Music City

Thanksgiving week started out with a relaxing trip to Nashville. We chose Nash for a variety of reasons- it's close enough to be an easy drive, it's big enough to explore, obviously it boasts a rich musical history, and lastly, coincidentally, it is a very promising new market for Artstar commissions. On a Sunday night stroll down Broadway, I carried my big gun- a "real" camera, the same one I use for professional work. The cover of night allowed me welcome quiet to observe and document a section of the city. On the way out of the Union Station Hotel, I paused for a photo of the interior- the high roundness reminds me of early Italian architecture, a style akin to the designs of Brunelleschi.



Then out on the street I have two views, one with Krispy Kreme truck passing by



and one without.



To my right a train rattled on the tracks:




Then I heard motorcyclists approaching and hurried to line up a composition between these spheres on the steps of the Frist Center for Visual Arts.






Next I noticed a gallery space- I was interested in the red door and how from a certain vantage point the highway sign lined up with the address.



Spooky Halloween Tree!




And a quiet space where light was cast in Gothic shapes on the stone wall:




A view of Broadway, towered over by the "Batman Building" occupied by AT&T:




A spot I heard of from a friend, Park Paradise Trailer Resort, complete with Astro Turf on the floor and a non-working Camaro:







Park Paradise is open 24 hours a day and they offer live music at all hours as well. This musician was watching Nascar on one TV, football on another while signing and playing for an empty house.




This sign brought to mind a mesh trucker hat I almost bought at a gas station while on a road trip with my mom five years ago. The hat read "Beer: the reason I get up every afternoon."




An Eggleston-esque photo?



Across the street from Park Paradise are venues like The Stage and Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, where folks go to play in hopes of gettin' known.







In between the venues are boot shops, guitar shops, and souvenirs. This is one of my favorite photos from the walk- an arrow pointing to Elvis is nothing short of clasic.




Loved Nashville and definitely recommend a visit whether you're interested in country music or not!