Nashville Bits and Pieces

[BnaBreaker]

40 minutes ago, PaulChinetti said:

I’ve been on a number of them. They are fun as hell. Don’t knock it until you try it. 

 

Oh I'm sure they're fun...  trust me, I'm definitely not opposed to a wild good time.  Get me boozed up enough and I can have fun inside of a dumpster lol... I'm just not into the tacky cartoonish aesthetic they lend to the city.

Edited September 26, 2020 by BnaBreaker

[KJHburg]

The first  photo is Nashville in contrast:  the Broadway bar and honky tonk strip and the new high rise office tower and apartment tower of 5th + Broadway  and soon to be upscale shopping and dining rising beyond it.  Even the name of the apartment tower The Place reeks of exclusivity.    https://nashvilletheplace.com/

I love country music but I am not a big bar hopper or someone who is going to pay $20 bucks for a burger  because Jason Aldean's name is on the door LOL.  However this is why you have so many tourists come down to fill your hotels and why your city is so attractive to conventions.    Full disclosure I have been to the Wild Horse Saloon, Tootsies, Blue Bird Cafe but not in the last few years. 

other shots of the Broadway strip mid day Friday.    My niece has transitioned to a full time Nashvillian as she does not ever go to Broadway LOL!   As a tourist I like 2nd St myself. 

Edited September 27, 2020 by KJHburg

[Buildtall]

I’ll admit I’m not much on all the honky tonks but I do love the neon signs. I’ve always thought that the old signs should be displayed somewhere in town when removed. The old signs are art and should be kept running and on display for all to see. I’ve seen this done in Las Vegas and have always thought Nashville should do the same. 

[21jump]

45 minutes ago, Buildtall said:

I’ll admit I’m not much on all the honky tonks but I do love the neon signs. I’ve always thought that the old signs should be displayed somewhere in town when removed. The old signs are art and should be kept running and on display for all to see. I’ve seen this done in Las Vegas and have always thought Nashville should do the same. 

That's a great idea. I can see that being successful over at Opryland.

[henburg]

I love that idea! Maybe it could become another small museum offering for the Broadway district, something like the Sign Museum in Cincinnati-

[BnaBreaker]

^I wonder what their electric bill is like every month?

[bnacincy]

Hah! Been in Cincy for 5 years now and never been to that place!

Notice that most of the signs are neon.....I remember when neon started going out of fashion only to be replaced with cheaper molded plastic signs. It seemed like something was coming to an end as train travel was dying pretty much at the same time.

[MidTenn1]

As I've said on the monthly Zoom meeting in response to the question about where does all the excavated fill material from the new buildings go, that a lot of it is being dumped in ravines and hollows in the Highland Rim hills west of town. If you drive Highway 70 westward from the Charlotte Pike/Nashville West neighborhood, going up the large hill about a mile away, you will see a very large ravine that is being filled up with tons and tons of material.

The Town of Kingston Springs made a contractor remove a significant amount of 'dirty' fill from the Fairgrounds excavation that was used to level out a significantly large gulch for future apartments. And always I see dump trucks traveling into the hills behind the town of Pegram with load going to who knows where.

Now a group wants to drain a large quarry off McCrory Road between I-40 and Hwy 70. It is in Davidson County and has caused some concern about the environmental effects on the surrounding area. Council Person Dave Rosenberg has made a statement on FB...

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Councilman Dave Rosenberg

 September 27 at 9:04 AM  · 

As many of you are aware, this week the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), a division of the state's executive branch, issued a permit allowing the owner of the quarry on McCrory Lane to drain all the water from the quarry into the Harpeth River and fill the quarry with fill from construction sites.

.....

Under the Jackson Law, to open a new landfill, the applicant will have to submit a proposal to Metro, after which there must be public notice and a public hearing. Within thirty days of that public hearing, the Metro Council will have to vote to approve or disapprove the proposal.

........

I, like many of you I've heard from, believe there are very real concerns that match several of these criteria and, based on what we've heard from the property owner in the past, the proposal should be denied.

An aerial photo of the site;

It's amazing what they are doing with all that dirt and rock.

