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[MLBrumby]

And Lake Palmer was so young! 

[markhollin]

Courtesy of WSMV:
 

[nashvylle]

14 hours ago, Nashvillain said:

I know you said "ONE of the main purposes" but, like the pedantic know-it-all that I am, I can't help but point out some other purposes, such as: accessibility--for transit, pedestrians, and drivers; proximity to other stuff people might want to do before and after a game; and inclusivity. The last might be symbolic and maybe not everyone feels this way, but the city is a welcoming place whereas the suburbs aren't. 

 

Great points and I’ll also add the Cincinnati Reds are a great example of a downtown stadium with their downtown views behind home plate. Stadium location still works great. 

[Sean blackdog]

Today this morning from Facebook Sky5 

[Binbin98]

18 hours ago, markhollin said:

Courtesy of WSMV:
 

This looks similar to how Atlanta did around late 70s/early 80s

[titanhog]

37 minutes ago, Binbin98 said:

This looks similar to how Atlanta did around late 70s/early 80s

Really hope we eventually get some “crowned” towers like Atlanta someday.  Even one (like Signature Tower) would make a huge difference in our skyline.

[markhollin]

TBT: Aug 1, 1995, Bicentennial Mall u.c.
 

[nashvylle]

What was there prior?

[Plasticman]

Actually Nashville is ahead of what Atlanta was in 1980 on sheer numbers of high rises.  Atlanta had the height advantage of Peachtree Plaza  but overall Atlanta only had two buildings over 500’ tall and only nine over 400’.   Counting under construction Nashville has double that many over 400’ and three over 500’.   But yeah the overall look is similar to Atlanta.

[nashville born]

26 minutes ago, Plasticman said:

Actually Nashville is ahead of what Atlanta was in 1980 on sheer numbers of high rises.  Atlanta had the height advantage of Peachtree Plaza  but overall Atlanta only had two buildings over 500’ tall and only nine over 400’.   Counting under construction Nashville has double that many over 400’ and three over 500’.   But yeah the overall look is similar to Atlanta.

Even referencing the "generous" listings on the Wiki page, not seeing the twice as many (including under construction) over 400'.  Not a challenge; just looking for the source of reference.  Trying to find a more accurate reference than a page that lists the same building in two different spots of the same list.

Edited April 22, 2021 by nashville born

[smeagolsfree]

19 minutes ago, nashville born said:

Even referencing the "generous" listings on the Wiki page, not seeing the twice as many (including under construction) over 400'.  Not a challenge; just looking for the source of reference.  Trying to find a more accurate reference than a page that lists the same building in two different spots of the same list.

Well if you look at the Wiki page before "1980" there were only about 12 buildings or so that were over 400 feet in Atlanta, with one seemingly under construction. Just making sure we are looking at the same page. List of tallest buildings in Atlanta - Wikipedia

[donNdonelson2]

1 hour ago, nashvylle said:

What was there prior?

The old farmers market and the Farmers Market Warehouse Store (a cut rate grocery store that, I think, had a connection to the Kroger company).

[donNdonelson2]

A Tennessean photo from 1975.

[nashville born]

1 hour ago, smeagolsfree said:

Well if you look at the Wiki page before "1980" there were only about 12 buildings or so that were over 400 feet in Atlanta, with one seemingly under construction. Just making sure we are looking at the same page. List of tallest buildings in Atlanta - Wikipedia

Thanks.  Realizing I wasn't clear.  I was referring to the Nashville Wiki page.  

Staying tuned for more breaking news!

[MLBrumby]

1 hour ago, donNdonelson2 said:

The old farmers market and the Farmers Market Warehouse Store (a cut rate grocery store that, I think, had a connection to the Kroger company).

And apparently a Ford dealership behind it?

[MLBrumby]

WKRN's downtown webcam (Science Center) is back online.  https://www.wkrn.com/weather/live-cameras/

[MidTenn1]

Throwback Thursday; Just as the criterium was to have started, a downpour occurred and washed it out.

A year earlier, Coors had held a 3 day event which included a time trial (on HWY 96 just west of Franklin), criterium in downtown Nashville on 1st Ave, Broadway, up 2nd Ave and over block paved Bank Street (shades of Paris-Roubaix) on Saturday then to Atlanta for the road race up and down Peachtree Street. Twenty thousand people showed up to watch the race downtown as Tour de France champion, Greg LeMond, was  riding. There were two Tour de France teams entered also. LeMond dropped out when a light rain fell. He was on his comeback trail from his two season interruption due to a gunshot wound from a hunting accident. He was using this event to get back to big time racing, but felt the risk of falling on the slick streets wasn't worth the effort. I was there of course.

Nevertheless, Coors wanted to come back to Nashville and bring some high profile criterium racing, but the crowd was much smaller and the weather didn't cooperate.

 

 

[nvestnbna]

47 minutes ago, PHofKS said:

Throwback Thursday; Just as the criterium was to have started, a downpour occurred and washed it out.

