Moving to Nashville, TN

[Steve_TN]

Originally Posted by leogirl17

I agree that Antioch has received a lot of negative press, but is not at all a bad area to reside. I lived in Antioch for 10 years and now live in Cane Ridge, which is the community that branched off from Antioch and I have not had any problems. In fact, my subdivision is Cane Ridge and Brentwood. I have a Cane Ridge address and my next door neighbor has a Brentwood address. Cane Ridge, Brentwood, Nolensville and Antioch are all so close together that I don't see how anyone could really make such a negative assumption about the area.

When people hear "Antoich" they immediately think Hickory Hollow. That's where the negative assumption comes from and it's easy to see why they make that assumption. Many people do not know about the newer "branches" that have come about. It's going to take a long time, if ever, for Antioch's bad reputation to change.

[erstworld]

OK, I have moved to the Hermitage area. Do you know of any adult sports leagues in east Nashville or Hermitage? I would especially like to find a soccer team to play on. Thanks so much.

Originally Posted by yank283

Here is a former post by Carol Mccullough, who is a neighborhood orginizer in East Nashville. Carol, hope you don't mind I pasted your post


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East Nashville (I think this article sums it up well: http://www.nashvillescene.com/Stories/Special_Issues/Best_of_Nashville/2005/10/27/Best_of_Nashville_The_Near_Eas/index.shtml (broken link))
Also see http://www.rediscovereast.org/ and http://groups.google.com/group/East-Nashville
East Nashville covers a broad area and varies widely with some streets that are fully gentrified and others that are still quite dicey. As I said, I live here and I love it. It isn’t for everyone, though. Your post mentioned crime. If crime stresses you out, you should probably look elsewhere. Since I’m a neighborhood organizer, it’s my job to help neighborhoods reduce crime, so I’m working on it. Check back in 5-7 years.

East Nashville neighborhoods include the higher priced areas like
Lockeland Springs http://www.lockelandsprings.org/
Historic East End http://www.eastendnashville.org/
Eastwood Neighbors http://www.eastwoodneighbors.org/
Historic Edgefield http://www.historicedgefield.org/
and Maxwell Neighbors http://www.manta.com/coms2/dnbcompany_czg4r4. Street level drug dealing is not as common in these neighborhoods as in some of the others. Some of them are, however, adjacent/nearby to an area that has significant problems: CaseyHomes off of Shelby Avenue.

Some other neighborhoods in East Nashville (such as South Inglewood, Cleveland Park http://www.cpnanashville.org/, McFerrin Park, Greenwood, Renraw Moderator cut: link removed, linking to competitor sites is not allowed East Hill and Shelby Hills) are less expensive but have more problems with street level drug dealing (and sometimes the violence that tends to accompany it). This activity, varies block by block, however, so that you can find a fabulous home on a quiet street for a pretty good price if you do your research (meaning talk to the locals—a lot). I live in Cleveland Park. There are threads here about it: Cleveland Park, TN and E. Nashville -- WEST of Gallatin...

Other early gentrification areas (not in East Nashville) include:
Salemtown in North Nashville http://www.salemtown.org/ ; http://enclave-nashville.blogspot.com/
Chestnut Hill (formerly Cameron Trimble) close to downtown in the Southeast http://www.civicdesigncenter.org/cameron-trimble.html
Wedgewood-Houston close to downtown in the Southeast http://www.wedgewoodhouston.org/home
Glencliff, Radnor and Woodbine Neighborhoods in South Nashville http://flatrockheritagefdn.org/
Edgehill near Vanderbilt http://www.civicdesigncenter.org/edgehill.html

That should keep you busy for a while. Please remember that this is not an exhaustive list, just groups that I am familiar with and areas that I find appealing for one reason or another. Take a look and feel free to ask more questions.

The one thing all of these neighborhoods have in common: an active neighborhood association. That is one of the best indicators for future increases in property values for urban neighborhoods.

Cheers!
Carol