The new proposal proposal for the old convention center site cleared another hurdle and is now on its way to second and third votes in the council.
See artcle in the Tennessean...
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news...otes/26103777/
I really hope this project continues to move forward and becomes a reality. It's the type of project that downtown Nashville could really use from a retail perspective and cultural perspective. I think the addition of a museum which highlights the contributions of African American music will be a great cultural venue for the city. I know some people are wondering why such a museum would be in Nashville with its country music focus and not somewhere like Detroit or even Memphis. But African Americans have played a significant role in Nahville's music history, especially in Gospel recordings, and of course we know the impact of African Americans in American music period. So, I hope the funding for the museum comes through. But it appears there is a back-up plan in the event that it does not.
I hope the retail aspect of the development will bring in stores currrently not located in Nashville. This is an opportunity to have a specialty shopping district in downtown that should be unique to the city as a whole. Please don't waste the space on a Star Bucks, H&M or some other overly saturated store. Think Hugo Boss, BoConcepts, Burberry, Fendi, Cartier, Barney's, TopMan... and PLEASE don't even remotely think honkytonk and cheap gift/souvenir shops. Leave that where it is now in downtown. Don't expand upon it.
There's no mentioning of any type of dinning venue. It would be nice to incorporate dining into the office building and residential building at street level. Or even roof top for the office building. But again it needs to be dining with a differnt vibe to it than what is currently found on Broadway.