Second Avenue between Church and Commerce streets is still a construction site.
‘I hope it’s made me stronger’: Second Avenue resident reflects on her year after the Christmas Day bombing
Last Christmas morning, before the sun rose, a giant ball of flame erupted from an RV parked on Nashville’s Second Avenue. Betsy Williams watched it from her car, having just evacuated from her home across the street.
Nashville preservation group ranks Second Avenue, music spaces and civil rights history among 2022 priorities
The local nonprofit Historic Nashville, Inc. has chosen nine properties to work on protecting next year — with a focus on Second Avenue after it was damaged in the Christmas bombing.
Record investment in Metro Parks proposed in Nashville’s latest capital spending plan
Funding is up this year in Nashville’s latest blueprint for tackling city infrastructure projects.
Second Avenue Building Owners Ditch Demolition, Seek New Pedestrian-Friendly Plan
The newly proposed project includes sidewalk cafes and green spaces.
Nashville Designers To Begin Developing Streetscape Proposals For Second Avenue
After months of soliciting feedback, local architects tasked with reshaping Nashville’s Second Avenue after the Christmas Day bombing are moving into a new phase of developing design proposals.
Architects Consider Silver Linings After Historic Downtown Nashville Demolition Requests
Days after Nashville celebrated the future of one downtown building, the city is now considering demolishing four historic buildings that were damaged during the Christmas Day bombing. Property owners of 170, 172, 174 and 176 Second Avenue North submitted a letter to Metro’s Planning Department, Codes and Historical Commissions to request approval for controlled demolition, […]
Brick By Brick, Bombing Repairs Advance Along Second Avenue
On Christmas Day, 2020, video footage shows a bright orange fireball flashing across Second Avenue for mere seconds before revealing an irregular path of destruction. Six months later, engineers are still trying to determine the future of some buildings near the blast.
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