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  1. NashvilleObserver
    I love this view.
  2. NashvilleObserver
    I found an interesting outdated rendering while snooping around online. Does anyone else think the Hyatt should have been taller and more prominent?
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    From the Urban Planet Guidelines page: https://www.urbanplanet.org/forums/guidelines/ We have a zero tolerance policy for the following: Do not argue with anyone on the staff. If you have any questions, concerns, or feel as if you were unjustly punished, please PM the moderator involved or send an e-mail to us if you are unable to PM the moderator involved. Making a public scene of it not only won't help the situation, but will look very bad on your part, as well...possibly resulting in disciplinary action up to and including a permanent ban. Anything else that leads to a fight with another forumer Just wanted to repost the rules. I hate not joining in an argument, but don't do so because it's against the UP rules.... Plus, I'd much rather hear about Nashville Bits and Pieces than someones personal convictions.
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    I've never thought about this perspective! It's certainly true. All we have here in Nashville is rare floods, summer heat, and a one-time downtown tornado.
  6. NashvilleObserver
    It looks so lonely.... poor thing needs some tall boy companions.
  7. NashvilleObserver
    This is spectacular. I love the design. A bit reminiscent of Giarratana's Paramount tower.
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    I have been following the One Vanderbilt progress! That is going to be an iconic NY skyscraper, on par with the Empire State Bldg. I wish Nashville yards had a tall boy like this one.
  9. NashvilleObserver
    Keep in mind that office towers have much higher ceilings than apartment or hotel towers. A 23-story office tower is a lot taller than a 23-story hotel.
  10. NashvilleObserver
    Problem: People are being priced out of neighborhoods, and there should be more affordable housing. Solution: Be 100% angrily opposed to any and all development, growth, new company relocations, influx of more people, building of tall skinnies, and ANYTHING related to the growth of Nashville, and blame every little thing on "New Nashville" and tug at people's heartstrings over things that have nothing to do with our cities growth. ...seems logical right?
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    I can't wait to see how these Lebanon folks will handle another one of them roundabout thangs! (They already have one on the town square) A bit of local knowledge: The road mentioned in the article, Tater Peeler Road, was named so because legend says the road was so bumpy that if you had a wagon full of taters, they'd all be peeled by the time you got into town.
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    I love how the subhead is "The downtown hotel stands as a decaying reminder of those who are being left behind by New Nashville" and then the following article does nothing to indicate how any of these people's problems are the fault of "The New Nashville" Why do people like the Nashville Scene and David Plazas seem to be waging a war against Nashville's growth and development? I know people are being priced out of neighborhoods, and there should be more affordable housing, but this is article is just a human interest piece about the downtrodden, but titles itself to sound like a hit piece against our city.
  13. NashvilleObserver
    "Faith Family Medical Center" is planned for a lot next to St. Thomas Faith Family Medical Center launched the public leg of a $7.5 million campaign to build a new clinic in the heart of Midtown’s medical corridor on Wednesday. https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2019/02/27/plans-unveiled-for-medical-center-next-to-saint.html
  14. NashvilleObserver
    I have a Wisconsin/Illinois accent and I was born and raised in TN......
  15. NashvilleObserver
    I highly disagree. When I was in the Stahlman (CBD), there were at least 7 families I knew of that had two children each, and several single parents. I know several families in the Adelicia (midtown) and I know there are countless families with children living in Germantown.
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    I really wish this could be a Mandarin Oriental or a Ritz Carlton.
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    Is AEG still involved?
  18. NashvilleObserver
    Yikes.... "The company is no longer involved" meaning the company that designed it? Structurally it will still be the same though right (music venue, hotel, etc.) ??
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    I quite agree. The basic first step is TAKING a first step at all. Rebranding the MTA as "WeGo" and painting the busses purple has done NOTHING to help mass transit options in Nashville. The sad fact is that it will require a change of mentality towards alternative methods of travel in Nashville. Voters overwhelmingly rejected "Mayor Barry's plan" for light rail because (in addition to opposition funding from outside sources, which SHOULD be a reg flag to Nashvillians) most people are not content to pay a bit more tax for something we desperately need when they much preer to sit in their single-passenger cars to get from point-A to point-B. This relates to the bigger picture of American cultural "quick conveniences" (Uber, fast-food drive thrus, Amazon Prime Express Delivery, etc.) and especially in the South, mass transit seems like a foreign concept we are not quite ready to embrace, let alone pay for. Nashville will get light-rail eventually. We will get better options eventually. It may be in ten years, or it may be in 100 years. But to me, it seems there will be a tipping point where we have the choice to either adapt to survive, or wither away due to congestion woes that drive away businesses and new residents. That's my two cents.
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    Gross!!! WTF? As @PaulChinetti said, this is basically a dorm. They bought the lot for almost $4 million and are planning to charge under $1,000 per unit. That means they are likely to REALLY skimp on the quality of construction. Yikes! And this is in WeHo no less.
  21. NashvilleObserver
    That chant though..... "You f***ed up!! You f***ed up!!!" I didn't think the logo design was THAT bad. But I'm not from Portland, so I can't really comment.
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    Are they going to clean it up at all beyond adding the new windows? Retouch the missing paint? Paying homage to a buildings roots shouldn't mean retaining a structure as an eyesore.
  23. NashvilleObserver
    The ONLY way fries should ever be made. And for anyone looking to dine on Broadway, Merchant's has incredible duck fat tater tots!!
  24. NashvilleObserver
    They filmed part of The Hunger Games in this lobby!!
  25. NashvilleObserver
    Don't worry, we've got some good muscle coming up soon, a bit towards downtown. (Broadwest, Graduate, apartment tower)
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