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I meant to take this every morning turning into Gulch crossing and finally got around to it. The Virgin will do a nice job of terminating the view down Demonbruen. I think just a bit further distance makes the building look taller over the trees. Incidentally the street is not Demon Brewin', but it is named for one of my stepmother'sdirect ancestors, Jacques-Timothée Boucher, Sieur de Montbrun ( /dəˈmʌmbriən/. Born 23 March 1731 – Died October 1826), anglicized as Timothy Demonbreun, a French-Canadian fur trader, an officer of the American Revolution, Lieutenant-Governor of the Illinois Territory and is known as the "first citizen" of Nashville, Tennessee. Demon Brewin'.... not bad name for a brewhouse on this street, huh?

Got this while stopped in traffic in East Nashville today. The skyline gap is really starting to fill finally.

Thought I would post from a POV a little different, the Greenway over by Charlotte.

Yes, as to species I was not sure, but most of the time I was viewing from the alley side on my way to the Turnip Truck parking area behind the store. The view was obscured by a deteriorated wood fence and scrubby undergrowth but the trees on the sideyard property line did provide some visual relief and welcome shade for the surface parking adjacent. While hackberries are not at all majestic landscape trees, if the tree ordinance in fact applies here, it is irrelevant as to the species if the tree is mature and reasonably healthy. And hackberries are indeed native species. Preclearing such as this is often done before submitting for permits as it is a dodge to avoid being required to plant more trees than owners may prefer due to tree code provisions. I don't have any idea if this is what is going on here at this specific site, but the trees were appreciated green visually shielding the alley from street view. I hope the site will eventually be developed attractively.

Some excavation? I passed by there yesterday and the whole site of the old house had been totally cleared to dirt all the way to the alley. One of the big problems with sites like this in Nashville is that owners fail to get proper permits, especially for tree removal. I would like to know if this site clearing was properly permitted and what, if any, penalties would be applicable for removing its several mature trees? Anyone have a copy of the specific code regulations are? In many locations, the required landscaping for development is based on how many trees of a certain caliper are required to be replanted based upon the diameter of the removed trees on site. Too often, we get a building , lots of asphalt and crappy K-mart shrubbery. I would think that in an old area with so much restoration and designated historic overlay, that this site should not have been so severely bulldozed. Comments?

Looking from parking deck of Gulch Crossing

That is correct, capacity is electronically monitored if you haven't noticed the displays. I work in Gulch Crossing and understand that parking is also being planned in the Thompson Hotel. Here is a shot I took yesterday.

Regrettably, the stained glass of the chancellery apse does not appear to have survived, though the stone framework of the tracery is intact. The main front rose window looks intact. from the photo or is what I see the window at the end of the cross aisle arms? At least the stained glass is some of the best documented in the world and can be rebuilt. Also fortunate is that the glass is unlike that at Chartes which has aged over centuries to the magical blue of today.

If any of y'all have not heard, all of the wooden components of the interior of the nave and transepts were completely destroyed, However, the masonry walls and arches survived largely due to the fact that there were few modern materials at the roof level. Wood does not burn as hot as petroleum based components. As an architect, I suspect the flying buttresses kept the walls standing. Of course, the masonry would resist the heat rather well. All of the wood screens and such would have burned off rather quickly. Hopefully, the stone vaulted interior ceilings kept the main fire and heat from melting the lead glazing channels which hold the stained glass pieces from melting. As the temperatures at which the stained glass was manufactured is extremely high, hopefully the glass would survive should the lead melt. If the windows collapsed, the glass could probably be reinstalled in new leading, especially since the window patterns are so thoroughly computer documented. Any surviving pieces could be identified and put back in the correct position. I know this from experience with rebuilding elaborate antique stained glass church windows blown apart in a gas explosion in Auburn, Alabama about 25 years ago. More good news at Notre Dame is that the magnificent organ (which I assume was in the square towers) has survived with little damage. As mentioned in earlier reports, a great deal of the interior treasures were removed and saved. As to rebuilding, I suspect that no structure of the roof will be replaced in wood as the size and number of trees just is impossible to replace. No one is going to cut down a 200 to 300 year forest to replace wood roof structure that cannot be seen, No, they will use steel and fireproof decking to replace it exactly as the cathedral construction at the La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona is being built. Likewise, the hidden parts of Notre Dame, would likely be rebuilt in such a manner as to speed the rebuilding. It is unlikely that antique construction techniques will be used except where visible. With the experience of rebuilding ancient cathedrals damaged from the First and Second World wars and with computer documentation and analysis, I would expect the rebuilding to take 5 years or so AND every stone would be inspected and cleaned so that the cathedral will again be of white (or cream) stone upon rebuilding. Money, I do not think, will be a problem considering the combined resources of the nation of France, the Vatican and millions of generous donors around the world. If any of y'all have never viewed the computer animation of the proposed completion of La Sagrada Familia Cathedral by 2026, you will not believe it! Absolutely awesome! https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2440014/How-Gaudis... I am sure that after you view it, you will believe that Notre Dame will be restored to us in jig time. Actually, the vaulting was laid without mortar and the entire vault held together by gravity if I recall medieval construction techniques. Rather like the stones of the pyramids. P.S. It does look like the vaulting saved much of the interior. If the spire had not knocked a large hole in falling, I suspect the interior would have survived mostly intact, albeit burned. It is confirmed that the most important religious treasures were saved as the fire was confined to above the vaulting for a sufficient length of time to rescue them. That which fell through the spire breach burned on the floor and flames inside the nave probably were not tall enough to reach and melt the window leading. We are hopeful. At least the structural integrity of the walls and columns do not seem to have been in danger. From the video this morning, even the steel scaffolding outside remains standing which indicates the wood fire was not hot enough to deform the scaffold frames (which has no fireproofing).

