Nashville is emerging as a mid-sized city with numerous eye-catching urban neighborhoods and districts, often sporting specific nodes of noteworthiness. These self-contained places showcase both large-scale buildings (as found in the central business district, SoBro, The Gulch and Midtown) and more fine-grained pedestrian-flavored built fabric (such as seen in 12South, Five Points, Germantown and Hillsboro Village).
Many of these mini-pockets are readily recognizable. For example, Germantown offers the intersection of Madison Street and Fifth Avenue North; The Gulch is highlighted by the split at 11th and 12th avenues; and Midtown counters with the point at which 21st, Broadway and Division Street converge. Beyond the high-profile spots within these districts are the less visible nodes. The Post asked some local followers of Nashville's manmade environment to describe their favorite such pockets. Here is what they revealed.Photos by Eric England and Michael W. Bunch
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