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Metro Nashville Hospitals 2011
Featured on this map are the location of all hospitals in the Metropolitan Downtown Nashville area. If socioeconomic and racial overlays are added, one can see that there is one public hospital that serves the majority of the population living in or…
Minority Medicine in Music City
Systemic racism decreases minority health by reducing the availability and quality of health facilities. Private corporations and insurance markets are partly responsible, but local government has also played a role.
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Growth and Urban Planning at Belmont University
Over the years Belmont University has transformed from Belmont College, to Ward-Belmont School for Women, back to Belmont College, and finally to Belmont University. Not only has the name changed over the years, but the physical campus has changed…
Relevance of the Ryman Auditorium: Past, Present, Future
Dubbed “Music City,” Nashville is a music mecca with a rich music history. Located downtown, the Ryman is one of the most sacred and significant stages in the nation. Formerly the home of the Grand Ole Opry the Ryman has a deep history rooted in its…
Nashville's Affordable House Crisis
Abstract: Cities are often transitory in respect to culture and socioeconomic makeup. The change that occurs in the cities is a product of the changing needs of the population. Essentially, a city is beholden to the people and cultures who reside in…
Route 18
For our route, we chose to ride the 18th bus toward the airport and back. The local transportation area was difficult to navigate initially, but once we found the bus deck it was hard to miss. Another spectacle hard to miss was the long line for the…
Germantown: A Cultural Convergence of Past and Present
Bound by Hume Street to the north, Jefferson Street to the south, Third Avenue to the east, and Eighth Avenue to the west, the colorful Germantown neighborhood lies just north of downtown Nashville, nearly bordering the Cumberland River. Named for…
MTA Music City Circuit
This is a free downtown bus service.
The Creation of Metro Nashville
Because of significant growth in Nashville after World War II, the city was pressured to reform its government. Generally, attempts at consolidation were not successful, but after one failed attempt, the Nashville-Davidson Co. metropolitan charter…