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Demolitions Likely For Some Historic Buildings Damaged In Downtown Nashville Blast

By Tony Gonzalez

January 10, 2021

downtown Nashville blast damage

Five of downtown Nashville’s historic buildings will likely undergo at least partial demolition because of damage from the Christmas morning blast. And six more remain at imminent risk of collapse.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: downtown Nashville, Metro Codes, Nashville Christmas blast, preservation

Photos: Downtown Nashville Two Weeks After The Devastating Christmas Day Bombing

By Rachel Iacovone

January 8, 2021

Two weeks after the Christmas Day bombing in downtown Nashville, the debris has been moved from the roadway. But in many ways, the damage on Second Avenue looks the same. That’s because it was such a destructive hit to the historic district that building owners are only just now beginning the lengthy recovery and rebuilding […]

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

Rebuilding After Bombing Will Test Resilience Of Downtown Nashville’s Historic District

By Damon Mitchell

January 8, 2021

Nashville Christmas bombing damage
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Many property owners have more questions than answers about the rebuilding, and they’re anticipating a long and expensive process that will test the resilience of Metro officials and the downtown community.

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

Petitioners Balk At Fisk University Plan To Demolish Historic Home

By Tony Gonzalez

August 31, 2020

Boyd House Nashville

The looming demolition of a history-laden home on the Fisk University campus triggered surprise and a petition over the weekend.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Fisk University, history, preservation

Metro Won’t Buy Historic School Property, Leaving Questions Over Arts School

By Tony Gonzalez

May 23, 2019

Listen In a surprise decision Tuesday, the Metro Council decided the city of Nashville should not purchase a downtown property to become the new home of The Nashville School of the Arts.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Metro Government, preservation

Demolition Likely For Segregation-Era Nashville School Building

By Tony Gonzalez

March 8, 2019

Listen A rare, segregation-era school building near downtown Nashville will likely be demolished to make way for a new home to an arts-centric high school.

Filed Under: Education, Race & Equity, WPLN News Tagged With: preservation, Race

‘Endangered’ List Adds 3 Historic School Buildings And Some Rapidly Changing Nashville Neighborhoods

By Tony Gonzalez

October 26, 2018

Listen Three former school buildings with rich and varied histories have been deemed “endangered” by a Nashville preservation group, which is raising the alarm about disrepair and proposed demolitions.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Freddie O'Connell, preservation

What Vanderbilt Archivists Have Learned From 50 Years Of Watching The Evening News

By Emily Siner

August 8, 2018

Listen For five decades, a Vanderbilt University archive has been meticulously recording the national evening news. In total, it’s a portrait of American life, from iconic moments to those that never make the history books. It makes up nearly 6 1/2 years’ worth of video, if you were to watch them all back-to-back.

Filed Under: Arts, Culture & Music, WPLN News Tagged With: library, preservation

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