A year earlier, Coors had held a 3 day event which included a time trial (on HWY 96 just west of Franklin), criterium in downtown Nashville on 1st Ave, Broadway, up 2nd Ave and over block paved Bank Street (shades of Paris-Roubaix) on Saturday then to Atlanta for the road race up and down Peachtree Street. Twenty thousand people showed up to watch the race downtown as Tour de France champion, Greg LeMond, was  riding. There were two Tour de France teams entered also. LeMond dropped out when a light rain fell. He was on his comeback trail from his two season interruption due to a gunshot wound from a hunting accident. He was using this event to get back to big time racing, but felt the risk of falling on the slick streets wasn't worth the effort. I was there of course.

Nevertheless, Coors wanted to come back to Nashville and bring some high profile criterium racing, but the crowd was much smaller and the weather didn't cooperate.

 

 

We were a sponsor and provided the pace car for that event Peugeot 405 Mi16. It was a rain out unfortunately, I think they just sprinted down 1st Ave to Broadway. 

https://www.dropbox.com/s/u0hgvp9t2ytymq7/Peugeot Pace Car 1988.png?dl=0

Edited April 22, 2021 by nvestnbna
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[PillowTalk4]

4 hours ago, donNdonelson2 said:

The old farmers market and the Farmers Market Warehouse Store (a cut rate grocery store that, I think, had a connection to the Kroger company).

The actual open air farmers market would have been to the left of the Farmers Market Store.  Kroger took over the store in the late 80's if i recall.  They used it to determine if a Kroger Store would work in that neighborhood.  So, it preceded the actual Kroger store in that area.  

 

3 hours ago, MLBrumby said:

And apparently a Ford dealership behind it?

There was a Ford dealership behind the Farmers Market store.   There were a couple of small used car dealerships on the opposite side of 8th Ave as well.

Obviously, that whole area was quite different than what it is today.  There was a small walk-up ice cream shop that was on the northwest corner of Jefferson and 8th.  That was eventually replaced with a Delta Gas Station that is now Advance Financial.  The Auto Zone store used to be a grocery store.  There was a Dairy Queen in the area where the Popeye's is located.   And, at one point in the area of the KFC, there were two fast restaurants.  One was a Fish & Chips place that I believe was called H. Salt Fish & Chips.  The other was a chicken place called Mahalia Jackson Chicken, founded by the legendary gospel artist herself.    KFC bought H. Salt Fish & Chips and it eventually closed and was replaced with a KFC in the original location.  Mahalia Jackson also closed due to bankruptcy.  Minnie Pearls Country Chicken was supposed to open in that area but never did.  Probably because of the areas connection to Mahalia Jackson or because her chain also went bankrupt as she was trying to expand.  The only Minnie Pearls I remember was on the corner of N. 7th and Main Street in East Nashville in what is now a check cashing store.  The building as the same.   Just a different paint job.

Okay, now I'm feeling really old because I realized that most of you probably have never heard of Mahalia Jackson and you only know Minnie Pearl as a country artist that wore a hat with the price tag  still on it and yelled "howdy I'm just so proud to be hear" every time she took the stage... 

[donNdonelson2]

There was a “Minnie Pearl’s Country Dairy” in Waverly, TN for some portion of the 1970s. It must have been a test run for a competitor to Dairy Queen. I’m unaware of any other locations for this particular concept. Numerous folks tried to get into the fast food franchise boom during that time, and Nashville gave birth to several restaurant chains over the years.

[titanhog]

Photo my friend Linda Winters took from her doctor’s office today.

 

[markhollin]

View from City Lights:
 

[PillowTalk4]

This is a Google Maps shot of downtown Nashville from April of 2014.  This is taken from N. 8th Street and Smiley Street.  I lived in front of Meigs until I was about 13 years old (1975) in what was then the  Silverdene Apartments.  As kids we used to play in that field behind Meigs and at Douglas Community Center.  We used to ride our bikes and home built go-carts down that paved path seen in right of the photo.  If we were racing, we actually would do it in the street on N. 8th and or Ramsey Street.  My fondest memories was when Meigs used to hold a fall carnival in that field.  It was a huge neighborhood event. 

I also used to love it when it snowed because people living in the area (parents, kids, everybody) would gather in that field and have huge snowball fights and build snowmen.   In the spring we also used to fly kites in that field.  Not to mention the baseball games and football games we played.  It was a major gathering spot for all of the neighborhood back then.  As was Douglas Center.  Most of us that grew up in that area learned to swim at Douglas Center.  It was basically our day care during the summer.  Granted, we weren't there all day.  But, we spent some time there pretty much everyday.  Inside we played basketball, pool, ping pong and other games.  Outside there was swimming, baseball, box hockey, the play grounds and once every two weeks or so a truck would pull up that had roller skates that we could put on and we'd have a skate party in the street where N. 7th ended.

But one of my greatest and simplest joys was sitting with a few of my friends, at the top of the grass slope right where the sidewalk and that paved path intersect and just look at downtown and imagine being at the top of the L&C Tower or one of the other buildings.  We would even imagine other buildings that we would build one day.  What joyful memories of yesteryear this photo brings.

Edited April 23, 2021 by PillowTalk4

[rolly]

On 4/22/2021 at 12:40 PM, MLBrumby said:

WKRN's downtown webcam (Science Center) is back online.  https://www.wkrn.com/weather/live-cameras/

 

What a cool shot. I dig the 3 layers of height!

[markhollin]

Courtesy of Dmitriy Arbatov: