

Hyatt Place Washington DC - Capitol

The problem is that White Lodging did ours and if you look at the ones in Austin and Denver they are the same as ours except different heights.  Ii am glad they did not do the Embassy Suites and 1 Hotel project now. Who knows what a mess we would have ended up with.

[markhollin]

Courtesy of Clark Upton:
 

[titanhog]

It's amazing how much that one, large red Verizon building detracts from this photo.  That's one major eyesore in a really cool downtown.

[wmaddbb2018]

26 minutes ago, titanhog said:

It's amazing how much that one, large red Verizon building detracts from this photo.  That's one major eyesore in a really cool downtown.

What’s the deal with it? Think it will get sold anytime soon? I pass by it all the time but am not sure what is in there. 

[titanhog]

12 minutes ago, wreynol4 said:

What’s the deal with it? Think it will get sold anytime soon? I pass by it all the time but am not sure what is in there. 

Some kind of "call center" or something?  Not sure what it's used for....but I don't think they're going to move anytime soon.  I actually don't think the building is very old...but it's as ugly as sin.

[donNdonelson2]

It is a secure telephone/communication switching building. AT&T has these in downtown areas all over the country. And they aren’t going anywhere, most likely! (Short of nuclear war)

[jmtunafish]

29 minutes ago, wreynol4 said:

What’s the deal with it? Think it will get sold anytime soon? I pass by it all the time but am not sure what is in there. 

I think it was built by the original AT&T (as in Ma Bell) to house the very heavy telecommunications equipment back in the days when people still had land line phones and all phone calls were handled by operators.  It's where the operators used to manipulate the giant switchboards.  Think this:

 

GTE, the much smaller competitor to AT&T, had a similar building in downtown Cookeville.  Large and windowless, it housed dozens of telephone operators.  Someone smarter than me can probably explain why these buildings couldn't have windows.  

 

Edited April 6, 2019 by jmtunafish

[downtownresident]

14 minutes ago, jmtunafish said:

I think it was built by the original AT&T (as in Ma Bell) to house the very heavy telecommunications equipment back in the days when people still had land line phones and all phone calls were handled by operators.  It's where the operators used to manipulate the giant switchboards.  Think this:

 

GTE, the much smaller competitor to AT&T, had a similar building in downtown Cookeville.  Large and windowless, it housed dozens of telephone operators.  Someone smarter than me can probably explain why these buildings couldn't have windows.  

 

From what I understand it has to do with keeping the temperature stable so that the switching equipment can operate properly. 

[MontanaGuy]

I worked for the phone company for a career that began in Seattle in 1978.  I know what these buildings are because I've worked in ones that are similar.  They're central offices which house massive amounts of equipment that needs to be kept at a fairly cool temperature all the time and there are very few people who work in them these days due to automation.  It's true that most of them are an eyesore but keep in mind that these buildings with their massive wiring and machinery are what keeps the telephones working all over the downtown area and beyond.  They're not office buildings with people sitting behind desks and windows would disrupt the temperature stability as "downtownresident" just explained.  The Seattle Main building isn't quite as bad as these because at one time it was a mix of office space with switching equipment housed in much of the building but not all of it.  So sadly, we do need them from a practical point of view and the cost of making them look like sleek modern office buildings would be prohibitive so we're stuck with them.  However, telephone equipment has steadily become much smaller and more powerful over the past few decades and I've been in many buildings that were mostly vacant because of the advancement in technology and the shrinking amount of space needed to house equipment so in the not too distant future these buildings will become relics of the past and we won't be building anymore like them and can probably tear down many that have outlived their usefulness!