Nashville Bits and Pieces

[PaulChinetti]

10 minutes ago, titanhog said:

^^That's some big numbers at the CMHoF.  And...402 full time employees?  Why would they need that many full time employees?

Tour guides, curators, back of the house staff, cleaning staff. I could see it, still does seem up there, I wonder if it's all full time folks.

[Mr_Bond]

3 hours ago, TheRaglander said:

While I think this is a great list for out of towners, Nashville doesn't offer much for families.  The Zoo is pretty good (twice a year MAX) and the Science Center needs to update their exhibits.  I know I am preaching to the choir here... but if we still had Opry Land that would have brought so many families back into Nashville and with the growth in tourism and population to the mid-state... who knows what hotel growth that would have created. 

Think about it for a moment... when Opry Land was big, downtown Nashville was still sketchy and didn't draw a lot of tourists.  NOW look at Nashville.  With the influx of 20-somethings and it becoming a "destination city", Opry Land would be a MASSIVE success.  You'd think many more hotels would be needed... maybe the ones built recently would be taller?   Anyways...  I know no one will build an amusement park from scratch these days but it would be so successful in Nashville. 

When my kids were little, we bought a season pass to Opry Land because they had an excellent area for children.  Every time we're near the Opry Land property, we talk about how much fun we had there.  The city needs a new Opry Land!

[donNdonelson2]

I attended a Nashville Opera performance at TPAC’s Jackson Hall last weekend and was saddened to see that they have covered the lobby’s beautiful custom floor with a cheap looking faux wood commercial grade flooring. Apparently the custom floor was deteriorating and rather than repair the damage they chose to cover instead. We just can’t have nice things!

Edited April 12, 2019 by donNdonelson2
Clarification 2.0 (add “after” photo)

[nashvylle]

[PaulChinetti]

Is that part off to the right going to be the green room? It just looks so much more massive than needed, they invite like 30 draftees to the event and not all except because they want to be with family.

Maybe where more media will be?

[nashvylle]

1 minute ago, PaulChinetti said:

Is that part off to the right going to be the green room? It just looks so much more massive than needed, they invite like 30 draftees to the event and not all except because they want to be with family.

Maybe where more media will be?

probably a mix of everything. 

[MLBrumby]

I'd assume they're building much more than a 'stage'... but essentially a whole studio. 

[nashmoney]

It's going to be crazy downtown week of the draft. Today was very busy and the draft is not until 2 weeks.

Bridgestone employees have been instructed to work from home that week. 

Downtown hotels booked at 92% capacity ahead of Draft weekend

https://www.wkrn.com/sports/nfl/nfl-draft/downtown-hotels-booked-at-92-capacity-ahead-of-draft-weekend/1921776073

[LA_TN]

12 hours ago, titanhog said:

^^That's some big numbers at the CMHoF.  And...402 full time employees?  Why would they need that many full time employees?

 

12 hours ago, PaulChinetti said:

Tour guides, curators, back of the house staff, cleaning staff. I could see it, still does seem up there, I wonder if it's all full time folks.

The zoo relies heavily on a lot of volunteers

@donNdonelson2, that is so sad. That is as sad as the cheap makeover of the Bicentennial Mall fountain after the 2010 flood

[Andy20]

MGM and Amazon now have advertisements in the ice besides the goal in Bridgestone. Go Preds!

[Tennessine]

Nashville looks like a big-time pro sports town with Nissan sponsoring both teams and now Amazon sponsoring the Predators.

[grilled_cheese]

On 4/13/2019 at 5:19 PM, Andy20 said:

MGM and Amazon now have advertisements in the ice besides the goal in Bridgestone. Go Preds!

It's league wide as I've seen their AWS logo on every other trapezoid in the playoffs.

[Andy20]

I noticed that this morning as well. Interesting timing nonetheless.

[PaulChinetti]

The stage is so big!

[bhibbs]

On 4/12/2019 at 11:40 AM, Mr_Bond said:

When my kids were little, we bought a season pass to Opry Land because they had an excellent area for children.  Every time we're near the Opry Land property, we talk about how much fun we had there.  The city needs a new Opry Land!

it was cheaper for my mom to buy me a season pass to Opryland during the summer than to put me in some form of a care center, from 11 to 15/16 Opryland was literally my summer care. She would drop me off every day I would just have the time of my life with my friends.  I'll never forgive them for tearing it down.

[KJHburg]

Y'all need to head east over the mountains to Carowinds in Charlotte. They have over a dozen roller coasters, water park etc. and kids love it!   Cedar Fair owns it and has really expanded its rides and offerings in the last few years. 

https://www.carowinds.com/     

Nashville it seems is a more adult playground with Broadway and the live music venues etc. with your rolling bars on wheels tractors, pedals, etc.  Don't get me wrong I enjoy visiting Nashville but it is a different type of tourist attraction.  Charlotte has some of that but nothing on the scale you have there.    We do have an amazing collection of breweries concentrated north and south of uptown. 

Plus let me know you are coming and I will give a FREE uptown Charlotte tour (rides on the LYNX sold separately)  Reservations a must! 

[BnaBreaker]

I like carnival rides just fine, but I'll take Nashville's entertainment offerings any day. 

[markhollin]

Lodging numbers for NFL Draft...and we're still a few weeks away:  AirBnB says reservations for more than 21,000 guests have been registered in residences totaling $5 million in sales for April 25-27 in Nashville area.  Most hotels downtown are already sold out, some rooms going as high as $800 per night. 

It is expected that the 100,000 or so fans coming for the vent will create $125 million in overall spending during those 3 days. Tourism demand will be intensified by the simultaneous St. Jude Rock'n'Roll Marathon.

More at The Tennessean here:

https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nfl/draft2019/2019/04/15/nfl-draft-nashville-airbnb-hotel-bookings-all-time-highs/3399771002/

And NBJ here:

https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2019/04/15/nfl-draft-will-be-a-record-windfall-for-airbnb.html?iana=hpmvp_nsh_news_headline

[titanhog]

^^Not to mention the possibility the NHL playoffs may still be a factor downtown.

Edited April 15, 2019 by titanhog

[smeagolsfree]

And the marathon.

[Nathan_in_DC]

On 3/26/2019 at 3:05 AM, fishsticks176 said:

Yeah, they meet and organize near the Waffle House on Trinity Lane for each ride.

 

Thats always been my concern, too, especially after the explicit threats made by their cameraman.

Why hasn't the MNPD shown up and arrested the lot of them and destroyed their toys?

[smeagolsfree]

This is one I did not know where to put it but I think as lover of architecture we have to mourn the loss of Notre Dame in Paris today as fire as pretty much destroyed the structure.

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/fire-devastates-notre-dame-cathedral-in-paris/ar-BBVXK4e?ocid=spartanntp

[titanhog]

4 minutes ago, smeagolsfree said:

This is one I did not know where to put it but I think as lover of architecture we have to mourn the loss of Notre Dame in Paris today as fire as pretty much destroyed the structure.

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/fire-devastates-notre-dame-cathedral-in-paris/ar-BBVXK4e?ocid=spartanntp

The footage I'm seeing is making me cry.  Plus...there are priceless works of art inside of the cathedral.  I hope they can at least save enough of the structure to renovate...but it's not looking good.

Edited April 15, 2019 by titanhog

[smeagolsfree]

It is a tragic loss for the world. Hopefully they can restore as much as possible but who knows how much art has been lost inside the building that will never be replaced. I am not a real lover of art but I know treasures when I see them and I really hate it for France.

[titanhog]

One of the most iconic structures in the world.  A really tragic day.