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[markhollin]

31 minutes ago, Luvemtall said:

NES really needs to sell off their properties, operations such as that should be in outlying areas not in the central core. I know back in the day , Nashville wasn’t expected to grow as it is, but now that has happened  that’s a prime piece of land . Hey will a baseball stadium fit there?

Yes---a major league baseball stadium could fit there with some work.  Would be an excellent location. The NES building with the dome could be incorporated into the design.  I have put up diagrams, etc. in the MLB to Nashville thread over the years. 

[gannman]

37 minutes ago, markhollin said:

Yes---a major league baseball stadium could fit there with some work.  Would be an excellent location. The NES building with the dome could be incorporated into the design.  I have put up diagrams, etc. in the MLB to Nashville thread over the years. 

I think preserving the street grid would be necessary. There are already few options to get around in this area.

[Luvemtall]

Saving the NES building and incorporating it as part of an entertainment village as the baseball group has mentioned , would be a great way to keep some history intact. Access to the interstate and the transforming Neighborhoods of Nashville Yards , 11th & 12th Avenues make it a great opportunity location.

[dragonfly]

On 7/4/2023 at 2:02 PM, Native said:

It was the Methodists that started Vanderbilt University .    The Commodore gave $1,000,000 to Bishop Holland McTyeire and he built the college in the 1870's.    But you are right, these schools are a big plus for the city.

Yes thx for the correction but for more exact historical reference, it was the Methodist Episcopal Church, as the highly ambitious Mctyeire was a Bishop, not a modern Methodist.  BTW The Commodore's $1M gift, applying the 1914 value to the gold standard dollar is $30M+ in 2023 dollars, probablly much more since it was an 1873 gift. The Bishop had a fantastic stash to start with, with additional church funding no doubt. Thank you Gentlemen for your legacy. Not to forget the Bishop's wife Amelia who was key to the whole thing with probably powerful persuasion exercised with her cousin by marriage Cornelius.

Edited July 6, 2023 by dragonfly

[markhollin]

TBT: Capitol Hill and Bicentennial Mall area aerial 1968.

[markhollin]

Courtesy of Elizabeth Stead:

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[nashscan]

On 7/8/2023 at 3:32 AM, markhollin said:

Courtesy of Steve Tanner:

 

[markhollin]

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[nashville born]

On 7/5/2023 at 10:46 AM, Andrew_3289 said:

View from the 17th floor of the HCA Healthcare Capitol View building 

 

Come on midtown projects...specifically the ones right next to I-40 and the Reed District!!!

[markhollin]

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[Sean blackdog]

Today this morning from Instagram Sky5. 
 

 

[markhollin]

Looking east from Lou/na rooftop restaurant, Grand Hyatt:

[markhollin]

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[PillowTalk4]

20 hours ago, Sean blackdog said:

Today this morning from Instagram Sky5. 
 

 

 

Is this building still called International Plaza?  Prior to Nortel Networks (now defunct) moving to Metro Center, their US Headquarters was in the building.  The first summer I interned with them was in that building in 1980.  Back during that time people generally just referred to the building as the "gold building."   The old airport terminal was in walking distance of that building.  There used to be a Hilton Hotel in that green space next to it.  Other than its proximity to the airport, I never understood why whomever built that building chose to build it in that location.

[Auntie Yock]

22 minutes ago, PillowTalk4 said:

Is this building still called International Plaza?  Prior to Nortel Networks (now defunct) moving to Metro Center, their US Headquarters was in the building.  The first summer I interned with them was in that building in 1980.  Back during that time people generally just referred to the building as the "gold building."   The old airport terminal was in walking distance of that building.  There used to be a Hilton Hotel in that green space next to it.  Other than its proximity to the airport, I never understood why whomever built that building chose to build it in that location.

I think you answered your own question. 

[Enashjon]

56 minutes ago, PillowTalk4 said:

Is this building still called International Plaza?  Prior to Nortel Networks (now defunct) moving to Metro Center, their US Headquarters was in the building.  The first summer I interned with them was in that building in 1980.  Back during that time people generally just referred to the building as the "gold building."   The old airport terminal was in walking distance of that building.  There used to be a Hilton Hotel in that green space next to it.  Other than its proximity to the airport, I never understood why whomever built that building chose to build it in that location.

I worked in the "gold building" as well.  Our company, Anglo-American Auto Auctions had our offices there in the 80's.

[markhollin]

Looking south from 25th floor of the Grand Hyatt:

[markhollin]

TBT: City Hall, 1904.

[markhollin]

Looking NE from Grand Hyatt:

[rolly]

Wow! That's a hellofa shot! Love the perspective from so high up, catching the cranes close to eye level.

From the huge twin residentials rising from that big base, to the futuristic Prime and Alcove towers behind them... this is some premium Nashville skyscraper porn. 

[markhollin]

Courtesy of cameravoodoo:

[markhollin]

Looking SE from 25th floor of Grand Hyatt:

Looking SW from 25th floor of Grand Hyatt:

[markhollin]

Courtesy of Steve Tanner: