r/nashville • u/Impossible-Pomelo-85 • Sep 16 '24

Leaving Nashville Discussion

Have you been living here for a while now and are you wanting to move either because of the traffic, politics, home prices, jobs, culture or religion etc ? Please share your opinions because I have plenty and want to hear other's! Thank you!

Oh and where are you moving to?

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u/blonderisbetter Sep 17 '24

Can we also talk about how building residential/business skyscrapers is killing the small town music city honky tonk vibe? Will the never-ending construction and demolition of historical recording studios be the demise of true country music? Certainly, aspiring musicians aren't going to afford rents of 2k++ (at least the non-trust fund ones anyway).. but then again, that's not the group where the roots of country music, gospel, and blues were born :/ we're losing touch with the history and charm that makes nashville, nashville while catering to drunk tourists who trash our town while certain parking garages harrass tourists and locals alike. Man, it starting to sound worse than I thought.

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u/Accomplished-Lab-446 Sep 17 '24

Exactly, let’s talk about it. So much is being torn down, and replaced by things built to entice techy/vandy/startup vibes from LA,SEA,SF, or as another stop on the tech bottoms train ride.

It’s tough to even be an artist, when going out for a couple drinks and seeing a show is more expensive than Paris. 100%

Nashville soccer club is a roadmark in the death of Nashville Culture. The US and especially Nashville has never cared for soccer… Yet they gutted the Nashville Flea Market which was a part of real Nashville culture from the artist,creatives, Vintage shops.

Or on the E side on a Monday night, people would be out 20-40ish yrs old, dancing etc. Now it’s pretty barren, unless a bunch of Vandy Candy shows up: standing in little circles,not dancing, looking goofy, dropping drinks like they are served in hot cast iron, and taking videos because it’s their first time to hear Stevie Wonder..

Sorry to rant. I have been living abroad(EU) Fall-Spring for several years and the decline is very in my face each Spring return, whether it’s been the explosion of homelessness, the construction debris spewed all over town, sticker shock of food, drink, housing.

Not to sound sooo not-fun lol. I still have some places I love to go and enjoy Nashville originals. Other places are hanging in there, I just visited Cheekwood, and while it’s not what it was 5years ago, it’s still alright. Also there is still a lot of nature and cute towns around Middle TN.

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u/TheEyeOfSmug Sep 18 '24

To be fair, Nashville historically has a LOT of homeless folks. You're not seeing an explosion by any stretch of the imagination. Current levels I'm seeing are far less than the 90s. I have stories lol. 

Nashville soccer - that enhances Nashville culture, not kills it. The flea markets/gun and knife show/pet expo/etc can go anywhere (municipal auditorium for example). 

As far as Vandy candy - I've def worked enough nights to know that's been an authentic local phenomenon since forever lol. 

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u/xfrosch Sep 17 '24 edited Sep 17 '24

True country music left Nashville a long time ago. Nashville is about pop music now. Peter Frampton. Adrian Belew. Jon Bon Jovi. Taylor Swift.

Even '90s alt-country has moved to assisted living now.

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u/anaheimhots Sep 17 '24

They didn't have to do it on Music Row, but I'm fine with what the area around Division from 8th-12th is turning into. It's beginning to look like an actual city environment.

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u/Accomplished-Lab-446 Sep 17 '24

Also my hot take is I’m wondering when Taylor Swift group Inc, will “acquire” the Ryman and partially convert it to a studio Apartment(when T is in town on occasion) with a couple air bnb’s and for some nice shows of course. 🤠😅