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The Nashville CommunitiesNeighborhoods With so many great neighborhoods, choosing one in which to live can be tough. You can use the neighborhood descriptions in this section to aid you in your search or just to learn more about the different communities in and around Nashville. We use the term "neighborhood" pretty loosely. While Green Hills could be considered a neighborhood, the area also has several smaller neighborhoods that have their own character and style. The same is true for most other areas we call "neighborhoods." If you are relocating or are considering moving to another part of town, we highly recommend making several exploratory visits to different neighborhoods so you can get a good feel for what these areas are like. Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County When you drive across the county line into Davidson County, you'll be greeted by a sign informing you that you are entering "Metropolitan Nashville Davidson County, Home of the Grand Ole Opry." This is Music City U.S.A. This very urbanized county includes those six satellite cities mentioned previously as well as other extensive residential areas. The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce estimated the 1999 population at 541,490, a 6 percent increase from 1990. In 1998, the average selling price for a home in Davidson County was approximately $126,200. Downtown Area
Among downtown Nashville's historic neighborhoods, the oldest -- Second Avenue, or "The District" as we call it -- offers city living in the truest sense. Serious urbanites who want to feel the pulse of the city -- day and night -- can live here in the heart of downtown Nashville, among the neon lights and hustle and bustle of Music City.
Bordered by Eighth and Third avenues N. between Jefferson and Hume streets, 18-block historic Germantown is Nashville's oldest residential neighborhood. German immigrants established the community in the late 1850s, and it grew into a truly diverse neighborhood, home to both wealthy and working-class families. The diversity is reflected in many of the area's homes. Architectural styles range from impressive Italianate, Eastlake and Queen Anne Victorian homes to modest worker cottages. After World War II, many German residents moved away from this neighborhood. That exodus, the rezoning of the area to industrial in the 1950s and the city's urban renewal projects in the 1960s led to the demolition of many of Germantown's historic homes. Preservationists arrived in following decades, however, and have renovated many of the buildings.
Just west of Eighth Avenue N., on a 10-block area adjacent to Germantown, is Buena Vista. This late 19th- and early 20th-century neighborhood lies in between Jefferson Street and I-265. Affordable renovation opportunities, including some spacious historic homes, await investors here. It's only a matter of time before renovators expand their focus from nearby north Nashville communities to Buena Vista. The wide, tree-lined Monroe Street and Arthur Street are particularly attractive. Before the 1890s, Buena Vista, named for its nice view of downtown Nashville, was originally the town of McGavock, named after property owner David McGavock.
Between Charlotte Avenue and Jefferson
Street and 12th Avenue N. and 28th Avenue S., Fisk-Meharry is a large historic
neighborhood full of renovation potential. It is named for nearby Fisk University and
Meharry Medical College. Fisk opened in 1866 as a free school for newly freed slaves and
is the home of the world-famous Jubilee Singers. Meharry, founded in 1876, was the first
medical college for African Americans and today educates six out of every 10 of the
country's black physicians and surgeons.
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