NASHVILLE - Part 2

[MayDay]

Here is part 2 of my trip to Nashville, and of course - your soundtrack
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The next day, I was working taking photos of keynote speakers, etc. so my partner decided to venture out on his own, with camera in tow. I don't know if he made it to the official "West End" area but he made it to the Parthenon, which is two miles west of downtown Nashville. Anyway, I think he's trying to muscle in on my turf - he got some pretty good shots!











This was taken through a window of what appeared to be a former factory/auto showroom - possibly installation art pieces?


Starting to look a little quirky...


Okay, concert posters and stickers - must be the collegiate/artsy area!


And eventually to Centennial Park - he wasn't sure what this was:


There's the Parthenon (replica)!


Detail on the door:


The 40+ ft. statue of Athena - it's probably good I didn't see this in person, honestly - it looks incredibly tacky but that's just me:


Hmm, I'm titling this "Cover - or shield, your @ss!"


According to my partner, this is part of Vanderbilt University:


This church bears a striking resemblance to St. Agnes in Cleveland, which once stood at East 79th(ish) and Euclid:


Looks like he took a side trip to the Holy Land


And back toward downtown...


I know I got a good one - he knows I'm cooped up working, so he takes skyline shots for me


The building with the clock tower was once a federal building, but now owned by the city - not sure what it's used for:


I saw this building from the glass elevators of the hotel, but thanks to my partner I know it's the electric company's HQ:


Alright, *I* finally had some free time:


The gothic arches of Ryman Auditorium:


Nanananananananananana BATMAN!!!




Looks like Elvis isn't allowed to leave the building


Detail shot of the Pinnacle office tower:


Old and new, and I like both of them!


Trying to understand the logic of building a luxury high-rise smackdab next to a 60s office tower...


This covers a lot of ground when trying to describe Nashville:


As my partner said - you can't knock them too much; along Broadway and the "bar/club" area, there's more contiguous historic urban fabric than a lot of places - Cleveland's Warehouse District could only hope to have as much existing stock :| .


Over to the Cumberland River - looks like they used former bridge pylons as a foundation for a public art piece


The riverfront was pretty desolate, other than some homeless and the occasional tourists.


Yeah, that's not a wacky camera angle, that's how some of the hills are - btw, the bar on the left (Riverfront Cafe) was a nice, mellow respite from the honky-tonk joints - and they serve Yazoo Brewing's Pale Ale on tap. It's no Burning River from Great Lakes Brewing, but it'll do in a pinch in Tennessee


Like I said - surprising amount of historic building stock:


And every now and then, a surprising example of quality architecture:


Still - there was a disconcerting amount of heritage well, you get the idea. I don't see them opening up a store in Cleveland at say, East 55th and Central:


And I never got close to this building but I swear it's a five-story office building on top of a ten-story parking garage - please correct me if I'm wrong!


Anyway, the next day - just some shots from the upper floors of the hotel again. Looking west toward Vanderbilt:


The historic Customs House:


The Gulch area:


Still not sure what this was - west of downtown:


The Country Music Hall of Fame:


Another glassy residential tower - further south of the CBD:


One last look at the entertainment district (and homebase for me for the past few days):


And some night shots - pardon the blur and noise; no tripod and was in between assignments:








And leaving off - I kinda like this, even with the overpass:


Hope you enjoyed!

[futuresooner]

The building with the clock tower is Union Station, the city's original train depot. It is now a Wyndham Hotel with a very high brow restaurant on the ground floor.

The Viridian replaced a very small parking lot, but worked to it's advantage. City law dictates that a certain % of units must be priced at affordable prices to the surrounding area. Those facing the L&C Tower, are the cheapest, with good reason. L&C was originally the South's tallest skyscraper, complete with observation deck. The deck is now a development company's office.

The multi-color housing development replaced a run down housing project earlier this decade. The units are affordable housing for the area as well.

The public art piece you think is an old bridge truss at one point one part of a barge constructing company. The company moved when LP Field was slated for the site.

The Athena statue in the Parthenon is not cheesy, it is based off of artifacts and such found in the Acropolis, and was built as the only fullsize replica of the original, complete with the statue.

The Pinnacle in fact is THE newest skyscraper in the city, and isn't open yet. Interior construction continues, and first tenant moving in begins the weekend after Thanksgiving.

[dugdogmaster]

I think he's got ya

Oh, and bringing out the Arrested Development, epic

[Brandon716]

Thanks for the show, I flew back to see mom and dad in July but didn't get to go into the city (I was car-free, they are anti-urban... go figure).

BUT, its good to see Pinnacle done. I couldn't live back in Nashville again, but everything you described is perfect. BTW I think what you see west of downtown is Section 8 redevelopment, it used to be pretty bad.

And yes, that is a hideous parking garage with a few stories of offices on top. Nashville has some not-so-swanky buildings like that, just like Parkway Tower on the other side of downtown.

[Sulley]

Glad you enjoyed your time in Nashville. I need to come to Cleveland and actually *stay* awhile. I've been a ton of times lately but alas it has just been at Hopkins.