[markhollin]

Interview in today'sNBJ with developer Meg Epstein:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2020/10/01/the-boss-meg-epstein.html?iana=hpmvp_nsh_news_headline

[downtownresident]

Vanderbilt’s football team will be wearing special helmets with throwback “Vandy” script, and decals inspired by the Nashville skyline: 

 

[titanhog]

^^Love the Nashville photo in that Tweet

 

[markhollin]

AJ Capital Partners is relocating its HQ from Chicago to Nashville. The currently have 15 employees here, and expect to add another 30-40 when the move is final early in 2021. They have developed 40 hotels in the U.S., England, and Scotland. They have $4 billion in assets and another $1.8 billion assets under management.

Their Nashville projects include the Graduate Hotel on West End and the Thompson Hotel in the Gulch.  They are investing $650 million into WeHo developments that include Nashville Warehouse Company, May Hosiery, and the Merritt Mansion site. 

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2020/10/02/aj-capital-partners-ben-weprin-hq-move-nashville.html?iana=hpmvp_nsh_news_headline

[markhollin]

Nashville home sales have rebounded nicely in the last quarter according to a report from Compass RE. New listings rose 9% over the same timeframe a year ago, with sales growing by 17%. Some Nashville neighborhoods are particularly hot, as seen with the graphic below.

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2020/09/10/in-the-face-of-covid-19-nashville-residential-mar.html

The full report is here:

https://www.compassnshreport.com/?utm_content=article 1

 

[MLBrumby]

Even Mercedes-Benz loves Music City... the 2020 E Class AMG pub shot: 

More on the Edmunds website... https://www.edmunds.com/mercedes-benz/e-class/2020/amg-e-63-s/

Edited October 8, 2020 by MLBrumby

[markhollin]

A couple of new job-generating moves:

1) Vancouver-based ElectraMeccanica (electric cars) is scouting the U.S. for their first plant here, and the Nashville area is one of the finalists. Could mean 200-500 jobs.  Other locale being considered is Phoenix.  More at The Nashville Post here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/economic-development/article/21143855/middle-tennessee-finalist-for-electric-vehicle-factory

2) Fintech, a British tech company specializing in retirement plans, will open its U.S. headquarters in Nashville, with plans to hire 50 people in 2021.  No word on location yet.More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2020/10/08/uk-fintech-smart-picks-nashville-for-us-hq.html?iana=hpmvp_nsh_news_headline

[titanhog]

2 hours ago, markhollin said:

A couple of new job-generating moves:

1) Vancouver-based ElectraMeccanica (electric cars) is scouting the U.S. for their first plant here, and the Nashville area is one of the finalists. Could mean 200-500 jobs.  Other locale being considered is Phoenix.  More at The Nashville Post here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/economic-development/article/21143855/middle-tennessee-finalist-for-electric-vehicle-factory

Who would be the target market for these 3 wheel cars?  I can't imagine driving one on the interstate...but I'm sure you could.  Are these targeted towards inner-city dwellers with small parking spaces and short trips around town?

[PaulChinetti]

8 minutes ago, titanhog said:

Who would be the target market for these 3 wheel cars?  I can't imagine driving one on the interstate...but I'm sure you could.  Are these targeted towards inner-city dwellers with small parking spaces and short trips around town?

I would assume for people that do everything in the city. Gym, Stores, Restaurants, Bars, etc. (all pre-covid mind you) 

Or maybe for people who don't like to user ride share?

The only time I drive on the interstate is when I leave Nashville proper.

[e-dub]

33 minutes ago, PaulChinetti said:

The only time I drive on the interstate is when I leave Nashville proper.

Same here.

[PaulChinetti]

I avoid them like the plague, my wife hates it, but I like looking around!

