Hideous Nashville Gentrification

[jtown,man]

Alright, let's get back.

I think this thread has shown the rift between those that think every little bit matters vs those who think only the perfect should be accepted. I say this as someone in the former group so my bias explaining the latter viewpoint may show...but I think its a starting point in this conversation.

[lio45]

Originally Posted by jtown,man

Really? What had changed between those time periods to make slavery less likely to be practiced?

Mentalities evolved. Most if not all countries in Europe gave up slavery during the Enlightenment, as it was realized slaves were full human beings and that using them as tools was morally unjustifiable.

[lio45]

Originally Posted by goat314

U.S. owes black people reparations for a history of ‘racial terrorism,’ says U.N. panel

Interesting view... but yeah, that's probably a question that could/should generate posts in its own thread.

Like I said before, let's get back to Nashville.

Agreed. So, any Nashvillians willing to show us the best of the city...?

[jkc2j]

Originally Posted by lio45

Interesting view... but yeah, that's probably a question that could/should generate posts in its own thread.



Agreed. So, any Nashvillians willing to show us the best of the city...?

Here's some aerial images of downtown Nashville, with some photos showing midtown in the distance in some shots.

https://photos.clearskyimages.com/20...lle-tn-aerials

It's astounding though the ignorance of this thread, the op seems to have intentionally posted the most unflattering images of 'gentrification' in Nashville and only focused on the Nations neighborhood, passing it off as if the development in this one neighborhood is representive of the entire city. The Nations, while growing is one of the least urban neighborhoods in Nashville as it is very new in its growth and development.

Here's some much better neighborhoods, while maybe not traditionally urban in the Northern sense, it's tremendously more walkable than what was shown in the Nations.

12 South:
http://nashvilleguru.com/neighborhoo.../eat-and-drink

Five Points(East Nashville):
https://www.google.com/search?q=East...RhdWpC_ZZ2VZDM

Germantown:
https://www.google.com/search?q=Germ...aPjPt_cMdcYkhM

Hillsboro Village:
http://nashvilleguru.com/neighborhoo...lsboro-village

Midtown:
http://nashvilleguru.com/neighborhoods/midtown

[dubu]

more like bashvill

[mhays]

That building in the aerials...above-grade parking and it's enormous....the website says a 3.0 parking ratio, which translates to about 3 for every 5 workers. Ouch.

[jmecklenborg]

Originally Posted by jkc2j

It's astounding though the ignorance of this thread, the op seems to have intentionally posted the most unflattering images of 'gentrification' in Nashville and only focused on the Nations neighborhood, passing it off as if the development in this one neighborhood is representive of the entire city.

It is indicative of 80-90% of the entire city. Nashville has almost nothing from the 1800s and the "real" prewar parts of the city that resemble an East Coast city are very limited. It is is a spectacularly unwalkable and unbikeable metro area. The river is an afterthought. There are hardly any mature trees within 2-3 miles of the downtown -- the prevailing texture is concrete.

Here we are, 7-8 miles from The Nations, with the same sort of jarring infill going up:
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.2011...7i13312!8i6656

Right of of a main drag that looks the exact same as hundreds of suburban arterials around the United States:
https://www.google.com/maps/@36.2000...7i13312!8i6656


Here are some photos I took in September of 2016 close to downtown in this area: https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1482...7i13312!8i6656. More of the same.





































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[The ATX]

This thread was created just to troll Nashville. The End.