Tag: Downtown Nashville
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Glass Dome Over Nashville
In the spring of 1987, there was a group that wanted to put a glass “bubble” over a section of downtown Nashville. The exact location of the development would’ve been between Commerce Street and Broadway. It would also have run from Fifth Avenue N. down to the alley between Third and Second Avenue. A big…
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A Night of Bacon and Pappy Van Winkle
Have you ever had an amazing experience and afterwards thought, “Okay, I can die happy?” A multicourse dinner using the best bacon and bourbon in the world created a moment like that for me. The evening of October 1, 2008, is seared into my memory. Chef Joe Shaw and Joshua Smith, of The Standard, planned…
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A Royal Clown in Nashville
During the mid-1970’s, people wanted vehicles that got better gas mileage. After the gas shortages of 1973, car sales were declining. There was concern over rising gas prices and concerns about more shortages. Due to these concerns, car companies were changing quite a few of their models. They promised more vehicles with better gas mileage.…