Recently my
family decided to be tourists in Nashville again. While we live close to Music
City, it had been a while since we’d been downtown with our daughters.
If you have
never visited Nashville, let me be the first to invite you to put us on your
travel list.
Nashville is
a pretty city, seamlessly blending the old and new. From their music scene to
the beautiful Architectural wonders of our older buildings, Nashville takes
pride in its past, while still welcoming new looks and sounds.
Nashville is
a friendly city, full of life, even on a Thursday afternoon when my husband and
I decided to take our girls to see Printers Alley. We figured they were old
enough to see some of the more adult business venues from the outside, and since
it was late afternoon, we felt no adult activities would be going on.
I was
excited to see this part of Nashville on foot, having only driven past Printers Alley on previous visits. Up 3rd Ave. we walked. Laughing and
talking and people watching, like true tourists do, so by the time we made it
to Printers Alley we were a little hot and hoping it was worth the walk.
It was.
This is a
historical landmark. You can feel it as you walk down this little strip of
pavement, sandwiched in between old buildings full of history. The iron work,
the old doors and windows, the bricks all melded and whispered of times gone by.
Some of
Country Music royalty like Johnny Cash, Charlie Pride and Willie Nelson have
walked this Alley and played to the patrons who have kept these businesses
alive all these years.
While we
have never frequented the lounges, bars and other businesses in the Alley, we
found it all rather charming and I decided right then to root for saving this
part of Nashville history.
Save Printers Alley is a grassroots movement started when a proposal for a new hotel
was implemented. While growth is good, I do agree with others who want to
preserve the history of Nashville.
I invite you
to learn more by visiting The Save Printers Alley website and following them on
Facebook and even order a Save Printers Alley tee-shirt to show your support.
We loved being tourists in our local big city and hope to return again soon. I'll be sure to share more each time we visit a part of Nashville, so stay tuned.
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in comments: Is there a historical landmark in your hometown in jeopardy due to
growth?
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