[OnePointEast]

On 10/9/2020 at 8:07 AM, markhollin said:

A couple of new job-generating moves:

1) Vancouver-based ElectraMeccanica (electric cars) is scouting the U.S. for their first plant here, and the Nashville area is one of the finalists. Could mean 200-500 jobs.  Other locale being considered is Phoenix.  More at The Nashville Post here:

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/economic-development/article/21143855/middle-tennessee-finalist-for-electric-vehicle-factory

2) Fintech, a British tech company specializing in retirement plans, will open its U.S. headquarters in Nashville, with plans to hire 50 people in 2021.  No word on location yet.More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2020/10/08/uk-fintech-smart-picks-nashville-for-us-hq.html?iana=hpmvp_nsh_news_headline

I bought some stock in $SOLO last year and made me a good profit when it reached $5 some months ago. So surreal if they manage to get a spot in Nashville for their first plant.

Edited October 10, 2020 by OnePointEast

[markhollin]

Amazon announces yet another distribution hub in Nashville (I believe this is their 8th) that will open next month in a 256,000 sq. ft. existing structure at 700 Mason Rd. in La Vergne. This space will be for sorting packages and hiring for 1,100 full and part time jobs is already underway that paying a minimum of $15 per hour.  This is just 1/2 mile from another Amazon distribution hub at 342 Mason Rd. (one of their "last mile" sites). 

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2020/10/13/amazon-la-vergne-distribution-sort-center-jobs.html?iana=hpmvp_nsh_news_headline

[smeagolsfree]

This is not  exactly a new announcement per the Murfreesboro Post and the Nashville Post 8/12/20. The NBJ is just getting around to posting it. It is 3 months old. Each one of these fulfillment centers have about a 1000 workers.

https://www.nashvillepost.com/business/retail/article/21142812/amazon-adding-hundreds-more-distribution-jobs

 

https://www.murfreesboropost.com/news/amazon-to-open-la-vergne-logistics-center-in-2020/article_7e3ed2e2-dcb0-11ea-b12e-a7c3a9357e48.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share

[markhollin]

^ ^ ^ The NBJ article states that this new one in is addition to the one located 1/2 mile away that was announced several months ago.  

[MLBrumby]

1 hour ago, markhollin said:

Amazon announces yet another distribution hub in Nashville (I believe this is their 8th) that will open next month in a 256,000 sq. ft. existing structure at 700 Mason Rd. in La Vergne. This space will be for sorting packages and hiring for 1,100 full and part time jobs is already underway that paying a minimum of $15 per hour.  This is just 1/2 mile from another Amazon distribution hub at 342 Mason Rd. (one of their "last mile" sites). 

More at NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2020/10/13/amazon-la-vergne-distribution-sort-center-jobs.html?iana=hpmvp_nsh_news_headline

I realize many here don't like adding lanes to the Interstates around town, but with all these AMZN distribution centers, the state needs to expand I-24 to the state line to at least 3... but really 4 lanes because there are few alternate routes, especially at Monteagle. The TFP yesterday had an article about the widening FINALLY from the state line to downtown (8 miles with 3 and 4 lanes in each direction, along with a new exit at Broadway where the US Foundry used to be. 

[jmtunafish]

1 hour ago, MLBrumby said:

I realize many here don't like adding lanes to the Interstates around town, but with all these AMZN distribution centers, the state needs to expand I-24 to the state line to at least 3... but really 4 lanes because there are few alternate routes, especially at Monteagle. The TFP yesterday had an article about the widening FINALLY from the state line to downtown (8 miles with 3 and 4 lanes in each direction, along with a new exit at Broadway where the US Foundry used to be. 

I think it's admirable that the state doesn't go into debt to build roads, but geez louise there are gigantic needs out there.  TDOT has not been kind to Chattanooga, that's for sure.  And for Tennessee's "main street" I-40 is woefully inadequate in many places, and not just through Nashville.  The section between Rockwood and the I-75 merger is one of the most aggravating sections of interstate in the country with all its hills, twists, and curves.  Heaven help you if you get stuck behind a truck in the left lane, and forget about trying to use your cruise control at all.  There are at least a dozen places along I-40 between Nashville and Knoxville that desperately need truck lanes, most notably the section between Buffalo Valley and Silver Point in the very western edge of Putnam County and, especially, the section between Cookeville and Monterey where truckers laugh at the signs telling them to stay in the right lane as they scoot over into the left lane doing about 0.0001 mph faster than the trucks they're passing in the right lane.