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[CenterHill]

^^   A reminder of just how dismal the riverfront was a mere 12 yrs ago with the Thermal Transfer plant looming over the foot of Demonbreun and burning garbage 24-7.  

Note the Red Grooms carousel was still in place then.    When, oh when, will we see it again?    

[BnaBreaker]

2 minutes ago, CenterHill said:

^^   A reminder of just how dismal the riverfront was a mere 12 yrs ago with the Thermal Transfer plant looming over the foot of Demonbreun and burning garbage 24-7.  

Note the Red Grooms carousel was still in place then.    When, oh when, will we see it again?    

I don't even understand why they took that away, unless it was always intended to be a temporary exhibit.  I agree that they should bring it back.  Plenty of space to put it, and presumably it's just sitting in a storage warehouse somewhere?

[markhollin]

3 minutes ago, CenterHill said:

^^   A reminder of just how dismal the riverfront was a mere 12 yrs ago with the Thermal Transfer plant looming over the foot of Demonbreun and burning garbage 24-7.  

Note the Red Grooms carousel was still in place then.    When, oh when, will we see it again?    

From what I hear, the Red Grooms Carousel will have a place in the new Tennessee State Museum complex.

[Rockatansky]

17 minutes ago, CenterHill said:

^^   A reminder of just how dismal the riverfront was a mere 12 yrs ago with the Thermal Transfer plant looming over the foot of Demonbreun and burning garbage 24-7. 

FYI: While the plant itself may have still been there in 2004, the fire the put it out of operation occurred in 2002. So no burning garbage 24-7 in 2004.

[Nashvillain]

39 minutes ago, markhollin said:

TBT: SoBro in 2004.

 

What a travesty, all those historic parking lots that have been lost in 12 short years. 

[Jamie Hall]

4 hours ago, CenterHill said:

Note the Red Grooms carousel was still in place then.    When, oh when, will we see it again?    

Nashville Public Radio looked into this as part of their Curious Nashville series. Sounds like the carousel might be part of the new museum if they can find the money for it. Also mentioned: They pointed out that it's a good thing the carousel was taken down years ago, because had it stayed it would've been destroyed by the flood of 2010.

http://nashvillepublicradio.org/post/curious-nashville-what-happened-whimsical-red-grooms-carousel-and-why-it-could-spin-again#stream/0

[BnaBreaker]

5 minutes ago, Jamie Hall said:

Nashville Public Radio looked into this as part of their Curious Nashville series. Sounds like the carousel might be part of the new museum if they can find the money for it. Also mentioned: They pointed out that it's a good thing the carousel was taken down years ago, because had it stayed it would've been destroyed by the flood of 2010.

http://nashvillepublicradio.org/post/curious-nashville-what-happened-whimsical-red-grooms-carousel-and-why-it-could-spin-again#stream/0

Great point...I hadn't thought of the effect the flood might have on it.  Glad to hear of it's likely reemergence, although it's kind of too bad it'll just be sitting inside a building.

[BnaBreaker]

Just found an absolutely phenomenal instagram page that features drone shot aerials from all around the area:  https://www.instagram.com/musiccityaerial/

 

[BnaBreaker]

 

 

Edited September 29, 2016 by BnaBreaker

[donNdonelson2]

WOW, who knew they had drone cameras way back then? 

[fieldmarshaldj]

16 hours ago, BnaBreaker said:

 

Back when EVERY building was a work of art (except for those belching smokestacks... *hack*cough*hack*).

[MLBrumby]

The Cumberland looks like it's at a flood stage level there. So what were those smokestacks. The're very substantial for early 1900s.  Factory or municipal power/heat generator?  And just have to say those facades along the square were stunningly beautiful. Such a shame that they were destroyed in the 1960s/70s. 

And that railroad bridge is swiveled "open" in the photo. 

[PillowTalk4]

What I find interesting is how James Robertson Parkway completely changed the street grid north and west of the capitol.  I knew there were homes and other buildings just a block or two to the west and north of the capitol.  I guess I never thought about how what appears to be 7th Ave ran along the west side of the capitol where the TN State Supreme Court and the State Library and Archives buildings now sit.  I wonder what prompted the restructuring of that area?  

[markhollin]

[CenterHill]

58 minutes ago, PillowTalk4 said:

What I find interesting is how James Robertson Parkway completely changed the street grid north and west of the capitol.  I knew there were homes and other buildings just a block or two to the west and north of the capitol.  I guess I never thought about how what appears to be 7th Ave ran along the west side of the capitol where the TN State Supreme Court and the State Library and Archives buildings now sit.  I wonder what prompted the restructuring of that area?  

urban renewal 

[fieldmarshaldj]

2 hours ago, MLBrumby said:

The Cumberland looks like it's at a flood stage level there. So what were those smokestacks. The're very substantial for early 1900s.  Factory or municipal power/heat generator?  And just have to say those facades along the square were stunningly beautiful. Such a shame that they were destroyed in the 1960s/70s. 

And that railroad bridge is swiveled "open" in the photo. 

I'm forgetting if that was a power plant or manufacturing plant. You can tell it was taken at a cold time of the year because of the coal exhaust coming out of the old Strickland Courthouse chimney. It'd be nice to take a stroll around that Nashville, but you'd need a facemask to walk around the old square (between the coal-burning fumes and the horse manure).

1 hour ago, PillowTalk4 said:

What I find interesting is how James Robertson Parkway completely changed the street grid north and west of the capitol.  I knew there were homes and other buildings just a block or two to the west and north of the capitol.  I guess I never thought about how what appears to be 7th Ave ran along the west side of the capitol where the TN State Supreme Court and the State Library and Archives buildings now sit.  I wonder what prompted the restructuring of that area?  

Urban renewal, as said, but especially wanting the demolition of the awful slums along the north slope of the capitol called "Hell's Half Acre."

[chris holman]

Should not be any more doubts of the design

[rookzie]

22 hours ago, donNdonelson2 said:

WOW, who knew they had drone cameras way back then? 

They did.  It was a drone dirigible Airship, with box cameras hanging off.

[markhollin]

Looking NW above West End Avenue towards Centennial Park:

[LA_TN]

The rebuilding of Fort Nashborough is well underway

[fieldmarshaldj]

3 minutes ago, LA_TN said:

The rebuilding of Fort Nashborough is well underway

Meh. I can't say I care for this reconstruction design. A fort should not be open like this. Frankly, it looks like a set of restrooms made from wood.

[Nashtitans]

 

 

Edited October 2, 2016 by Nashtitans

[titanhog]

^^The shot looking down the tracks with Union Station in the foreground almost feels like a European city.  It took me a moment to realize that was Nashville.

Edited October 2, 2016 by titanhog

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[donNdonelson2]

Photo taken from 4th floor of the garage above the Music City Central bus station. Ongoing work between two state office buildings.