Nashville's most famous Barbque joint when I was growing up was Charlie Nickens & Sons at 2nd & Jefferson Street at the foot of the old steel truss bridge. Here is Nashville mayor Ben West and Charlie Nickens back in the 50s. My grandfather faithfully made the trip ftom Inglewood almost every other Saturday for takeout sandwiches. They had barbeque pork & beef as well as rabbit and chicken. If I recall, the place finally closed after a widespread rumour that the rabbit was actually cats, whether that is true of not, I don't know.

It is interesting to see how much smaller the track is than back in the 1940s & 50s. Here is a photo from the 1940s or late 30s showing the track much larger. Notice the roller coaster across where Wedgewood is now and how close the track boundry was to Nolensville Pike. This must have been taken during a State Fair as the inside of the track has the Fair Midway. In the foreground, there is a sea of parking where the stadium is to go.

Heavens, this has changed a bit since I was a kid. Here's a pic of what I remember back when Nashville only had ONE GATE (mid 1950s)

505 skyline Pie Town

Endeavor Asurion & Yards sites

Gulch Union with Broadwest crane beyond.

Thought I would walk around the office today and see what's happening W Hotel & 333 office building in the Gulch

It indeed a fine house architecturally, but I am not particularly dismayed to see it go. The time to preserve it had passed long ago and it remains disconnected from any historic context it once had. It is an isolated remnant which brings to mind the final scene in 'Batteries Not Included' a historic brownstone wedged between Trumpian scaled towers. Well not that extreme maybe. I was far more saddened when the Pricher-Hamilton House at the Virgin Hotel site was unexpectedly demolished. It was quite a blow to lose such an anchor to Music Row and heralded the loss of more of the Row to follow.

Oh. I stand corrected, though if she needs a sleeping bag, I can provide one.

It does indeed and I would not agree with your use of the word 'tomfoolery'. Mr. Freeman has based the design of his castle on a castle in Wales, Castell Koch, (Red Castle) as his is Castell Gwynn (White Castle). His castle is larger than the one in Wales. It has been a work in progress for 40 years and with the new addition, will finally achieve completion. Perhaps you should devote some study time of the smaller European castles. I hope that you will find the study as fascinating as do I. Here is the floorplan of Koch.

OMG that's dreadfully sad. For many years now I have been actively feeding and clothing deserving homeless unfortunates here in Nashville, many of which have successfully rebuilt their lives and live in good housing now. That is how I know about many Nashville nooks and crannies of old sites as I searched for desperate individuals to offer help. No money, but coats, shoes, sleeping bags, tents etc. and for those canny enough to avoid the Rescue Mission (which seems to me more interested in spreading a religious doctrine than helping truly destitute homeless). From everything the individuals that I have aided have said, it is a hellhole to be avoided. Room at the Inn, by comparison is a fine and compassionate organization as well as other groups and churches that give so much to the wellbeing of the homeless. I won't cry when the Mission sells its' land and relocates. I hope that Taylor and her dog receive help.

I'm afraid I feel disappointed with the progress of architecture in the US compared with Asian and Middle East cultures. I adore period design that anchors our culture and appreciate the tremendous growth of Nashville, but other than a few interesting proposals, design is a rehash of boxy buildings, albeit well designed and appropriate. I would like a few buildings more 21st century (I don't mean contorted and bizarre like Gehry) There was one on skyscraperpage I liked a lot so I will post it here. With modern tech able to print materials in any form, I hope to see more like it proposed, even in Nashville.

This particular rendering by ESa was about across 3rd from where the Moxy is now. The Disney proposal was several blocks south of Broad at KVB diagonal to the Ascend Amphitheater. The Disney proposal was much taller than this....40 stories with a giant guitar on the tower corner. Look back in the 2017 Hard Rock thread if you have forgotten.

Thought I would add a photo from Wikipedia of the castle in 2012 . The new addition is behind these towers.

Here are a couple more photos from about then, maybe a few years earlier. So much has been demolished!

I thought it might be interesting to y'all to see this photo of the Gulch I found in the TN archives. It shows all of the Nashville Yard and Asurion sites and the clutter along 11th & 12th. As there is no sign of Interstate construction, I would estimate this view is from the mid to late 50s.