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Nashville Christmas blast

A year after the bombing, the future of Second Avenue is tangled in construction delays despite some progress

Damon Mitchell

December 20, 2021

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Second Avenue between Church and Commerce streets is still a construction site.

Filed Under: Business, WPLN News Tagged With: downtown Nashville, Nashville Christmas blast, preservation, second avenue

‘I hope it’s made me stronger’: Second Avenue resident reflects on her year after the Christmas Day bombing

Nina Cardona

December 20, 2021

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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.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Christmas bombing, downtown Nashville, Nashville Christmas blast, second avenue

Nashville preservation group ranks Second Avenue, music spaces and civil rights history among 2022 priorities

Samantha Max

December 8, 2021

downtown nashville blast damage

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.

Filed Under: History, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: Black history, history, Nashville Christmas blast, second avenue

Record investment in Metro Parks proposed in Nashville’s latest capital spending plan

Caroline Eggers

October 25, 2021

Funding is up this year in Nashville’s latest blueprint for tackling city infrastructure projects.

Filed Under: Metro, WPLN News Tagged With: infrastructure, John Cooper, Metro budget, Metro Parks, Nashville Christmas blast

Second Avenue Building Owners Ditch Demolition, Seek New Pedestrian-Friendly Plan

Damon Mitchell

September 24, 2021

downtown nashville blast damage
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The newly proposed project includes sidewalk cafes and green spaces.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Nashville Christmas blast, preservation, second avenue

Nashville Designers To Begin Developing Streetscape Proposals For Second Avenue

Damon Mitchell

August 9, 2021

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.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Nashville Christmas blast, preservation, second avenue

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