Today's Tennessean features a story on possibilities for renovating Nashville's downtown riverfront. Some of the proposed changes would dramatically transform the area from heavy industrial plots to beautiful green park space and waterfront marinas.
The image above depicts the most ambitious idea: expanding the Cumberland river to make the area around LP Field an island. That sounds (and looks) crazy, but it would be an amazing addition to downtown and be a major attraction for residents and visitors. Even the more realistic idea of merely converting all of the industrial space to park space would completely change the area and provide the city with a wonderful recreation area in the heart of the city, a luxury few cities have. The discussions this week, hosted by the Nashville Civic Design Center, aren't likely to take shape anytime soon, but it's still exciting to know that this could happen on our riverfront someday.
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