Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Nashville Unrealized


Here are some of the more notable images that go along with that Nashville Scene article referenced in the previous post.


The Public Square: Emmons Woolwine and Frederic Hirons, 1937



The Pinnacle: Henry Bledsoe, 1977



Growing the State Capitol: Harry Frahn, 1917


Growing the Downtown Post Office: Tuck Hinton Everton Architects, 1989



The Central Loop, General Neighborhood Renewal Plan: Clarke & Rapuano, Inc., New York, December 1963

3 comments:

  1. Indeed, some interesting articles. They interested me as well. Thanks God some of that stuff was never built!

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  2. That addition to the state capital is quite a monstrosity. And the post office addition looks like communist propaganda...or the cover of an Ayn Rand book, whichever you like.

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  3. Yeah, I think they should've added a zeppelin to that architectural rendering.

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