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Nashville Predators_Success in the South.pdf
Nashville has been home to six hockey teams since the 1960s. Yet, only one of those teams, The Nashville Predators, has been a great success. Because of the opportunities they were offered and the innovative thinking of their leadership, the…

Urban Renewal and Adaptive Reuse_Success and Failure.pdf
Adaptive reuse is an investment and like all investments, it takes precious time to pay off. Economically, it makes more sense to demolish a building than nurture it back to health. It is true that not all buildings can or should be rescued by…

Omeka_Evolution of Local Government in Nashville.pdf
Since its incorporation as a city in 1806, Nashville, Tennessee has served as a touchstone for military activity, political breakthroughs, and social justice. Although Tennessee is often given the connotation of a “red state”— or one in which the…

Centennial Exposition Rendering 1897.jpg
This lithograph was used to advertise the Tennessee Centennial Exposition and was promoted by the Exposition's Executive Committee and used as postcards, flyers, and advertisements. The image depicts a rendering of the fair's neoclassical…

Route 5_Riding MTA.pdf
This is a reflection of riding Route 5 on an MTA bus which starts at Music City Center and goes west via West End Avenue/Harding Road/Hwy 70 and ends in the suburb of Bellevue.

War Memorial Building.pdf
After much political lobbying, the Tennessee legislature approved funding for a memorial which began construction in 1923. In 1925, the War Memorial Building was dedicated in response to this public desire. The War Memorial Building since then has…

Annual Report of Department of Health_Nashville 1945.png
Health reports often encompass vital information about a city and its progress. The Nashville Health Department has a rich history that complements the history and growth of the city. Included in the health reports of Nashville are birth and death…

Nashville_Next It City.pdf
With an average of eighty-two people moving to town every single day, Nashville is currently experiencing growth at an astonishing rate. Multiple aspects unique to the city are responsible for this constant influx of people; its entertainment and…

Nashville City Cemetery presentation.pdf
Through the process of urbanization, Nashville has changed as a community since the nineteenth century, and this change can be seen in the city's oldest cemetery.
In 1822, the Nashville City Cemetery was built for the proper burial and sanitation of…

Downtown Nashville_Jim Nix.JPG
Downtown Nashville from Cumberland River
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