[Fairgrounds Speedway Racetrack expansion to 30,000 seats]

Let me say this:

I am NOT a big racing fan......but as a 40-something year old native who's grandparents lived three blocks from Fair Park and the Speedway on Allison Place.......the racing was there decades before the transients.......so.........can we keep one thing in Nashville where it is/was?

Again, not trying to be a jerk......but let the natives have this one. 

[Sports Thread]

Well, Well, Well.......TitanUp people! 

[Sports Thread]

On ‎11‎/‎19‎/‎2019 at 4:39 PM, Nashvillain said:

^But sports is a business and if the product's no good (or not exceptional or exciting or name your adjective), why should people buy it? Especially considering the cost of tickets, etc., etc. 

It certainly a popular opinion. But seemingly the Buffalo's, Cleveland's, and Chicago's are immune to the fickle-ness. Plus, ticket prices here are (by NFL scale) completely reasonable. I've been to NY and Dallas and trust me, Titans tickets are a bargain by comparison. 

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4 hours ago, Jarno said:

I hate to see so many people give up on the Titans.   The majority of my life is still pre-Titans and it sucked not to have a local team.  I just wanted the chance to have a team to root for win or lose.  I know this may sound crazy in this day and age but I never put winning as a contingency on my fandom.   Plus, its hard to play Monday morning QB without a team.

 

Its called fairweather fandom. Look, the NFL runs in cycles and is designed for you to go 7-9, 8-8, or 9-7 most years. People around here still have that Vols, Alabama collegiate mindset that if it isn't 10-2 or better, its no good. And that ain't the NFL, or any professional league for that matter. The Patriots of this millennium are the exception to the rule........and there was no less desirable franchise before Tom Brady than New England. They dang near moved to Hartford. 

The Titans were a dumpster fire between 2012 and 2015 and they lost a lot of goodwill during that time, but since then they've been competitive, albeit, leaving you wanting a little more. But short of a Super Bowl, I'm not sure what the locals want at this point. 

Its not like they've saddled the city with decades of ineptitude like Detroit, Cleveland, Buffalo, or Cincinnati has. Truth is, Nashville has a lot of Atlanta's front runnerness to it. Hell, the Preds couldn't give tickets away until about 5 years ago. I hate that, because this is my home, but its true. 

[Bridgestone Arena: further development of property]

5 hours ago, Craiger said:

These agreements are easy when the team is 2 years into selling out every single game. 

Timing is damn near everything.

[SPORTS AND ATHLETIC FACILITIES]

Renovate the Nissan site with a dome but maybe buy out PSC and make room for a baseball facility as well for the future. I don't think Nashville is quite ready for 81 home baseball game support just yet. Titans could play a season at the MLS stadium (like the Chargers are doing) or at Vandy if those dope heads ever get off their money and renovate the worst facility in Power 5 athletics.

Could do it with minimum local tax exposure with the $200 million subsidy the Titans/NFL will kick in, maybe a few hundred million on a hotel/motel/BnB tax, and some private partnership dollars to develop mixed use on the site.

Using the existing location should save a few hundred million on site acquisition cost.

 

 

 

 

[5th & Broadway | 501 Commerce | NMAAM | 34 story apt, 26 story office, + 183,000 sq. ft. of Retail]

Downtown is thriving, but I do think the next step on Nashville becoming an International City is becoming more diverse in its entertainment offerings.

Nobody in their right mind is saying to diss the horse called country music that the town is known for. But, I do think we could diversify our musical options aside from BB King's and a few other select spots. 

You can't help but notice that in downtown, for a city that is probably 30-35% minority, that very few venture down there unless the Titans are playing or Beyoncé is in town.

 

[SPORTS AND ATHLETIC FACILITIES]

In a lot of cities, I'd lean way more to the no-new stadium front.

However, in Nashville, I think you could make a case that you'd get a lot more utilization than most towns with a retractable roof stadium.

Just thinking about the Titans, MCB, College Football Playoff, Final Four, CMA, X number of concerts we maybe miss out on in the cooler months, etc.

I wonder if there is anywhere directly downtown where you could build one with some convenient access to the MCC or if you just build on the current East Bank site and maybe send the Titans to the MLS stadium for a year while its being redone.

[505 CST - 545 feet - 45 Floors]

On 3/3/2017 at 6:33 PM, jdavidf said:

I haven't posted anything in a long time....   my partner, Michael, passed away back in June and I've been keeping a pretty low profile everywhere.. 

 

I've been watching 505 go up and just thought I'd share a view of it from the north side..  it's not the best (after dark, cell phone camera, etc)... but still, it gives an idea of the impact on the skyline from this direction (near the Farmer's Market).

 

David

Sorry for your loss but glad to see you on and share this view.

[May Town Center]

Agreed, this place is 5 miles from the city center. Sorry about the luck of the people in Bells Bend, but you're the final frontier in Davidson County, and it makes too much sense NOT to happen.

They did it to Bellevue, they did it to Antioch, they did it to Hermitage, and all of those are much further from the center of town than Bells Bend is. I'm amazed it took this long!!!