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[bhibbs]

woah, looks like something off of Star Wars

[titanhog]

Renaissance Hotel..."The Zebra Building" 

[Nathan_in_DC]

5 hours ago, Nashville Cliff said:

 

New look for the Renaissance Hotel.

It's Darth Vader's dong! NOOOOO!

(kidding, kidding, I like it.)

[NikOnder]

14 hours ago, TNinVB said:

And another crane added to the collection. Pretty soon the JW, Bridgestone, and 505 will be visible or at least more visible for 505.

Love the impact Westin makes from that angle 

[markhollin]

TBT: The Capitol Building around 1862 during the Civil War.



 

[donNdonelson2]

TBT--one of my most vivid memories of West End Avenue from my childhood visits to Nashville was the big flashing neon of the Flaming Steer restaurant! For a kid from the distant countryside, it seemed like being in Las Vegas.

[bhibbs]

im guessing that would have been right around where Taco Bell/Checkers/Jack in the box are today?

if so, can we give back those three for this place?

[titanhog]

I like that 10oz T-bone for $1.99. 

[bhibbs]

I could go for some strawberry pie for .35 right about now as well

[PruneTracy]

28 minutes ago, bhibbs said:

im guessing that would have been right around where Taco Bell/Checkers/Jack in the box are today?

It's at the same location as the AT&T store, though that lot has been consolidated (1904 West End Avenue). That's the Gilbert Mansion behind it. The Cathedral of the Incarnation is up the hill to the left.

Also, some of us need that Taco Bell for convenient victualling. Jack in the Box sucks, though.

[fieldmarshaldj]

12 hours ago, NikOnder said:

Love the impact Westin makes from that angle 

Height-wise, but from that angle, it looks like a giant concrete pillar.

[VSRJ]

^ Yeah, from the front/back it looks decent, but overall, I'm not too crazy about it. I suppose it will look better (or less prominent) when other projects start rising around it.

Edited June 9, 2016 by VSRJ

[titanhog]

34 minutes ago, VSRJ said:

^ Yeah, from the front/back it looks decent, but overall, I'm not too crazy about it. I suppose it will look better (or less prominent) when other projects start rising around it.

Yeah...it looks slightly strange sitting out there all by itself.  I would imagine it will look better with JWM and the other tower beside JWM...and hopefully a few more close to the roundabout.  Also...I'm sure the parking lot across from Cummins Station will eventually be developed.

[markhollin]

Foundation work starting at Village 21 site in Hillsboro Village.

Looking east from near the corner of Wedgwood Avenue and 21st Avenue South:

 

Looking east into the hole from near the corner of 21st Avenue South and Wedgewood Avenue:

 

Looking north into the chasm from near the corner of 21st Avenue South and Wedgewood Avenue:

[donNdonelson2]

Stones River Greenway has new artwork entitled "Bridging Two Rivers." Murals decorate the two sides of one of the tunnels that pass under Briley Parkway as the trail approaches the majestic bridge across the Cumberland. A few photos from my walk yesterday.

[markhollin]

M Residences is climbing quickly.  Will eventually be 19 stories.  Looking south along 18th Avenue South:

 

[donNdonelson2]

Photos from Nashville Walls Project, mural at First Tennessee Park nears completion.

(photos are from their Facebook page)

Edited June 11, 2016 by donNdonelson2
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[titanhog]

^^That's pretty awesome!

[BnaBreaker]

That is a stunningly beautiful mural, but it's too bad it is tucked away in what is possibly the most bland neighborhood in the entire central city.  

[markhollin]

Updates from across First Avenue from Riverfront Park. 

222 2nd Avenue looking west from corner of Molloy and First Avenue. Eventually, from this close-up viewpoint, all you will be able to see is the 24-story structure:

 

Some sort of facade work being done on the XO Communications/Asurion Building on SW corner of First and Molloy.  Lipstick on a pig in my opinion.  My hope is that this whole block will eventually become something magnificent in the next decade.

[wmaddbb2018]

Photos from 301 Church St which is a great condo building in downtown that I'm fortunate to work in sporadically. 

[fieldmarshaldj]

2 hours ago, markhollin said:

Some sort of facade work being done on the XO Communications/Asurion Building on SW corner of First and Molloy.  Lipstick on a pig in my opinion.  My hope is that this whole block will eventually become something magnificent in the next decade.

I kinda like these human-sized brick buildings fronting the street (well, not the blank walls). They certainly beat the ugly multi-story parking "planters" underneath our new highrises.

[L'burgnative]

23 hours ago, BnaBreaker said:

That is a stunningly beautiful mural, but it's too bad it is tucked away in what is possibly the most bland neighborhood in the entire central city.  

What's worse is that it's on a brand new baseball stadium.  Had the stadium been done right to begin with (BRICK) Murals wouldn't be necessary to make this structure look better.

[farm_boy]

4 hours ago, markhollin said:

 My hope is that this whole block will eventually become something magnificent in the next decade.

 

Let's hope not. It would be a significant loss if the Asurion building were to be gone someday

[PruneTracy]

4 hours ago, L'burgnative said:

What's worse is that it's on a brand new baseball stadium.  Had the stadium been done right to begin with (BRICK) Murals wouldn't be necessary to make this structure look better.

I think it's on the ticket building in right field behind the Band Box, not the stadium proper. That's the only place I can think of with a curved CMU wall.

Of course there are plenty of straight CMU walls in the joint, which lends to your point.